January 27: Sue Chan “Pollinators: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful”
Susan Chan is an advocate for native pollinators and is the author of A Landowner’s Guide to Conserving Native Pollinators in Ontario. She has made many presentations across Ontario to a … Continue reading
November 25: Elyn Saar-Green of Greenhouse on the River “Winter Flower Arrangements”
Elyn Saar-Green grew up in Toronto and studied at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. She has co-owned Greenhouse on the River just south of Lakefield with her husband Peter Green … Continue reading
PLANTING TOMORROW: 70th Anniversary Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden
Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of The Netherlands and the Dutch Gift of Tulips 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of The Netherlands and the end … Continue reading
Thanks to Sharon Carothers for this timely info! Canna Lilies – Storing, Splitting and Restarting Canna tubers very seldom will survive our winters. So each fall, after the greens have … Continue reading
For Immediate Release: Peterborough Horticultural Society Awarded a 70th Anniversary Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden
Peterborough Horticultural Society Awarded a 70th Anniversary Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden Celebrating the first Dutch Gift of tulips to Canadians — Planting Date Saturday October 31st at 10am in Fleming … Continue reading
September 23rd Speaker: Andrew Flaman of Circle Organic in Millbrook “Practical Approaches to Organic Farming”
Please join us on Wednesday September 23rd at 7pm at the Peterborough Public Library Auditorium for a new speaker to our region. Doors open at 6:30pm for refreshments and socializing. … Continue reading
June 24th Speaker: Cauleen Viscoff — “What a Plant Knows”
What exactly does a plant know? . . . Without a central nervous system, and the fact that a plant is rooted in place, how can we actually say that … Continue reading
May 27th Guest Speaker: John Statham — Perennial Grasses
John Statham, owner and operator of his own garden centre, operates out of his home in Uxbridge, Ontario. It is set in the middle of a pine forest, with shade … Continue reading
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