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Upcoming Events

08 Feb 2026;
01:00PM - 05:00PM
February 2026 Zoom-only meeting with Mark Akimoff presenting Illahe Alpine and Rock Garden Plants
08 Mar 2026;
01:00PM - 05:00PM
March 2026 meeting with Jim Lounsbery presenting Dwarf and Unusual Conifers in the Landscape
12 Apr 2026;
01:00PM - 05:00PM
April 2026 meeting with Geir Moen presenting Plants Above the Treeline

What's New!

  • 2026 Meeting Dates
  • Arie Vanspronsen: Alpine-related Books for Sale
  • New menu option "ORG&HPS Donations"

Plant of the Month

 

Pinus Angel Falls

Robinia pseudoacacia
‘Twisty Baby’

 

 

 

Toronto Botanical Garden

Our in-person meetings are held at the TBG.

Speakers

Inge Poot

As she describes it, Inge Poot has been gardening all her life. Since her marriage 55 years ago to Peter, her life has revolved around orchids.

Read more: Inge Poot

James Eckenwalder

JEE & yellow-wood - photo by Susan Eckenwalder 16 Jul 2010

After starting to learn the common and scientific names of trees as a child, Professor James Eckenwalder began appreciating and investigating these imposing plants

Read more: James Eckenwalder

Jamie Ellison

Jamie Ellison instructs in the Landscape Horticulture Technology Program at the Nova Scotia Community College, Kingstec Campus in Kentville, NS.

Read more: Jamie Ellison

Jay Akerley

Jay Akerley is a rock and alpine gardening enthusiast with gardens in both Greater Vancouver and high on the Thompson Plateau in BC's Interior.

Read more: Jay Akerley

Jenny Wainwright-Klein

Jenny grew up in Zambia.She qualified as a horticulturist in South Africa and moved to the UK to work at Kew Garden.

Read more: Jenny Wainwright-Klein

Jerry Kral

Bio:  Jerry and Karen Kral garden on an acre of land in Rochester, NY. Their garden, which is one of the most 'visited' in the area, includes a 12,000 square foot rock garden.

Read more: Jerry Kral

Jim Jermyn

Jim Jermyn has had a long career in the horticultural industry. Jim is a world-renowned Alpine expert.

Read more: Jim Jermyn

Jim Lounsbery

Jim Lounsbery

Jim Lounsbery is a certified Arborist and Founder of Vineland Nurseries near St. Catharines, Ontario, (https://www.vinelandnurseries.com) specializing in Dwarf and Unusual Evergreens, Japanese Maples, Bamboos, Rhododendrons and Heathers as well as regular nursery plants.

Read more: Jim Lounsbery

Jiri Papousek

Jiri Papousek has been growing and showing alpines for 35 years. He is a member of the Prague Rock Garden Club and Scottish Rock Garden Club.

Read more: Jiri Papousek

John Lonsdale

Web Site:  http://www.edgewoodgardens.net

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Bio:  John Lonsdale was born in in Sheffield, England, and has grown a wide variety of alpine and woodland plants

Read more: John Lonsdale

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Speaker List

  • Anna Leggatt
  • Anne Spiegel
  • Barbara Cooper & Bella Seiden
  • Ben O'Brien
  • Bill McNamara
  • Carole and Ian Bainbridge
  • Chris Gardner
  • Cliff Booker
  • Colleen Cirillo
  • Connor Smith
  • Darren Heimbecker
  • David Sellars
  • Deborah Hardwick
  • Elisabeth Zander
  • Erika Schroedersecker
  • Garry Edwards
  • Geir Moen
  • Ger van den Beuken
  • Harry Jans
  • Ian Young
  • Inge Poot
  • James Eckenwalder
  • Jamie Ellison
  • Jay Akerley
  • Jenny Wainwright-Klein
  • Jerry Kral
  • Jim Jermyn
  • Jim Lounsbery
  • Jiri Papousek
  • John Lonsdale
  • John Mitchell
  • Julia Corden
  • Kenton Seth
  • Kevin Kavanagh
  • Laura Caddy
  • Laura Grant
  • Lisa Roper
  • Liz Knowles
  • Malcolm McGregor
  • Marilyn Cornwell
  • Marion Jarvie
  • Mark Akimoff
  • Martin Galloway
  • Martin Hajman
  • Matt Mattus
  • Mike Bone
  • Miriam Goldberger
  • Nick Courtens
  • Oron Peri
  • Panayoti Kelaidis
  • Paul Spriggs
  • Paul Zammit
  • Peter Korn
  • Peter Zale
  • René Giguère
  • Robert Pavlis
  • Sean James
  • Sharon and John Bowler
  • Susan Chater
  • Todd Boland
  • Tom Freeth
  • Tony Reznicek
  • Virginia Hildebrandt
  • Wolfegang Bonham
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