Events Calendar
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January 19, 2012
Membership fees are due this month
Speaker: Elaine Campbell ~~ Attracting & Feeding Birds
Competition: Photograph Competition
Photos must be taken
by the entrant, with either a
film or digital camera. Each photo must be original,
with no alterations of any kind.
Each entry should
be a 4” x6” size and be mounted on a 6” x 8” piece
of black paper.
Categories: 1. Family Dinner
2. Mother & Child
3. Running-a-Fowl
4. Hoo Gives a Hoot ?
5. Flight
& Fancy
6. A Wild Christmas Dinner
Exhibitors are to affix a
label to the back of the
photo, with their name, the category, and whether
the
photo is digital or film.
February 16, 2012
Speaker: Victoria Whitney (Griffin Nursery) ~~ Gardening
under lights, under glass and in cold
frames
Competitions: Flowers for My Love
A bouquet of flowers, made entirely by entrant, of
any type of material, except for fresh or dried
flowers. (e.g. wood, wire, plastic, paper, glass,
etc.)
Demonstration
Seeding and propagating geraniums
(Pelargonium) - a hands-on experience. Please
bring a 4-pack or 6-pack container
in which to
plant your seeds. The Horticultural Society will
supply the seeds and the planting medium.
Competitions
Two’s Company
Design featuring a pair of candles - your
interpretation.
Twigs and Things
An arrangement of natural material found
poking
through the snow (branches, seed pods, berries,
etc.). Accents,
for colour, may be added.
March 15, 2012
Speaker:
Nancy Baker ~~ Emergency Food Supplies
- Preparing food for a 3-month emergency.
Competitions: Your Favourite Hanging Plant
May have flowers
or only foliage. To be viewed from all
sides. Must be owned by entrant for at least 3 months,
and be labelled.
* Favourite Hanging House Plant Trophy *
Kitchen Herb Garden
Herbs
growing in a container and labeled.
* Kitchen Herb Garden Trophy *
Photography competition postponed from the January meeting will be held this month.
For information, please see January meeting.
April 19, 2012
Speaker: Patti Brice ~~ Aroma Therapy
Competition: Wee Spring Beauties
A bouquet of early spring
flowers, 6 inches or under, in
all directions.
* Wee Beauty Trophy *
Forced into Bloom
A branch of a tree or shrub, forced into blooming,
before its normal time.
May 17, 2012
Speaker:
Tom Logan (Sun Run Farms) ~~ Organic Gardening
Competitions: Irresistible
Iris
An arrangement showcasing Iris with minimal other
flowers and
foliage.
* Irresistible Iris Trophy *
Dish Garden
Create a garden, using either houseplants (cacti,
succulents, etc.) or garden plants
(ground phlox,
sedums, semperviviums, etc.), planted in a dish or low
container.
May 23, 2012
Remember the plant sale, at the Club 580,
from 5
to 7 pm. Please bring plant donations
between 3 and 5 pm
June 21, 2012
Speaker:
Henry Lorrain (We’re in the Hayfield now) ~~ Daylilies
Competitions:
“Hosta la Vista”
An arrangement using a variety of foliage,
only,
(including Hostas). Be creative in choosing a container.
Hot
Summer Fun
Use your imagination to create a lively, fun flower
arrangement,
in any style or design, using flowers from
your own garden.
* Hot
Summer Fun Trophy *
July 19, 2012
Speaker: To be announced.
Competitions:
Salute
to Canada
An arrangement using only red and
white flowers and complimentary
foliage, in any size or form.
Accessories allowed.
*Salute to
Canada Trophy *
Snow in July (for Men, only)
An arrangement using a variety of white flowers, plus
foliage, in any design, viewed from one side.
* Snow in July Trophy *
Pretty in Pink (for Women, only)
An arrangement,
in a vase, using only pink blooms,
with complimentary foliage. Any size.
* Pretty in Pink Trophy *
August 16, 2012
Panel Discussion: Preparation for entering the various Fall Fair
Categories, in Maynooth. (How to choose plant material
and arrange it; choosing vegetables, photos, pickles
and preserves for each category.
Competitions: Vegetable of the Year - Cucumber
3 Cucumbers,
all one variety, as uniform in size as
possible.
* Vegetable of the Year Trophy *
Shrub Rose
One spray, any variety of shrub rose.
*
Shrub Rose Trophy *
September 20, 2012
Speaker: Jim Jones, “The Garlic King”
Competitions: Bringing
in the Harvest
The exhibitor’s interpretation and design of the
theme, using garden flowers, foliage and some
fruits and vegetables (all grown by the entrant)
* Bringing in the Harvest Trophy *
Flower of the Year
- Dahlia
- any size, type or variety. Please label, as to type
and variety,
if known.
* Flower of the Year Trophy *
September 22, 2012
Remember the plant sale, at the Club 580,
from 10 am to 12
noon.
Please bring plant donations
between 8 and 10 am
October 18, 2012
Annual Election of Officers
Panel
Discussion: “Putting the garden to bed”, plus a review of
what worked and what didn’t, this year in
our
gardens.
Competitions: All That’s Left
An arrangement using the last of the flowers (may
be dried), branches of berries,
grasses and/or
dried pods gathered by the entrant. Use your
imagination.
* Unique Fall Entry Trophy *
Favourite House Plant
Your favourite house plant, labelled. Must have
been owned by entrant for at least
3 months. To
be viewed from all sides.
* Favourite House Plant Trophy
*
November 15, 2012
Speaker: Roz McCann ~~ Bee Culture
Seed Exchange
Members bring in seeds collected from their
gardens, packaged and labelled, to share
with
other members
Competition: Tall Pines
An arrangement featuring tall greenery, branches,
seed pods, dried flowers and suitable props.
* Tall Pines Trophy *
December 6, 2012
Alternate
Date: December 13, 2012
(in case of bad weather on December 6th)
Christmas
Potluck Dinner
(Details to be announced)
Meetings & Competitions for 2013
January 17, 2013
Membership fees
are due this month.
Speaker: Jim Quirk ~~ Photography “How-To”
Competition: Photograph Competition
Photos must be taken by the entrant, with either a
film or digital camera. Each photo must be
original, with no
alterations of any kind. Each entry
should be a 4” x 6” size and be mounted on a 6” x
8”
piece of black paper.
Categories: 1. First Snowfall
2. Slippery Slopes
3. Icicles
4. Indoor Fun
5.
Braving the Elements
6. Winter Escape
Exhibitors are to affix a label
to the back of the photo with
their
name, the category and
whether the photo is digital or
film.
February 21, 2013
Speaker: Nate Smelle (Curious Caribou Creations)
~~ Roof
Gardening
Competitions: Hearts & Flowers
Create a Valentine card, decorated with dried or
pressed flowers, to send to a loved
one.
