Upcoming Events
Zoom meeting checkin and in-person social begins at 1:00. The in-person meeting will be held in the Floral Hall, Toronto Botanical Garden.
Unfortunately, Geir Moen cannot be with us to present on September 14. Luckily for us, Laura Grant has agreed to be our presenter at this meeting.
Bog Gardens, How to Build Them and What to Grow
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September Members Showcase:
Paying it Forward by Saving Seeds
It’s time to think about collecting seeds and we will have a session devoted to that in our September Members Showcase. From spotting seeds that are ready for harvesting, to cleaning and packaging them, this will be a valuable resource for this year and years to come. Saving seeds pays it forward in so many ways:
- It ensures if your treasured plant doesn’t return next year, you still have seeds.
- You can begin a small forest of what you love.
- It makes a wonderful Christmas offering to the horticulturally-inclined on your gift list.
- You can use them to donate to our Seedex.
- Sharing special seeds endears you to the recipient.
- The seeds that you harvest are tried and true in our hardiness zone, so you know they are suited to similarly situated gardens.
Do you have favourite seeds to save? Or perhaps tips on making sure the seeds you save are viable? Or anything else you’d like to share on this subject? Send your contributions to
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ORG&HPS features members’ 20 minute presentations at most meetings in the Members Showcase. In this part of our monthly meetings we would like to hear about your insights and experiences from your garden or gardens you have visited. It can be on a wide range of horticultural subjects, from the local flora that hold a fascination for you, to the exotic.
• Perhaps you have experience with native plants? Or starting seeds, or bulbs, spring or fall, or everything in between? Have you been taking pictures of your garden over the summer and are interested showing these gardening highlights at our meetings?
• Many of our members have visited noteworthy gardens, remote locations to see special plants, or attended horticultural events.
All of these, and more, would be fine presentations to ORG&HPS Member Showcase segments.
Please consider putting together a 20 minute Showcase Presentation. For more information, contact the Co-ordinator, Beatrice Beaubien at
