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Society Meeting for November 25
Approximately 50 members enjoyed the traditional Pot Luck dinner. As usual, members showed amazing culinary skills.
Since Colleen Green’s term of President has expired, the meeting was run by Gayla Campney in her place.
Business
A motion to adopt the minutes of the previous AGM was moved by Bob Simmons, seconded by Marianne Malachowski. The motion carried.
A motion to adopt the Financial Report was moved by Howard Hunter and duly seconded. The motion carried.
A motion to appoint the same auditors for 2016 was moved by Bob Simmons and duly seconded. The motion carried.
A motion to adopt amended By-laws (members having been previously notified) as posted on the web site was moved, seconded, and carried.
Elections
Penny Stewart took over for the formal election of directors. A new slate of directors was offered to the membership. No new nominations were received from the floor. The 2016 Directors are (left to right) Nan Keenan, John Garside, Anne Reeves, Darlene Johnston, Mary Jenkins, Howard Hunter, Gayla Campney and Sheila Simmons. Colleen Green will sit with the directors as Past President.
Following the elections, Penny Stewart gave a brief overview of OHA changes coming in the new year, including the re-branding of the OHA as Gardens Ontario. Penny thanked the Horticultural Society’s directors, members, and supporters for their efforts and closed with a ‘keep up the good work’.
Awards
Mary Jenkins then presented the traditional Horticultural Society awards.
Sandra Dowds – winner of the Floral Excellence trophy and the Peony Cup for best peony
Pat Stuckey – winner for Best Design and most points in the 2015 mini-shows
Junior winners: Kayla Hepburn and Maggie Lindsay
Colleen thanked Mary for handing out the trophies and award plaques. This year, the OHA has a “President’s Award” which goes to the people who most helped the President. The winners were Hedy Campbell, Anne Reeves (both shown below), and Elizabeth Cowan who was not able to attend the Awards Ceremony.
![President's awards for Hedy Campbell [L] and Anne Reeves [R]](http://pechorticultural.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/winners_1.jpg)
President’s awards for Hedy Campbell [L] and Anne Reeves [R]
Photographs © by Bert Jenkins
2016 Garden Show
Put this in your diary now.
Saturday June 11th at the Crystal Palace.
The alpaca are back, and so is the Garden Show.
Society Meeting for October 28
President Colleen Green opened the meeting by welcoming new members and guests to the October meeting. She introduced the evening’s featured speaker – Alison Westlake aka Coriander Girl.
Alison gave a short historical introduction to the Coriander Girl business in Toronto and how she came to choose Picton (202 Main St) as the perfect location for an expansion.
One member’s arrangement
Alison then gave a spirited demonstration of flower arranging tips and tricks with greenery and a few flowers (including the ‘blowing your rose’ trick!).
Over 20 members were also prepared to create arrangements in a Mason jar with some of Alison’s greenery using one or two roses and carnations and a flower that escapes my name (see illustration opposite).
Announcements
Colleen Green reminded members that the November meeting (Nov. 25) is the Annual General Meeting and a new Board of Directors is elected, and that all members were encouraged to consider standing for election.
Colleen also reminded members that the November meeting was the annual Pot Luck meal (turkey!) and that his year we want to have a donation of tinned goods for the food bank.
John Garside thanked all members who had helped with work on the PECMH Garden.
Mini-show
The mini-show continues to grow in terms of member entries (if you haven’t tried one yet, please join in!), with this meeting having the largest number of entries for many months.
In the topical ‘Orange and Black’ design category, Gayla Campney’s entry took first place, with second and third going to Mary Jenkins and Pat Stuckey respectively, In the ‘3 flower arrangement’ horticultural category, Reg Lapierre took first place, with second and third going to Mary Jenkins and Darlene Johnston respectively.
Winner: orange/black
Winner: 3 flower arrangement
Second: orange/black
Second: 3 flower arrangement
Third: orange/black
Third: 3 flower arrangement
Click images to see larger versions.
Photographs © by Bert Jenkins
October members meeting advisory
The October 28th speaker is Coriander Girl (Alison). Her website is Coriander Girl.
If you are planning on taking part in the workshop, please bring a 1/2 pint mason jar and scissors. Workshop cost is $15.
October Mini Show
Please Enter
CLASS 1: A Design in orange and black
CLASS 2: 3 blooms any variety – last flowers in the garden
Society Meeting for September 30
Our first meeting of the new season was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Treasurer Howard Hunter (President Colleen Green being absent with a new grandbaby – congratulations, Colleen!). Howard welcomed the 28 members present and introduced our guest speakers, award-winning Peterborough gardeners Dianne and Gary Westlake.
Dianne & Gary Westlake
The Westlakes (http://www.dianneandgarywestlake.com/index.html) gave a very entertaining presentation on “Garden Art for Cheapskates”. They start from the premise that since all gardens have plants, it’s the man-made objects in each one that define its style and make it unique. You don’t need – and probably shouldn’t have – dozens of objects, but any garden can be enlivened by features like a gravel path, a fountain or pond, an arbor or a special gate. And you don’t need to spend a fortune: they showed how you can stack floor tiles to make a pillar, mold a statue in those Styrofoam shapes that come in packing cases, make trellises out of old pipes, cover rhubarb leaves with cement to create stepping stones, stencil a word or phrase onto a smooth rock. Bed frames, broken china or glass, disused bird baths, soap dishes and old flower pots can all be transformed into accents that will catch the eye, as well as being useful to your plants. Dianne and Gary illustrated their talk with lots of vivid slides, and finished by answering questions from the audience.
Announcements
Howard distributed copies of a proposed amendment to the By-laws, and explained that it was worded by our insurance company to protect the members of the Board from being named in any lawsuits against the Society. Due notice having been given, the membership will be asked to vote on the proposed amendment at the AGM in November.
Also at the AGM, elections will be held to choose members of the Board. Several current members must be replaced as they have been in office as long as the Constitution allows. Howard urged members to consider volunteering.
The October meeting is the first of our new year, and members are asked to pay their dues for 2015-16 at that time.
Mini-show winners
Arrangement of grasses winner
Arrangement of three flowers winner
Pat Stuckey won the arrangement of grasses class. In the three-flower arrangement class, Mary Jenkins came first, Reg Lapierre second and Pat Stuckey third.
Photographs by Sheila Simmons
The beautiful images posted for mini shows, garden shows, and our meetings are from photographs created by member Bert Jenkins.
