SPEAKERS PROGRAM & MONTHLY MEETINGS
Guest presentations follow a short business section, and meetings wrap-up with a raffle. Some meetings include a mini-horticultural show or potluck. Snacks and refreshments are served when the doors open at 7:00 p.m. Bring your own mug for an extra raffle ticket!
February 23: Bonsai with Tim Deslippe, Master Gardener and Bonsai Designer
March 23: Seed Starting with Gerda Fransen and David Hinks, Master Gardeners with the Lanark County Food Bank's Blakeney Garden
April 27: Propagating and Dividing Perennials with Laurie Bachand, Owner of Stoneridge Gardens & Nursery
May 25: A Drought-Tolerant Pollinator Garden Design with Judy Maclean, Long-time gardener & native plant enthusiast AND Mini-Horticultural Show
June 22: Flax and The Cavadelo Flax Garden with Debra Bertrand, Flax grower, processor, spinner and weaver, Cavadelo Flax Garden
July: No meeting
August 24 (Starting at 6pm): Brief Meeting and Annual Harvest Potluck Dinner. No guest speaker.
Sept 28: Seed Saving with Alberto Suárez-Esteban, Ph.D. Farmer, Instructor & Researcher, Natures Apprentice Farm AND Mini-Horticultural Show
October 26 : The Wonderful World of Orchids with Janet Johns, President of the Ottawa Orchid Society
November 23 (Starting 6pm): Annual General Meeting, including year-end potluck dinner and silent auction for the Lanark County Food Bank. No guest speaker.
December: No meeting