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SUMMARY:November Annual General Meeting + Christmas Show
DESCRIPTION:Annual General Meeting and Christmas Show\nJoin us for our Annual General Meeting and Christmas Show\, a festive wrap up to another wonderful year with the\nSudbury Horticultural Society. Doors open at 1:15 p.m. for socializing and light refreshments.\nPlease bring your own coffee mug or travel mug to help keep the event waste free. \nThe Annual General Meeting begins at 2:00 p.m. and will include year end reports and elections for\nthe 2026 Board of Directors. Nominations can also be made from the floor so all members have the opportunity to\nparticipate. \nFollowing the AGM\, the hall will sparkle with our Christmas Show\, where members showcase floral\ndesigns\, seasonal arrangements\, and creative art inspired by this year’s theme: \n“Being Festive for the Holiday” \nArrive early to enjoy the displays\, reconnect with friends\, and sample seasonal treats and refreshments. To make\nthe afternoon even more special\, we will welcome live music by the Jubilee Folk Ensemble\,\ndirected by Sandra Faubert\, a community based multicultural group supported by the City of Greater\nSudbury that celebrates Canada’s rich folk traditions. \nAs the year winds down\, please remember to return any trophies or plaques from last year’s shows\,\nsubmit your volunteer hours to Pat O’Grady. \n\nChristmas Show Schedule\nTheme: “Being Festive for the Holiday” \nPlease bring your entries between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. Judging will begin promptly at\n1:00 p.m. \nSection A – Design\n\nEveryone Welcome – a wreath using fresh greenery or plant material\nStay Awhile – a wreath using dried plant material\nImagination That – a seasonal door or wall decoration using fresh and or dried plant material\n(not necessarily a wreath; may be a swag\, unusual container\, and so on)\nWinter Frolics – a white arrangement (grey\, beige\, and cream tones allowed) with greenery kept to\na minimum\nCandlelight – an arrangement or design using a candle or candles\nHo\, Ho\, Ho – Santa or St. Nicholas must appear somewhere in this design\n\nSection B – Festive Features\n\nGreeting card (hand made)\nTextile or fibre arts (quilting\, felting\, needlework\, rug hooking)\nPainting (any medium)\nOrnament or decor\n\nSection C – Photography\n\nFarmer’s field in winter\nIce !!!\nSnowy branches\nWinter wildlife\nA house plant\nFather Christmas\n\nSection D – Youth\n\nPhotography – Winter wildlife\nA greeting card (hand made)
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/november-2025/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:October Society PumpkinFest General Meeting + Speaker
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. The meeting at 2 pm. \nSociety General Meeting Guest Speaker: Carrie Regenstreif from Sudbury Shared Harvest\n\n \nWe are pleased to have Carrie Regenstreif from Sudbury Shared Harvest as our guest speaker. \nSudbury Shared Harvest is a charitable organization with a mission to cultivate community health by connecting people\, the food we eat\, and the land it comes from. They support people in gaining the knowledge\, skills\, and resources they need to access or grow their own food in ways that enhance our urban environment. \n\n\n\n\n\nPumpkinFest\nOctober brings one of the most colourful and creative events on the Sudbury Horticultural Society calendar: PumpkinFest. Each year\, gardeners of all ages bring their best pumpkins—carved\, decorated\, or grown to impressive sizes—to compete in a showcase of autumn artistry. Past PumpkinFests have featured pumpkin carving workshops led by skilled carvers and friendly judging in categories for adults\, youth\, and children. \nPumpkin Show Schedule – October 26\nBring your entries at 12:30. We will use the Peoples’ Choice method of judging – “You will be the judge.” If you do not have a costume\, wear a hat or something orange\, purple\, and/or black… get into the spirit! \n\n \n\nSECTION A – DESIGN\n\n“Disguised” – a carved or decorated pumpkin\n“Harvest Gold” – a table centrepiece using fresh and/or dried plant material\n“Welcome to My Castle” – a seasonal door (or wall) decoration using fresh and/or dried plant material… not necessarily a wreath\n\n\n \n\nSECTION B – PHOTOGRAPHY\n\nThe market place (display of fruit\, veggies\, etc.)\nHay bales on the farm\nTrees (or shrubs) in full fall colours\nAutumn blooms\nPumpkins !!!\n\n\n \n\nSECTION C – BAKING\nCookies or bars (three on a plate) – include pumpkin or pumpkin spice in the ingredients. \n\n \n\nSECTION D – YOUTH\n“Disguised” – a carved or decorated pumpkin
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/october-2025/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250928T160000
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SUMMARY:September Society General Meeting + Speaker
DESCRIPTION:Guest Speaker: Junction Creek Stewardship Committee — Invasive Phragmites \nAt our September General Members Meeting (2PM at the Parkside Centre\, doors open at 1:15PM)\, we’ll welcome a special presentation from the Junction Creek Stewardship Committee on the growing concern of invasive Phragmites in Sudbury. \nThis fast-spreading reed is one of Ontario’s most aggressive invasive plants\, threatening wetlands\, shorelines\, trails\, and green spaces. Left unmanaged\, it reduces biodiversity\, displaces native species\, and creates costly challenges for landowners and communities alike. \nDuring the talk\, you’ll learn how to: \nIdentify invasive Phragmites and tell it apart from native look-alikes \nUnderstand its impact on our local ecosystems and waterways \nDiscover ways to report sightings and prevent its spread \nExplore practical control techniques and resources available to our community \n  \nThis is an important and timely presentation for gardeners\, waterfront residents\, trail users\, and anyone concerned about the health of our local environment. Don’t miss this chance to learn how you can be part of the solution in protecting Sudbury’s natural spaces!
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/september-2025/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:August Flower and Vegetable Show + Speaker
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 PM for socializing and light refreshments — please remember to bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. \n\nAugust Flower and Vegetable Show Schedule\nThis meeting also features our annual August Flower and Vegetable Show! Below is the full show schedule with categories and entry details. \nThis Year’s Theme is “Sudbury Garden Party”\nShow Schedule\nBring entries to the Parkside Sunday\, August 17\, between 11:00 and 12:00\, at which time judging will begin. \nSECTION A – Cut Specimens Class:\n\nDelphinium – one (1) stem\nEchinacea – one (1) stem or bloom…any colour\nGladiolus – one (1) any colour\nHeuchera Leaves – three (3)…one leaf each of three different varieties (uniform size not needed)\nHosta Leaves – three (3)…one each of three different varieties (need not be of uniform size)\nHydrangea\, any type – one (1) stem\nLilium\, any type – one (1) stem\nMarigold – three (3)\nPhlox – one (1) stock\, any colour\nRose\, Floribunda – one (1) spray\, any colour\nRose\, Grandiflora – one (1) spray\, any colour\nRose\, Hybrid tea – one (1) bloom\, any colour\nRose (any other not mentioned above) – one (1) bloom or spray\, any colour\nRudbeckia – three (3) blooms\nAnnual (not mentioned above) – one (1) stem\, stock\, bloom\, or spray\nBiennial or Perennial (not mentioned above) – one (1) stem\, stock\, bloom\, or spray\n\nCollections:\n\nCollection of annuals – minimum 5 cultivars attractively arranged in a vase with foliage *\nCollection of perennials and/or biennials – minimum 5 cultivars attractively arranged in a vase with foliage *\n\nNote: * Filler foliage of any cultivar is acceptable. Flowers need NOT be uniform in size or colour. You may use more than one of each cultivar. \nSECTION B – Vegetables and Fruits Class:\n\nBeans\, yellow or green – five (5)\nBeets – three (3)…leave about an inch (2cm) of stem\, and do not cut the root\nCarrots – three (3)\nCucumbers\, any variety – three (3)\nKale – one (1) plant with roots attached (display in jar of water)\nOnions – three (3)\, roots left on but wiped clean\nPeas – five (5) pods\nPeppers\, any variety – three (3)\nPotatoes – three (3)\nSwiss Chard – one (1) bunch with roots attached (exhibit in clear glass container with water)\nTomatoes (other than cherry)\, ripe – three (3)\nTomatoes\, cherry (or small\, clustered) – on the vine\, showing stages of development (ripeness)\nZucchini – one (1) any size\nVegetable not mentioned above – one (1)\nBerries – one (1) cup (currants should remain on the stem)\nOther Fruit – one (1) …if entering grapes – one (1) cluster\n\nNote: Vegetables should be uniform in size and shape\, and blemish free. Present all small vegetables and fruits on plain white plates with stems where applicable. \nSECTION C – Floral Design Class:\n\n“Welcome to My Home” – a seasonal door decoration using fresh and/or dried plant material\n“Picnic in the Park” – a mass design incorporating wayside plants\n“Garden Tea Party” – a design in a tea cup\n“Pool Party” – a water-viewing design\n“Let’s Do Lunch” – a design using herbs in a ‘kitchen’ container\n\nSECTION D – House Plants Class:\n\nAfrican Violet\, in bloom\nCactus\, any variety\nSucculent\nOrchid\, in bloom\nOther houseplant (not mentioned above)\n\nSECTION E – Hobbyist Arts & Crafts Class:\n\nQuilting\nTextile Art (weaving\, macramé\, knitting\, etc.)\nPainting (i.e.\, watercolor\, pastel\, mixed media\, acrylic)\nCarving (i.e.\, wood\, stone)\n\nSECTION F – Photography Class:\n\nWayside/wild flowers or plants\nWatering can(s)\nClose-up of a bloom\nGarden bench or seating area\nStanding in a field (i.e.\, tractor\, scarecrow\, dilapidated barn)\nGarden tools\nA rock garden\nBackyard patio or deck\nAny spring flower or flowering plant\n\nSECTION G – Youth (two age groups will be considered) Class:\n\nA vegetable that you helped grow\nAn art project\nA photograph of a flower\n\n\nGuest Speaker: Camille Tremblay Beaulieu\nCamille will present “Against All Odds: The Sudbury Regreening Story”\, exploring the remarkable transformation of Sudbury’s landscape through decades of environmental restoration. Learn about the history\, progress\, and future of the city’s regreening efforts\, and discover how community action helped bring forests back to life. \n\nAbout Camille\nCamille holds an undergraduate degree in Biology (specializing in Zoology) from Laurentian University and a postgraduate certificate in Environmental Visual Communication from Fleming College at the Royal Ontario Museum. She has worked in various roles focused on communicating environmental science. \nSince joining the City of Greater Sudbury in fall 2024\, Camille has visited over 1\,000 students across more than 30 schools\, engaging young minds in the story of Sudbury’s environmental recovery. \n\n“Most students today don’t know how badly our landscape was affected by industries such as mining… It’s important for them to understand the history of our city and how it relates to their own lives\,” says Camille. “It’s also encouraging to share some positive aspects of human impact and how we as a community were able to bring back forests against all odds.” \n\n 
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/august-2025/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250427T160000
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SUMMARY:April Society General Meeting + Speaker: Cassandra Miller
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. \nThe meeting at 2 pm will feature our guest speaker Cassandra Miller who runs a small indoor plant business in Greater Sudbury called Small Pots. She will be presenting “Caring for Indoor Plants”. \nAbout Cassandra:\nPhoto of Cassandra Miller\nCassandra Miller is a retired dog groomer and plant enthusiast with a passion for helping people feel better and houseplants. Small Pots is her way of joining the two\, allowing her better mental health\, a healthy space for people to feel at home\, and an opportunity to show people they can grow their own amazing plants. \nIn her past experiences of purchasing plants\, finding the right pot to match her decor\, or proper soil to repot into to help new plants thrive was always an issue\, as well as proper advice and care on maintaining great growing conditions. Often purchasing the wrong plants for her space and left feeling defeated\, her goal was to offer low maintenance\, easy-to-care-for plants with easy to follow instructions\, at a reasonable cost and pots to go with\, to help any black thumb turn green. \nCassandra’s presentation will be on general plant care\, light\, water and soil needs. She will also discuss what to do with a new plant when you get it home\, repotting new plants\, choosing proper container size\, and fertilizing.
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/april-2025_/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:February Society General Meeting + Speaker: Jennie May Ellis
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. \nThe meeting at 2 pm will feature our guest speaker\, SHS President Jennie May Ellis with the topic of “Aquascaping: Gardening in a Box of Water” 
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/february-2025/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250126T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250126T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223426
CREATED:20241112T191733Z
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SUMMARY:January Society General Meeting + Speaker: Franco Mariotti
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. \nThe meeting at 2 pm will feature our guest speaker Franco Mariotti\, Naturalist and Science Communicator on the topic: “Hope in a Changing Landscape: The Sudbury Rewilding Story”  \nAbout Franco’s presentation:\nThe city of Greater Sudbury was just a few decades ago surrounded by a black landscape that looked like the Moon. The city had serious image problem that prevented new people and businesses from moving here. The Sudbury of today is a very different and attractive place to visit. The restoration of life to the landscape has positively changed the future of the city and has inspired hope locally and abroad. Explore through images and story what has happened to make that incredible positive change and what can be learnt from it. \nAbout Franco:\nFranco is a Biologist\, Naturalist and a Science Communicator. \nHe was employed as a Staff Scientist and Science Communicator at Science North for 32 years. He was there at the birth of the science centre where he developed exhibits\, programs\, videos and presentations for the public. During his time at Science North he has delivered hundreds of presentations and developed content for in-house exhibits. He was also part of the development team that over the years has created many travelling exhibits that travelled to major science centres and museums throughout North America. With his work and background in Natural History he has also travelled to Tanzania in the making of an IMAX film on Dr. Jane Goodall and to Borneo in another IMAX film on Orangutans. \nFranco is an avid traveller having visited ‘wild places’ in North and South America as well as Africa. \nFor decades Franco has been involved with numerous environmentally based community and provincial groups all dealing with the protection and restoration of the natural environment. \nUpon retiring at Science North\, he has been involved in the production of documentary films dealing with environmental issues and acts as a Naturalist and Guide for Polar Expeditions Cruise Ships in both the Arctic and in the Antarctic. \nPhoto of Franco Mariotti
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/january-2025/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241124T160000
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting + Christmas Show
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Annual General Meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. \nAnnual General Meeting\, Elections\, and Seasonal Entertainment\n\nYear-end Reports and Elections begin at 2:00 pm.\nEnjoy entertainment by a ‘Brass Quartet’ who perform in the Sudbury Symphony. It will be a delight to have them perform for us.\nCome early to view the show of floral designs and artistic displays by our members\, and socialize while enjoying special seasonal treats and refreshments.\nRemember that additional nominations can be made from the floor during the AGM elections.\n\nChristmas Show – Theme: “The Warm Scent of the Season” \n\nBring your entries to the Parkside between 12:00 and 12:45 pm\nQuestions? Contact Hermina at smathermi@gmail.com\n\nView the Christmas Show Schedule and Entry Themes (PDF)
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/agm-2024/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241027T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241027T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223426
CREATED:20240121T182101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T191352Z
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SUMMARY:October Society General Meeting + Pumpkin Carving Workshop + Pumpkinfest
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. The meeting at 2 pm will feature a Pumpking Carving Workshop.  \nAbout the Pumpkin Carving Workshop\nTechniques for carving your own pumpkin will take place at Pumpkin Fest on Sunday\, October 27. You will have a hands-on workshop with direction from carvers extraordinaire\, Natalie and Jennie May Ellis. You may remember their fantastic pumpkin designs at last year’s show. More information will be posted in the October newsletter and here on our website.  \nAbout Pumpkinfest\nMore information about Pumpkinfest coming soon!
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/october-2024/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240929T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240929T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223426
CREATED:20240121T182004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T191402Z
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SUMMARY:September Society General Meeting + Speaker: Junction Creek Stewardship Committee
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. \nThe meeting at 2 pm will feature presenters from the Junction Creek Stewardship Committee  \n“Creating Hope Through Environmental Restoration” will be the presentation by the Junction Creek Stewardship Committee about the revival of Junction Creek and community-led environmental programs that are making an impact in Greater Sudbury. \nThe Junction Creek Stewardship Committee is a local charity dedicated to restoring Greater Sudbury’s central urban waterway\, Junction Creek. The committee collaborates with community partners\, stakeholders\, rightsholders\, and volunteers to engage environmental stewardship\, repair degraded habitat\, restore life back to the creek\, and build resiliency to climate change.
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/september-2024/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240825T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240825T160000
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SUMMARY:August Society General Meeting + Perennial and Vegetable Show + Speaker: Phil Beauchamp
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. \nThe meeting at 2 pm will feature guest speaker Phil Beauchamp from Beautiful Field Farm and Fruit Trees.  \n\nAbout the Guest Speaker: Phil Beauchamp\nBeautiful Field Farm and Fruit Trees officially opened in Sept 2021\, but previously operated under the name Lewis Hardy Fruit trees from 2019 until 2021. Prior to that is was Lewis’s Hardy Fruit Trees that was found by Ron Lewis in 1982. \nIt was Ron Lewis’s dream and hobby after being frustrated with trees being offered for sale at most garden centres and nurseries. He made it his mission to seek out trees that would thrive in our climate\, and he found the amazing hardy varieties being bred and researched at the University of Saskatchewan. He was one of the very first people to make these available for gardeners and growers here in northern Ontario. His business has operated here annually in spring and Ron has been a local expert here making many presentations regarding this topic for local media and gardening organizations. \nRon has stepped aside in recent years and Phil Beauchamp\, Ron’s former neighbour\, has taken up the torch of making these hardy fruit trees available. Phil was always curious about what Ron or “Mr. Lewis” was doing on the other side of fence and often found himself over there\, admiring his giant pumpkins and all the amazing fruit trees. Of course Ron is always quick to impart his wisdom with anyone who comes to listen and Phil himself always had an interest in gardening\, farming and homesteading. So the first thing Phil did when he bought his own home was plant a whole lot of fruit trees. Of course he didn’t always do things properly and had more of a “plant first and figure out why they died later” approach. Which it turns out is the best way to learn right? So between constantly nagging Ron for advice and reading as much as he could on the topic he slowly developed a serious expertise on the topic. This has been an exciting (and demanding) opportunity for Phil who has a real entrepreneurial spirit and is deeply passionate about food security\, local agriculture and permaculture practices. \n\nAbout the Perennial and Vegetable Show\nWe will also be hosting our Perennial and Vegetable Show \nView the guidelines for entry into our August Show
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/august-2024/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:April Society General Meeting + Speaker: Beckie Holmes Charette
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. \nThe meeting at 2 pm will feature guest speaker Beckie Holmes Charette with her presentation: “Step-by-Step Guide to Repotting Plants” \nBeckie Holmes Charette\nBeckie Holmes Charette is a plant aficionado who has been growing plants for as long as she can remember.  Her love of flora guided her career to become a professional grower at a local greenhouse where she honed her skills and advised what to plant where for the best growth and aesthetic appeal.  Beckie uses her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree to help people design their flower and vegetable gardens. \nBeckie expands her knowledge in the off seasons by taking courses on seed starting\, organic growing\, pesticides\, pests\, and biological control. \nIn January of 2024 Beckie started her own business beckiescreations.com where she grows and sells plants out of her home. \nGrowing is her passion.  She is excited to share her knowledge and assist new and seasoned gardeners grow happy\, healthy plants.  From houseplants to vegetables\, perennials and everything in between; plants are Beckie’s life! \nIn her presentation ‘Step by step guide to repotting plants’\, Beckie will demonstrate when and how to upsize\, focusing on proper watering techniques and root growth. \n\nBeckie Holmes Charette\nBeckiescreations.com\nPlants@beckiescreations.com
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/april-2024/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240324T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223426
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SUMMARY:March Society General Meeting + Speaker: Ron Lewis
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. \nThe meeting at 2 pm will feature guest speaker Ron Lewis with his presentation on “Tending the Six-Month Northern Vegetable Garden”. \nFor many gardeners in Greater Sudbury and area\, the vegetable garden ends with clean-up on the long\, Labour-Day weekend in early September. True\, some great treats (such as the best of tomatoes) are only available in the warm summer months. But as we move more seriously toward the 100 km (or is it 100 m) local food should not overlook the cool-season vegetables\, especially as\, notwithstanding climate change\, northerners have their share of cool (some would say ‘cold’) weather. This presentation explores growing some beloved vegetables that not only thrive in cool weather but actually give their best only when grown in cool weather\, avoiding the stress of summer heat (remember\, summer heat?). \nAbout Ron Lewis: \nRon Lewis\nRon is a long-time member of the Sudbury Horticultural Society\, and has reveled in entering vegetables and fruits he has grown into the annual SHS competition in August. Although well-known as a grower of winter-hardy fruit trees\, bushes\, and vines\, he considers himself an organic gardener who also grows fruit. With a background in gardening and teaching\, each for several decades in Greater Sudbury\, he likes nothing better than sharing his gardening ideas with others through PowerPoint presentations\, hands-on workshops\, and tours of his home garden; dozens of times for each of the first two\, and literally hundreds of times for the last. Aside from several presentations to the SHS over the years\, Ron has also presented to other horticultural societies in Ontario\, and twice to the Ontario Horticultural Association (OHA).
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/march-2024/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240225T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223426
CREATED:20240121T180601Z
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SUMMARY:February Society General Meeting + Speaker: Paulette Macdonald
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. \nThe meeting at 2 pm will feature guest speaker Paulette Macdonald with her presentation entitled “A Little Patch of Happiness: Soil-searching in the urban garden”. \nPhoto of Paulette Macdonald\nPaulette Macdonald is the team lead at Westmount 4-H Club Community Garden in New Sudbury. The garden was founded 10 years ago with the intention of facilitating all aspects of gardening for the Sudbury 4-H Club participants and their families where youth learn practical skills that they can apply right away in their lives. Since then\, the team has been awarded for creativity and delivery of experiential learning programs and leadership. \nPreviously\, the Sudbury 4-H Club was founded in 2002 in response to a growing need for youth to engage in practical skills for better living. Having been a 4-H member herself in the Ottawa Valley\, Paulette knew that the philosophy of “Learn to Do by Doing” (the 4-H motto) was a successful way to share knowledge. Thus\, the Club was born and 4-H Ontario could now boast its first-ever urban 4-H Club! Ever since her childhood on the family farm\, Paulette encourages personal connection to nature and gardening as a means of soil-searching and experiencing transformation in the garden. \nToday\, the community garden is an ongoing project with workshops and a program called Youth-for-Youth Shared Harvest. For instance\, the program offers time in the garden for youth and families to enjoy harvesting their own fresh produce in a fun and wholesome environment. \nPaulette continues her own soil-searching having completed a year-long course in practical herbalism with a wholistic approach to tending both cultivated and wild plants\, and making potent herbal medicines and nourishing foods. Also\, during the height of the pandemic\, Paulette graduated with a B. A. Concentration in Women’s\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies with minor courses in Indigenous studies. Currently\, Paulette is a board member of the Westmount Neighbourhood Association and the Sudbury District 4-H Association. She is an avid gardener\, hiker and a beginner harpist.
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/february-2024/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240128T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223426
CREATED:20240103T150208Z
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SUMMARY:January Society General Meeting - Speaker: Heidi Eisenhauer
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. \nThe meeting at 2 pm will feature our guest speaker\, Heidi Eisenhauer entitled “Propagating Native Plants” \nHeidi will speak to propagating native plant seeds\, propagation techniques\, easy to grow native plants\, how to choose based on your garden ecosystem\, plus a selection of local plants on the list to aid in re-greening. Heidi will also touch on increasing native pollinators and feeding the birds. \nHeidi Eisenhauer\nBiography: \nHeidi studied urban agriculture with the San Francisco League of Urban Gardeners (SLUG) in 2000 and gave 10k+ compost workshops. Working on many community garden and harm reduction community garden projects. She became interested in native plants through her love of birds.  She volunteered & worked with the North American Native Plant Society for 3+ years on various projects. Through this work she was connected with invasive plant action groups and spent many weekends tackling garlic mustard & sea buckthorn. She co-coordinated the RoncyWorks BIA Green Team with 32 streetside garden beds & volunteers. Heidi designed the contents & plants for the first canoe for the David Suzuki Foundation Buterflyway program. \nWhen Heidi moved to Sudbury in 2017 and she took a Morel Family Foundation Park under her wing and has worked for 7 years to eradicate exotic garden migrants and invasive plants. With Rainbow Routes\,  Invasive Plant Council\,  Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury + Heidi has facilitated native plant and invasive plant pull strolls.   Heidi has a love of Seedy Sundays and forest walks – she collects native plant seeds throughout the seasons and gives native plant and seed walks and talks with her ‘free time’. \nIn addition to her volunteer endeavours\, Heidi is a vocal advocate for homelessness issues\, working towards comprehensive solutions for marginalized communities.  As the Executive Director of Réseau ACCESS Network\, Heidi works towards providing equitable health services for people who use drugs\, highlighting Harm Reduction\, Supervised Consumption Site\, 2S-LGBTQIA+\, Peer Programming\, and Education services.
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/january-2024/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting + Christmas Show
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Annual General Meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. \nChristmas Show – Theme: “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”\nClick on the “Christmas Show 2023” link below to learn more about the theme\, categories\, and details of our annual Christmas Show. \nBring entries to the Parkside Centre on Sunday December 3rd between 11:30am and 12:30pm\, at which time judging will begin. \nView Details Here: Christmas Show 2023 (PDF File)\n  \nSHS Board of Directors Election\nThe Sudbury Horticultural Society Board of Directors has created the following proposed slate of officers for the election that will be held at our AGM and Christmas Show on Sunday December 3rd at Parkside Centre. If the presented slate of officers is not approved at the AGM\, additional nominations for President\, 1st Vice President\, 2nd Vice President\, and/or Directors for 2024-2025 can be made from the floor at the AGM and an election will take place.
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/december-2023/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231029T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231029T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223426
CREATED:20230412T131141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T133159Z
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SUMMARY:October Society General Meeting + Pumpkinfest - Speaker: Nathan Langley
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. \nThe meeting at 2 pm will feature our guest speaker\, Nathan Langley who will speak about Garden Design. Scroll on to read Nathan’s biography. \n\nPumpkinfest Theme: “Fabulous Fall”\nWe will also be featuring Pumpkinfest\, our annual pumpkin carving and design show. It is an excellent opportunity for you to show your skills in pumpkin carving and floral arranging. See the show categories below for more information: \nFloral Design\n\n“A Wonderfully Warm Welcome” – seasonal door decor (wreath\, swag\, etc.)\n“A Burst of Colour” – table centrepiece in warm\, fall colours\n“Pumpkin Squash” – an arrangement in a small pumpkin or other gourd\n\nPumpkin Carving\n\n “Jack-o-Lantern” – the traditional look of the carved face\n“Rocky Horror Picture Show” – the more horrid\, the better\n\nPhotography\n\nGolden gems (bloom or blooms close up)\nPumpkins! (in any setting)\nTools of a gardener\nFiery maples\nAn autumn harvest\nA Jack-o-Lantern (carved)\nFront yard or entranceway decorated for Halloween\nChinese Lanterns (the orange seed pods)\n\nYouth Classes\n\n“Boils & Ghouls” – a carved and/or decorated pumpkin\n\n\nGuest Speaker: Nathan Langley\, Garden Designer\nNathan Langley\nNathan’s Biography\nNathan Langley is a garden designer\, writer\, and photographer serving the Greater Sudbury and French River areas. His presentation will examine a front yard / backyard garden design of his that was completed earlier this year in the south end of Sudbury\, and will cover how to design a garden all the way through to installation.Nathan grew up in the Cariboo-Chilcotin interior of British Columbia\, Canada. Hiking and biking among the Douglas Firs and Lodgepole Pines\, Nathan developed a deeply rooted connection to nature. His career began at the University of British Columbia where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology\, specializing in botany. It was here that he learned about the intricate world of plants and how they function. During this time\, he also began learning about plant germination and basic care while working in the UBC Botany Department’s greenhouse.After completing his undergraduate degree\, Nathan accepted a job working as a horticulturist at the UBC Botanical Gardens and Nitobe Memorial Garden. While at the Garden\, Nathan continued to develop his skills in plant identification and care as he learned from experienced botanists\, curators\, and horticulturists who looked after numerous plant collections from all over the world. After moving to Ontario\, Nathan worked as a seasonal horticulturist at the University of Guelph Arboretum while earning a Master degree in Landscape Architecture. Once finished\, Nathan worked as a sessional instructor at the University of Guelph\, as well as a project manager and landscape steward for a landscape restoration / redevelopment project on a 6-acre property north of Guelph\, Ontario. Nathan moved to Sudbury\, Ontario in the fall of 2018\, and spent the 2019 season as the Landscape Designer at the Azilda Greenhouses. In 2020\, Nathan began offering design services to the Greater Sudbury area with Gardens by Nathan (www.gardensbynathan.ca).
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/october-2023/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230924T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223426
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SUMMARY:September Society General Meeting - Speaker: Fionna Tough
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. Please bring your own coffee mug or travel mug. \nThe meeting at 2 pm will feature our guest speaker\, Fionna Tough\, Urban Food Coordinator\, Flour Mill Community Farm  \nFionna Tough\nSpeaker Biography \nFionna Tough is a Settler person\, born and raised in Sudbury/ N’Swakamok. She studied Linguistics and Political Science at U of T before graduating from Fleming College’s Sustainable Agriculture Program and has been growing food and educating others to do the same for the better part of the last ten years. In 2021\, Fionna began studying Project Management at Cambrian College where she learned how to apply the PM Framework to community development work. She is very excited to be coordinating the Flour Mill Community Farm (FMCF) through her role as the Urban Food Coordinator via reThink Green & The Foodshed Project. The FMCF is very close to her heart\, and she supports its efforts in honour of David Dubois & Erica Lagios\, who were movers and shakers in the local food movement. \nAbout the Flour Mill Community Farm \nThe Flour Mill Community Farm is a community-driven project that was sparked by residents of greater Sudbury who wanted to make positive change in the Flour Mill and Donovan neighbourhoods. Since breaking ground in 2017\, this initiative has used agriculture as a tool to help youth gain meaningful job experience\, social skills development\, and a deeper connection to the environment and the food system. Fresh\, ecologically-raised produce is grown by the youth each year and is offered at affordable prices to those living near the farm. The farm produces hundreds of pounds of food each year and has employed over 50 youth in Greater Sudbury\, as well as new\, aspiring farmers. In 2023\, a new ¼ acre site will be put into production to better supply those accessing food through the project.
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/september-2023/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230820T160000
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CREATED:20230412T130929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T133221Z
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SUMMARY:August Society General Meeting + Perennial and Vegetable Show - Speaker: Elaine Tremblay
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. \nThe meeting at 2 pm will feature our guest speaker Elaine Tremblay\, who will be speaking about monarch butterflies \nPhoto of Elaine Tremblay holding monarch butterfly artwork\nElaine’s Biography: \nHi\, my name is Elaine Tremblay. I am 76 yrs old\, married\, with three boys and four grand children. I have been a PSW for 32 years and am still working with one client just because I enjoy it. I have been volunteering for over ten yrs in my hometown of Windsor and for the past 30 years here in St. Charles and Sudbury. I was a member of the St. Charles First Response for 25 years. I serve on the St. Charles Beautification Committee and the Remembrance Day Committee. I also am a member of Magical Paws Pet Therapy. Our members bring our dogs to all the nursing homes\, retirement homes\, and schools in Sudbury. \nI got involved with raising monarch butterflies five years ago after seeing a friend’s posts on Facebook. She was raising monarchs and releasing them in memory of loved ones whom had passed on. I thought it was a beautiful idea\, that served two purposes: to help save the monarch\, and help heal a broken heart. I am honoured to pass on my knowledge to the members of the Sudbury Horticultural Society. \nThank you for having me. \nPerennial and Vegetable Show \nWe will also be hosting our Perennial and Vegetable Show. \nView the guidelines for entry into our August Show.
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/august-2023/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230430T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230430T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223426
CREATED:20230321T162144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T133324Z
UID:1734-1682863200-1682870400@sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca
SUMMARY:April Society General Meeting - Speaker: Dr. Joe Shorthouse
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. The meeting at 2 pm will feature our guest speaker\, Dr. Joe D. Shorthouse entitled “Purple lilacs – Sudbury’s welcome to spring” \nRead articles by Dr. Joe D. Shorthouse on our blog \nThis presentation celebrates the contributions made by lilac shrubs to gardens in the City of Greater Sudbury. Lilacs were introduced to Sudbury from eastern Europe and thrive here because they require cold winter temperatures for their buds to mature. They are loved for their purple flowers with rich fragrance and are said to symbolize success and royalty. The presentation will be richly illustrated with close-up photographs of the flowers\, pollinating insects\, and examples of shrubs from the Sudbury area and Manitoulin Island. Hints on growing lilacs will also be provided. \nJoe Shorthouse in a retired professor of entomology and environmental biology at Laurentian University where he taught\, and researched the biology of wild roses and lowbush blueberry. He is a graduate of the Universities of Alberta and Saskatchewan\, has written two books\, and authored several hundred scientific papers\, magazine and newspaper articles. He has written 16 front page Accent articles for the Sudbury Star\, about 50 feature articles for The Manitoulin Expositor\, and has been invited to lecture on his discoveries around the world including South Africa\, Turkey\, Japan\, Australia\, France\, Germany\, Brazil\, and Israel\, as well as all provinces and 7 states in the United States. He and his wife Marilyn have together walked through thick patches of wild roses and gardens in all parts of Canada for 52 years taking pictures used in presentations to nature\, service and garden clubs\, guests of cruise ships\, and after dinner entertainment at conferences. \n \nDr. Joe Shorthouse
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/april-2023/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230326T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230326T160000
DTSTAMP:20260429T223426
CREATED:20230305T044207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T133151Z
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SUMMARY:March Society General Meeting - Speaker: Jennifer Davidson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next public meeting on Sunday\, March 26th at the Parkside Centre on Durham Street in Sudbury. Doors open at 1:15 pm for socializing and light refreshments. The meeting at 2 pm will feature our guest speaker\, Jennifer Davidson. \nJennifer and her crew at Buddies Gardening have been designing and maintaining gardens all over Sudbury since 2016. She’ll be sharing stories\, photos\, and tips from the field\, including lessons learned\, hopeful experiments\, and also a few deep dives into some of the more fascinating aspects of specific plants she’s come across. \nhttps://www.buddiesgardening.ca 
URL:https://sudburyhorticulturalsociety.ca/event/march-2023/
LOCATION:Parkside Centre\, 140 Durham Street\, Sudbury\, Ontario\, P3E 3M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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