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 Upcoming Events

November 9 2025 Meeting featuring Paul Zammit:
Inspirations and Lessons I have learned from my Garden Travels


Zoom meeting checkin and in-person social begins at 1:00. The in-person meeting will be held in the Garden Hall, Toronto Botanical Garden.

 

Paul Zammit 2025 

 

 

 

Paul Zammit 

 

 

Inspirations and Lessons I have learned from My Garden Travels

      

  

 
 
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November Members Showcase

To those submitting seeds to our Seedex this year, Photos Please

Please send This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. photos of the plants the seeds came from. The photos are so valuable every year, and give an impression no internet search can compete with. They help us choose, of the hundreds of seeds on offer, what to grow in our gardens the next year.

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Auction of Encyclopedia of Alpines

Anna Leggatt has generously donated this encyclopedia, published by the Alpine Garden Society in 2 volumes in 1993.  On-line used book dealers are currently asking at least $200 (Canadian) for the set. Despite the fact that this reference is now free on-line, we know that many of our members are book lovers or collectors who will be anxious to acquire their own copy.  It is Anna's hope that by holding monthly draws or auctions of highly desirable items, more of our members will opt to attend meetings in person rather than over Zoom. For this reason, we have established a few rules. 

  • Anna's donations will be available exclusively to members who attend meetings in-person.
  • Bidding will start at $25. 
  • Payment by cash or cheque. E-transfer will be accepted only if you immediately show us the receipt on your phone.
 
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Members Showcase Invitation

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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..