Russell & District Horticultural Society

Photos by Grace Stapper

Long time member, Grace Stapper, is a talented photographer. Some of her favourite subjects are the flowers and plants in her garden as well as the creatures that live among them. To have a look at some of the photos that she has shared with us, visit the album Grace Stapper's Garden on our Flickr page.

2017 Yearbook

The digital copy of the 2017 Yearbook is now available!

Click here to download a digital copy of the 2017 Yearbook.

Blooms

At our regular meeting on May 15, 2017, our guest speaker Richard Hinchcliff, presented a history of the ornamental gardens at the Central Experimental Farm. He spoke about his two books Blooms and For the Love of Trees, A Guide to the Trees of Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm Arboretum. For more information on the CEF, you can visit www.friendsofthefarm.ca

Coming Up

July 21 - 23, 2017
OHA Annual Convention

Saturday, August 12, 2017
Glass Mobiles Workshop

September 8 - 10, 2017
Russell Fair Flower Show

Monday, September 18, 2017
Gifts from the Garden Auction
7pm - Russell Legion/Lion's Den

Sunday, September 24, 2017
Fall guided tour of a woodlot

Sunday, October 1, 2017
Gourd Painting Workshop

Monday, October 16, 2017
Regular meeting with guest speaker on "How it was in the olden days"
7pm - Russell Legion/Lion's Den

Monday, November 20, 2017
RDHS AGM and Potluck Supper
6:30pm - Russell Legion/Lion's Den

Monday, January 15, 2018
TBA
7pm - Russell Legion/Lion's Den

Saturday, January 20, 2018
Living Locally Fair

Monday, February 19, 2018
Regular meeting with guest speaker Cindy Cluett presenting on the topic of Dwarf Conifers
7pm - Russell Legion/Lion's Den

Monday, March 19, 2018
Regular meeting with a guest speaker on Organic Farming
7pm - Russell Legion/Lion's Den

March 2018
March it on Out!
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School

For a fulll list of the upcoming meetings and events, go the the Meetings/Events page.

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