Events

Vankleek Hill and District Horticultural Society is hosting this year's District 1 Annual General Meeting. If you would like to attend, please sign up at our March meeting. The cost for the day is $40 (our Society will subsidize $25 so the cost to you is only $15).

For more information, you can click on the links below:

Poster for the 2026 D1 AGM

Competitions at the 2026 D1 AGM

Meeting, Mini Flower Show and Guest Speaker

Guest Speaker

Wildscaping: Wild planting in a Strong Design

Around the world, home gardeners and landscaping professionals are shifting their priorities to a more naturalistic approach – and with good reason. Using more native plants in your garden doesn’t mean it has to look “wild” or messy. Come to our meeting to hear our guest speaker, Lee Ann Smith, explain how to design a beautiful landscape where function and a healthy ecology also provide a “wow” factor.

Mini Flower Show Categories

1. “Tartan Day” – an arrangement incorporating some plaid

2. An Easter themed creation

3. Mossy & Rocky etc.

Mark your calendar for our annual Plant Sale.

Meeting and presentation by Judith Cox on Vegetables in All Situations.

At our regular meeting it will be our June Flower Show. Everyone is welcome to enter. The full schedule will be available soon. We will also have guest speaker, Wendy Batson who will give us a presentation on Ikebana - Japanese flower arranging.

Ontario Horticultural Association 2026 Convention will take place from July 24 – 26, 2026 in Oshawa. This is an in-person event. For more information, visit the OHA website at gardenontario.org/convention.

At our regular meeting, we will have a presentation by Deborah Doherty on how to have a bird friendly garden (Diane Sharpe, coordinator).

If you are interested in attracting more birds to your garden, join us at our meeting to learn what you should think about when you are planning your garden so that it will be more attractive to our feathered friends.

Rebecca Last-Guenette will be our guest speaker at our regular meeting and she will talk to us about The Edible Garden (Cynthia Anderson, coordinator).

This presentation discusses incorporating edibles, particularly perennial edibles into your landscape. Reasons for growing food in your garden, a discussion of perennial and ornamental edibles, and a brief introduction to permaculture are included. There is also a section on techniques for measuring your productivity, tips on using what your grow and building community as well as resources conclude this talk.

Annual General Meeting with the election of officers, slide show recap of the year’s events and houseplant sale. There may also be a fun craft planned by Louise!

At our regular monthly meeting, we will kick off the new year with a question and answer session. Bring your gardening questions, share your knowledge. A great opportunity to gain knowledge from members with a wealth of experience.

At our regular monthly meeting we will have a presentation by Ben Stapper on Fusion Gardening. Come and learn about what this new term, fusion landscaping, is all about: combining traditional elements of beautiful outdoor spaces with water wise techniques for stormwater management and conservation. (Marilyn Macmillan, coordinator)

At our regular meeting meeting we will have a Mini Flower Show and presentation by E.P. Power, Master Gardener on What's Bugging You (Marianne Vedder, coordinator)

Mini Flower Show Categories:

1. “Spring Ahead” - an arrangement incorporating a time piece to acknowledge daylight savings time on March 19th

2. “From the Library" - an arrangement that was inspired by a book you have read - bring the book

3. “Houseplant Whimsey” - jazz up a potted house plant

Meeting, Mini Flower Show and presentation by Kathleen Pitruniak on Composting Worms (Kathleen Pitruniak, coordinator)

1. “Earth Day” - an arrangement using brown, blue and green colours, in a recycled container

2. “Commonality” - using the same elements make a pair (or more) arrangements to be displayed side by side

3. “Everlasting” - an arrangement using dried materials