Events

Meeting and presentation by Lavande Braydale Lavender

Tracey Bray-Bercier will be our guest speaker and will tell us how her family turned their six acre piece of land near Moose Creek into a lavender farm. After her talk, Tracey will have lavender essential oils, dried bouquets, lavender sachets, lavender tea and lavender soap for sale.

Mini Flower Show Categories

1. “National Wedding Planning Day” – an arrangement in a champagne glass

2. “World Music Therapy Day” – an arrangement to commemorate the day

3. “St. Patrick’s Day” – a mostly green arrangement

Drop off your donations on Friday, March 27, 2026 from 5pm to 8pm and Saturday, March 28 from 8am to 9am.

Doors will open for shopping at 9am sharp on Saturday, March 28, 2026 and it will all be over by noon.

The cost is only $15 per person at the door (children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult).

For that low cost, you can take home as much stuff as you want! This event is not to be missed!

For more information, including a list of what to bring and not bring, go to our March It On Out page.

Please note that this year we will not be able to accept books.

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 presentation by Lee Ann Smith on Wildscaping: Wild planting in a Strong Design

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