Type of Event: Club or Society Meeting

Janet Johns, from the Ottawa Orchid Society, talking about moth orchids and store bought orchids. Annual Membership is $15.00. Guests are $5.00. For more information, please contact cphorticulture@gmail.com.

Vertical gardening is all about up and down plants covering rock ledges or fences or even building walls. We’ll talk about growth habits, support structures, flowers, berries, fall colour and winter interest.  Free for Greely Gardeners Group members. Walk-ins welcome at $5 (or upgrade to a membership at $15)

Please come and join us at our monthly meeting to discuss gesnariads, participate in the leaf and plant exchange, and participate in educational talks and presentations.

Vineyards in the Ottawa area?  Absolutely! 
Brian Hamilton, Winemaker for KIN Vineyards in Carp will join us to
discuss the process of creating cool-climate wines in our area.  The presentation and discussion will include
our distinct terroir, sustainable farming philosophies, viticultural challenges
and solutions, seasonal activities and winemaking.

This in-person meeting will be held
at the Old Town Hall, 821 March Rd (laneway entrance is on Klondike Rd, across
from Shopper’s Drug Mart). Cost is $5 for non-members, or become a member at our November meeting and
enjoy our full 2024 program for $15.

Oron Peri is an expert in bulbs of the Mediterranean and Alpine bulbs. In this talk he will identify and describe some of the finest alpine bulb specimens and their locations in nature.

​Oron Peri was born in Jerusalem where his family has been living for many generations.

Oron is a plantsman, botanist, author as well as a leader of botanical tours in different parts of the world.

He is a world expert on bulbous plants of the Mediterranean and his book ‘Bulbs of the Eastern Mediterranean’ was published by the AGS in 2015.

Oron is the owner of ‘Seeds of Peace’ a nursery specializing in bulbs mainly from the Mediterranean and South Africa.

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This will be a zoom and in-person meeting.

The meeting link will be sent to members in the newsletter and is on the members-only page

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For more
information & to request zoom link, email

specialevents@ovrghs.ca

$5 for non-members which can be applied to membership if you join.

Presentation

Oron Peri travels in alpine regions around the world. His presentation today
will focus on bulbs he has met on his adventures. Oron is a Plantsman, botanist
and author as well as a leader of botanical tours in different parts of
the world, born in Jerusalem where his family has been living for many
generations.

He is a world expert on Bulbous plants of the Mediterranean and his
book ‘Bulbs of the Eastern Mediterranean’ was published in 2015.

Oron is the owner of ‘Seeds of Peace’ a nursery
specializing in bulbs mainly from the Mediterranean and South Africa.

Seedex preview

The November meeting will feature images of plants whose seeds are
available in our Annual Seed Exchange. This is an opportunity to see plants
ahead of the publication of the Seedex in early December.

Oron Peri was born in Jerusalem where his family has been living for many generations.

Oron is a Plantsman, botanist and author as well as a leader of botanical tours in different parts of the world. 

He is a world expert on Bulbous plants of the Mediterranean and his book ‘Bulbs of the Eastern Mediterranean’ was published by the AGS in 2015.

Oron is the owner of ‘Seeds of Peace’ a nursery specializing in bulbs mainly from the Mediterranean and South Africa.

The Agincourt Garden Club
invites you to join us for our monthly meeting Monday Nov. 13/23

 Meeting Starts: 7:30

Where: Knox United Christian
Education Center, 2575 Midland Ave. @ Sheppard, driveway and/or bus stop off of
Rural Ave.

Learn: Expert Michael Erdman
will teach us about Naturalizing Spring Bulbs

Announcements:  Upcoming
events etc.

Socializing and Light Refreshments

For more info:  cheryl.penner@hotmail.com

We will be holding our AGM followed by a presentation on Christmas Wreath Making by Amber Tiede

Members and their guests.  Bring a dish of 4 servings (main course or dessert).   The AGM and election will be held between dinner and dessert, followed by the awards presentation.  Come and celebrate the very successful past year.

Are you interested in the Ottawa Orchid Society?  November is the month to check us out with no guest fee. Join us as we enjoy a talk by Peter Tobias, the
President and founding member of the Orchid Conservation Alliance.  He will tell us about the work of this
international not-for-profit organization including its Orchids in the Wild™ trips and its impact on conservation of orchids world-wide: over 3,000 acres
in seven orchid reserves. And…for those interested in increasing their collections, Roehampton Orchids will be with us! Our monthly orchid Show Table and raffle are not to be missed.

Demo: Elizabeth Hess, Creative Gardens and Floral Design

The Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, November 21st at the Johnny Leroux Community Arena (second floor), 10 Warner-Colpitts Lane, Stittsville, from 6:30-9:00 pm. This is an in-person meeting only and it will not be available on Zoom.

The evening begins with a social gathering and potluck dinner. Please bring your favourite savoury dish or dessert to share. Also, please bring your own plate, cutlery and cup. A limited number of disposable plates, etc., will also be available if you have forgotten your own. Juice, iced tea and water will be provided. 

While the AGM meeting is open to the public, please note that only members are eligible to vote on SGHS business.

After the dinner, the evening continues with a meeting to vote on the new executive board and Society updates. There will also be messages from our President, Judith Cox, and D2 representative, Cindy Zorgel. 

Following the business portion of the AGM there will be awards and door prizes, as well as a presentation of what the SGHS has done this year and where we are going.

If you are not a member and would like to attend free as a one-time guest, or if you would like to become a member, please send an email to sghorticultural@gmail.com with your request. Annual membership is $15 per person or $25 per family.

JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL EVENT WITH JESSICA BARRETT AND SOPHIANE LAIB .  COME AND WATCH THIS AMAZING DUO CREATE FABULOUS HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS.  NOT ONLY WILL YOU LEARN TIPS TO CREATE YOUR OWN AT HOME PIECES BUT YOU MAY BE A LUCKY RAFFLE RECIPIENT OF ONE OF THEIR AMAZING ARRANGEMENTS.  NET PROCEEDS FOR THIS ANNUAL FUNDRAISER ARE DONATED TO THE BARRHAVEN FOOD CUPBOARD.  

WE ARE HAPPY TO PRESENT JESSICA BARRETT AND SOPHIANE LAIB OF MILL ST FLORIST.  LOCATED IN MANOTICK’S HISTORIC VILLAGE CORE THE RENOVATED CENTURY HOME PROVIDES A PERFECT BACKDROP FOR AN AMAZIING COLLECTION OF EXOTIC FLOWERS AND AN ECLETIC COLLETION OF GIFTWRE.  JESSICA IS FROM THE LEITRIM AREA AND FELL IN LOVE WITH FLOWERS AT AN EARLY AGE.  HER UNCLE IS THE LATE PETER KNIPPEL.  JESSICA IS A GRADUATE OF ALGONQUIN COLLEGE.  MILL ST. FLORIST OFFERS INNOVATIVE FLORAL DESIGNS AND IS A LONG TIME SUPPORTER AND PARTICIPANT OF HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS.  

This year we are going with a more minimalist, modern wreath-style by combining the natural look of a vine-based wreath with an asymmetrical form and, by adding greenery and some dried florals, to produce a wreath that is both stylish and beautiful.  

Some  may still prefer a more traditional evergreen-wreath or a front-door urn.  Just chose the option when you sign up —Katrina will be demonstrating all three.

The cost of the workshop is $45 each and includes all supplies. Please bring a pair of clippers (secateurs). 

Register here—registration is limited and the final date to register is November 19, 2023.  

So grab a friend and have a fun creative afternoon.

Popcorn night with a Garden Guru, plus an indoor-plant swap and a visit from the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library group!

In-person at St Mark’s Church, 1606 Fisher Ave, and online

(*For those tuning in online, please note that Linda Chalker-Scott’s talk will begin at 8:00 p.m., to give those on-site time to have coffee, do the plant swap and pick up wildflower seeds.)

Linda Chalker-Scott will give her presentation over Zoom, but we’d like to turn it into a bit of an event, for those who might like to view the talk on our big screen at St. Mark’s. We’ll have popcorn to munch while watching the screen, and an indoor-plant swap. Bring a plant, take a plant. Any leftover plants will be given away to attendees in a draw.

7:15-8:00 BEFORE THE TALK … Kristina Rudnitski from the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library will be on hand from 7:15 until the talk begins with information about gardening with native plants and the benefits they bring to the local environment. Late fall/early winter is the perfect time to sow native seeds, and the Seed Library will have a small selection of native plant seeds on hand that you can take home–for free–with simple instructions for winter sowing.

8:00 LINDA’S TALK … Honing Your B.S. (Bad Science) Detector: Informed gardeners want the latest plant and soil science information to use and pass on, but how to tell what’s science – and what’s pseudoscience? This talk will focus on honing your B.S. (Bad Science) detector and provide you with some guidelines for evaluating articles, books, and electronic resources objectively. We’ll then use those guidelines to evaluate information on several products and practices of interest to gardeners everywhere. Dr. Chalker-Scott has prepared a guidance list, copies of which are available for her presentation.

The presentation will also be live broadcast on the OHS YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMkJSn2gaoejcGCdzK6xRWg

ABOUT LINDA … Dr. Chalker-Scott is a professor in the horticultural department at Washington State University and is their Extension Urban Horticulturist. She conducts research in applied plant and soil sciences. She is the award-winning author of five books, and is featured in a video series, ‘The Science of Gardening’. She also is one of the Garden Professors, a group of academic colleagues who educate and entertain through their blog and Facebook pages.