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Upcoming Events

10 Jul 2022;
11:00AM - 04:00PM
July Garden Tour for Members
11 Sep 2022;
01:30PM - 04:00PM
September in person and zoom meeting featuring Tony Reznicek: “Murder in the Rock Garden”
16 Oct 2022;
01:30PM - 04:00PM
October in person and Zoom meeting featuring Anne Spiegel: Gardening on Rock

What's New!

  • Past Seedex Plant Lists
  • Virginia Hildebrant's May 2022 Sale List
  • Quinte Botanical Gardens Garden & Nature Show June 11-12, 2022
  • Recalcitrant/Hydrophilic Seed Exchange for Members
  • "Clematis Contained" Free Webinar - March 23
  • Peter Keeping's Clematis List 2022
  • NARGS Webinar: “Succulents on the Rocks” Video available

Plant of the Month

Fritillaria Imperialis

Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’

Speakers

Anna Leggatt

Bio:  Anna has a BSc. in Botany from London University, a Diploma in Nature Interpretation from Humber College and a Diploma in Horticulture from Guelph.

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Anne Spiegel

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Anne Spiegel's garden

Anne's biography to come.

 

 

Bill McNamara

Web Site: http://www.quarryhillbg.org
 
Bio:  Inspired by the early plant explorers, Bill McNamara has botanized extensively in the wilds of Asia in order to discover plants for research and conservation.

Read more: Bill McNamara

Chris Gardner

Web Site: 
http://www.ViraNatura.com
 
Christopher Gardner is a plant world all-rounder, naturalist and semi-professional photographer. Originally from Essex, England, he gained a BSc in Horticulture from Reading University, England and spent fifteen years as a professional horticulturist and garden designer.

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Cliff Booker

Cliff Booker has been utterly consumed with the study, cultivation, propagation, exhibition and photography of alpine plants since 1984 and, with his wife Sue, has travelled to many mountain locations around the world to feed his passion (addiction).

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Colleen Cirillo

Colleen has spent many years in the world of nature interpretation, protection and restoration, including 12 years at Toronto and Region Conservation and 2.5 years at Ontario Nature.

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Darren Heimbecker

Web Site: http://www.whistlinggardens.ca
 
Bio:  Darren Heimbecker is the owner and creative force behind Whistling Gardens, Canada's newest botanical garden.

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David Sellars

Web Site:  http://www.mountainflora.ca

David Sellars is an award winning photographer and is a Past- President of the Alpine Garden Club of British Columbia.

Read more: David Sellars

Deborah Hardwick

Deborah Hardwick is an avid 'clematarian' who has spent the last 15 years studying, collecting, growing and now hybridizing clematis.

Read more: Deborah Hardwick

Elisabeth Zander

Bio:  While working in the propagation department at White Flower Farm in the mid 80’s, Elisabeth was introduced to the wonders of rock
gardening by some of the greats in the Connecticut chapter of NARGS.

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Speaker List

  • Anna Leggatt
  • Anne Spiegel
  • Bill McNamara
  • Chris Gardner
  • Cliff Booker
  • Colleen Cirillo
  • Darren Heimbecker
  • David Sellars
  • Deborah Hardwick
  • Elisabeth Zander
  • Geir Moen
  • Ger van den Beuken
  • Harry Jans
  • Inge Poot
  • Jamie Ellison
  • Jay Akerley
  • Jenny Wainwright-Klein
  • Jerry Kral
  • Jim Jermyn
  • Jiri Papousek
  • John Lonsdale
  • John Mitchell
  • Julia Corden
  • Kenton Seth
  • Kevin Kavanagh
  • Laura Grant
  • Lisa Roper
  • Liz Knowles
  • Malcolm McGregor
  • Marilyn Cornwell
  • Marion Jarvie
  • Martin Galloway
  • Martin Hajman
  • Matt Mattus
  • Mike Bone
  • Miriam Goldberger
  • Paul Spriggs
  • Paul Zammit
  • Peter Korn
  • Peter Zale
  • René Giguère
  • Robert Pavlis
  • Sharon and John Bowler
  • Todd Boland
  • Tom Freeth
  • Tony Reznicek
  • Virginia Hildebrandt
  • Wolfegang Bonham
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