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2010 Program of Events
Meetings are at the Tom Brown arena 141 Bayview avenue (at Scott)
on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30 pm unless noted otherwise
Except for special events, all meetings are free to the public. Everyone welcome!
OHS board meetings are held at the McNabb Community Centre, 180 Percy St. at Gladstone on the second Monday of
the Month at 7:30 in the Community Room and are open to all members of the Society.
2010 Events
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| Monthly Meeting | Board Meeting | OHA Event | Show | Garden Tour | Sale |
| Sat.,
Sep. 11 8:30 am to 12 pm |
Plant Sale (OHS members can donate plants to the sale. Please see OHS The Grapevine or e-mail web@ottawahort.org for details. | Location: Old Firehall at 260 Sunnyside Avenue (our old sales site). see details |
| Mon., Sep. 13 | Board Meeting | Location: McNabb Community Centre, Community room |
| Tue., Sep. 28 | Monthly Meeting and Fall show | *** 2009 Membership
renewal *** September Flower & Vegetable Show From Seed to Flowering Plant: Filling a treasure chest with 50 years of knowledge. A presentation that will appeal to everyone, by a perennial favorite presenter. Speaker: Marilyn Light |
| Tue.. Oct. 12 | Board Meeting | Location: McNabb Community Centre, Community room |
| Tue., Oct. 26 | Monthly Meeting |
Gardening Without Flowers: Everyone loves flowers, but we all know that blooms can be short-lived, leaving the garden uninspiring. Join Paul as he presents examples of dramatic and colourful garden spaces created with a combination of attractive foliage plants and garden ornament.
Speaker: Paul Zammit, Director, Toronto Botanical Gardens. A popular and engaging speaker, Paul has given presentations at many garden clubs and large garden shows such as the Canadian National Exhibition, Success With Gardening, and Canada Blooms, and other horticultural trade shows in both Canada and the United States. Deadline for entering the OHS photo competition. |
| Mon., Nov. 8 | Board Meeting | Location: McNabb Community Centre, Community room |
| Tue., Nov. 23 | Monthly Meeting |
Topic to be determined. |
| Tue., Dec. 7 6:30 pm (Please check back to confirm) | Annual General Meeting | Annual General Meeting and potluck dinner. Voting for the Photographic Competition will take place. |
Past 2010 Events
| Mon., Jan. 11 | Board Meeting | Location: McNabb Community Centre, Community room |
| Tue., Jan. 26 | Monthly Meeting | Gardens of France: A dramatic & vivid slide show presentation. Speaker: Linda Thorne Linda Thorne owned and operated Thorne & Co. which was a store for gardeners from 1990-2005. Since 1998 she has lead garden tours to England, Ireland, France, Tuscany and Holland. Presentation of OHS Photo Competition awards. |
| Mon., Feb. 8 | Board Meeting | Location: McNabb Community Centre, Community room |
| Tue., Feb. 23 | Monthly Meeting |
Vegetable Tales: Focuses on the interesting historical tidbits that are revealed different heirloom varieties of garden vegetables and our profound connection to the past. Speaker: Brian Henbest, Supervisor Heritage Programs, Upper Canada Village. |
| Mon., Mar. 8 | Board Meeting | Location: McNabb Community Centre, Community room |
| Tue., March 23 | Monthly Meeting | Making Our Urban Yards Eco Friendly Speaker: George Bushell. George Bushell gardens organically in an allotment just outside Ottawa & teaches courses on organic gardening. |
| Sat., Apr. 10 | District 2 Annual General Meeting | The District 2 Annual General Meeting will be hosted by the Kemptville Horticultural Society in 2010. The theme is "Gardening Au Natrural" Location: WB George Centre, Kemptville College. Cost : $25.00 per person. Speakers: Edythe Falconer, Gardening au Natural; Rob Caron and Dave Dunn, Rideau Woodland Ramble; Lyle Slater, Upper Canada Cranberries. Details are on the District 2 web page. |
| Tue., Apr. 12 | Board Meeting | Location: McNabb Community Centre, Community room |
| Fri., Apr. 23 - Sun., Apr. 25 | District 2 Indoor Plant Show at Ottawa Is Blooming. | Ottawa Is Blooming is annual Kanata Garden & Landscape Show. Members of the OHS are entitled to a discounted admission to the show of $5. Also, all OHS members are encoured to enter the District 2 plant and flower show. See the District 2 web page for the show schedule. |
| Tue., Apr. 27 | Monthly Meeting and Indoor Show |
Floral Digital Photography: The presentation will focus on the elements necessary to take good pictures of flowers & plants. Speaker: Gordon Hopkins. Gordon Hopkins is an avid photographer, popular presenter & member of the RA photography club. |
| Sun., May
9 9 am to 1 pm |
Sale | Friends of the Farm
Plant Sale Presented by Friends of the Farm with specialty growers and nurseries. A perfect Mothers Day outing! Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions. Location: Changed to parking lot near ornamental greenhouses, C.E.F. See map Admission fee: Donation to Food Bank or $5.00. The OHS will be selling plants there. |
| Mon., May 10 | Board Meeting | Location: McNabb Community Centre, Community room |
| Tue., May 25 | Monthly Meeting - Plant Auction & Sale | OHS Plant Auction & Sale Auctioneer: Marilyn Light Extensive selection of choice plants are auctioned, followed by sale of many popular plant varieties. Members please bring specimens to auction and sell. |
| Mon., Jun. 14 | Board Meeting | Note: Frequently this meeting takes place at a member's home, call ahead to confirm the meeting location. |
| Tue., Jun. 22 | Monthly Meeting & Show | Hanging Baskets & Containers.
Speaker: Carol Onion. Carol Onion is from Hillside Gardens a family business located in Perth.
Summer show |
| July 24 | District 2 Summer Show, Hosted by the Ottawa Horticultural Society |
Location: Elmwood School Gymnasium, Ottawa |
| August 13 to 14th | Convention of the
Ontario Horticultural Association |
Barrie |
| August 21 | District 2 Fun Day, Hosted by Rockwall Gardens |
Location: Rockwall Gardens, near Perth., |
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