A Great Day for All! Something for adults and children to enjoy including:

Judged Flower Show Informal Flower Show
Plant Sale Victorian Tea Silent Auction
Kids Program Make a Bug Hotel
Tree the County Pavilion Mini Garden Displays
Master Gardeners Container Planting

……and more!

Admission: by Donation

This year the show will take place inside the Wellington Town Hall and St Andrews Anglican Church, on their grounds and the front lawns of the adjacent CML Snider School.

Display for the show in storefront window on the corner of Wharf and Main, Wellington.

[Post originally published May 27]

Lise Bois opened the meeting and welcomed over 25 members and more than 12 4H members to our meeting.

Announcements

Lise reminded members of all the features of the upcoming (just two week away!) Garden and Flower Show, noting that complete details – including the Flower Show classes list [375 kb pdf] – were on the web site.

Presentations

Perennial Flower Show trophy winners Sandra Dowds and Pat Stuckey did a fabulous presentation on how and what to enter in the flower show. Sandra had samples of different stems and showed us how to prepare them for the show. It’s hoped that the presentation will encourage many members to participate.

Bob Simmons gave a brief talk on invasive species that are now proliferating due to the abundant rains.

You can visit the Ontario invasive plants website to get more information.

Our guest speaker was Rosemary Tayler from Earth Haven Learning Center who is a writer and editor for Celestial Calendar Gardening.

She instructed us on the rhythms of the moon and the optimum times to plant, weed and harvest our crops.

She also gave all of us samples of lobster meal garden soil amendment. It was a wonderful presentation!

50/50 Draw

Ellen Jablonicky was the winner of the 50/50 draw. She donated her winnings back to the society. Thank you Ellen.

Next month it could be YOU (if you buy a ticket).

Mini Show

Design Class: 1st Kathy Kingsley Bondy, 2nd Pat Stuckey, and 3rd Sheila Simmons [from left to right below]

Display Class (three spring flowers): 1st Pat Stuckey, 2nd Kathy Kingsley Bondy, and 3rd Sandra Dowds;[from left to right below]

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Photographs © by Bert Jenkins

Lise Bois opened the meeting with just over 30 members in attendance.

Announcements

Presentation

Sean James gets the boot! {two boots actually)

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50/50 Draw

The winner of the draw was Ellen Jablonicky. Next month it could be YOU (if you buy a ticket).

Mini Show

Design Class (hanging planter): 1st Sheila Simmons, 2nd Kathy Kingsley Bondy

Display Class (seedling): 1st Lise Bois, 2nd Sharon Kleinsteuber, 3rd Kathy Kingsley Bondy;

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Photographs © by Bert Jenkins

Lise Bois opened the meeting and welcomed members and guests.

Lise talked about our upcoming garden show. Lise also asked that members either start a few extra seeds for our plant sale or “pot up” some of the extras when they divide their plants in the spring. She talked about the new informal planter/container category which will be based on these four themes: edible, colour, Canada’s 150th, and repurposed/recycled containers.

We are part of District 3 which will be hosting the OHA 2018 convention in Kingston on July 27th to the 29th. The theme is ‘Shore to Shield’. If members are interested in volunteering they can contact Lise.

Presentation

Peggy DeWitt presented a slide show on “photographing flowers” at our Wednesday, March 29th meeting.

Peggy is a well known local photographer whose books, cards and calendars in many of the county’s galleries, bookstores and tourist venues.

She showed us how to look for focal points, lighting, composition and proper focus when photographing our gardens. She also talked about the use of special filters and lenses to create some very beautifully interesting pictures of flowers.

I think she inspired us to take a more appreciative look at all our flowers and the beautiful insects that visit them.

Mini Show

Display category [forced branches or bulbs]: Winner – Pat Stuckey [left], Second – Sandra Dowds [middle], and Third – Angela Palmer [right]

Design category [spring planter]: Winner – Pat Stuckey [left], Second – Sandra Dowds [middle], and Third – Mary Jenkins [right]

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Photographs © by Bert Jenkins

President Lise Bois opened the meeting before an enthusiastic audience of nearly 40 people. Lise noted that we presently have nearly 70 members, including several new members in attendance.

Lise announced that – except for the Treasurer position (volunteers??) – the directors of the board and their areas of contribution were as follow:

• Lise Bois – President
• John Garside – Secretary
• Darlene Johnson – Social Secretary
• Sally Clark – Membership
• John Clark – Print
• Kathy Kinsley-Bondy – Mini Show
• Carson Arthur – Speaker Organization
• Hedy Brambat-Keller
• Sheila Simmons – Past President

Garden Show

This year, the Garden Show will be at the Wellington Town Hall (and adjacent spaces and nearby parking) on June 17th from 10am until 3pm.

The show will feature a judged Flower Show, long-time favorite the Victorian Tea, a Silent Auction, some special Kids’ Activities, and other stuff!

Master Gardeners and some vendors will be present, and in recognition of Canada’s 150th birthday, there will be a photographic exhibit featuring red and white flowers.

Looking Ahead

The PEC Horticultural Society will be hosting the OHA Convention in 2018.

Wellington are looking into creating a Community Garden. Stay tuned for details.

Presentation

Lise Bois gave a presentation on her ‘Seed Starting Secrets’. The presentation was animated and supported with numerous photo slides and illustrative props, and enjoyed by an enthusiastic and engaged audience.

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The presentation concluded with the most important advice – “Now plant them!”

50-50 Draw

Our Share the Wealth 50/50 draw was won by Ron Binch. Ron donated his winner’s share ($10.50) back to the Society. Thanks for your generosity, says Lise.

Mini Show

Display category [Foliage]: Winner – Lise Bois [left], Second – Kathy Kingsley Bondy [middle], and Third – Ria Vandenberg [right]

Design category [Nosegay]: Winner – Sharon Kleinsteuber [left], Second – Kathy Kingsley Bondy [middle], and Third – Ria Vandenberg [right]

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Photographs © by Bert Jenkins

Advance notice for the February 22nd meeting, beginning at 7pm:

Mini Show

In the Display class – a foliage plant. Foliage plant – plant which is of interest and grown or exhibited for beauty of the foliage

In the Design class – "Hearts and Flowers" – a nosegay. A nosegay is a tight cluster of (fragrant) flowers, designed to be hand held. May have a doily attached.

Please identify plant material used if possible.

Speaker

Lise Bois will talk about secrets of starting your own seeds.