At his drop-in at the Society’s September meeting to judge the roses in our mini-show, Marvin Chapman gave us a quick update on the ‘green’ and recycled materials that were going into the renovation of his new Picton store, then rushed back there to continue working to be ready for the …
… Grand Opening and Open House special at the new Flowers by Marvin on Main Street in Picton on Friday, September 27. Great opening specials from Marvin. Stop in to say hello.
OHA convention report and Directors News [60kb pdf].
Sunday July 21 – fine weather out at the Glenora home of Bert and Mary Jenkins. Twenty-five people showed up and had a great time at the member picnic. Many thanks to the organizers and especially to Bert and Mary for their hospitality.
For those who couldn’t make it, come out to the September meeting and we’ll tell you what you missed!
Trees Ontario is conducting free tree seed forecasting workshops to help improve seed collection efficiency and restore tree seed inventories across Ontario.
Local workshops on June 13 in Napanee and June 21 in Bancroft.
This workshop is intended for individuals with a strong interest and prior experience in tree seed collection and forecasting.
Registration required – visit www.treesontario.ca or call 1-877-646-1193.
You can get exhibitor tags from Colleen at the RE/Max office (Lake and Main Sts) or from Walter McGee.
Society President Colleen Green opened a well-attended meeting [below left] with a special welcome to our guests from the Sophiasburgh 4H Flower Power Extravaganza Club [below right].
Following a brief recap on important upcoming events – the County Garden Show in June and the Members’ Picnic in July – and a mention of a few items of general interest, Colleen introduced the meeting’s guest speaker – Chef Tina Moorey – who would be speaking about cooking with herbs.
Chef Moorey got the presentation off to a good start by ‘volunteering’ a couple of audience members to move around the room offering simple and delicious treats such as beetroot hummus with cilantro served on a pita bread section.
She followed with a rapid fire presentation on simple preparation tricks of the trade and how common herbs can be worked into your cooking – inexpensive, home-growable, delicious – in a manner of different ways.
Following the presentation, the audience had many questions and requests for advice, all of which were answered constructively and helpfully. Now pass me some more of that beetroot hummus …
Mini ShowMini-show entries were judged by the members at large. 1st place went to Kim Katanik-Kuris for her arrangement of herbs and flowers [opposite] set in a classic enameled milk jug. Click the image to see a larger version.
Photo-credits: Bert Jenkins
The beautiful images posted for mini shows, garden shows, and our meetings are from photographs created by member Bert Jenkins.
