Meetings
You are warmly invited to our June meeting. As we celebrate our 50th Anniversary in 2025, we encourage everyone to join us for a season filled with wonderful events and activities. These will highlight 50 years of community service, horticultural knowledge sharing, and environmental awareness. We hope to see you there and look forward to growing our club with you in the years to come.
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Do you have gardening questions or tricky problems in the garden that need an answer? Don't let the cat get your tongue come out on June 30th to quiz our expert garden panel and get the answers.
We have the following experts, Dan Galea (growing & propagation), Catherine McNeely (natives), Mary Beerman (soil health & composting) and Carole Ditomaso (perennial garden design) who are happy to take all your garden questions – big or small. Learn from the experts as they share their gardening knowledge. Learn, grow and enjoy with CHS.
Doors open at 6:30pm for placement of Flower Show exhibits. Must be placed by 7pm.
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​June Flower Show - We invite all members to bring in their garden treasurers. Check the June Show & Meeting in the Yearbook (page 28-29) for complete listing of classes. Questions? Conact Show Chair Angela Hennessey email: angrichennessey@gmail.com
Doors open at 6:30pm for placement of Flower Show entries
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Photography Show
The Photo Show Committee has received all the submitted photographs and has scheduled judging to take place before our June 30th meeting. We're excited to announce that all entries will be displayed at the June meeting, so please be sure to come and admire the wonderful talent of our club photographers.
Club competitions are open to all CHS members who do not work as professional photographers. If you didn't have the chance to enter the June competition, we encourage you to look at the November print class details on page 33 of the Yearbook and start taking your photos!
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Registration table open at 7pm - CHS 2025 Yearbooks will be available for members this evening​​
We welcome new and returning members to sign up for the 2025 season. Membership rates remain the same as last season.
Monday June 30, 2025 7:30pm
'Garden Knowledge' with Expert Panel
Cannington Baptist Church, 60 Cameron St. W. Cannington
2025 Meeting Schedule
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February 19
'Winter Sowing Workshop & Nature Journaling' - YOUTH EVENT See workshop page: Free for all CHS Youth Members
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March 26
'Botanical Drawing' - YOUTH EVENT 5:30 - 7pm Nourish and Develop. Free for all CHS Youth members
April 12
Seedy Saturday - Co-Hosted by Cannington and Georgina-Brock Horticultural Clubs. Pefferlaw Lions Hall 9-2pm 38 Pete's Lane, Pefferlaw Free Admission - all welcome. Free Seed Swap table, Vendors, Guest Speakers & children's activities included
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April 14
'Fruit Trees: Pruning & Care' with Rob Alexander
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April 23
'Designing for the Future: Creating Meaningful Garden Spaces Workshop' - YOUTH EVENT Free for all CHS Youth members
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April 22
Earth Day - help our planet - clean up your community for Earth Day
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April 29
'Garden Seduction' with Ken Brown 7:30pm
'Intro to BioBlitz' with Richard Dickinson 7pm + April Flower Show ​
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May 15
'Rooting for Heath: Building Soil, building Community Workshop' - YOUTH EVENT Free for all CHS Youth members
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May 26
'Invasive Species' with Paul LaPorte + May Flower Show
May 31
Annual Plant Sale Brock 2020 Gardens, 199 Laidlaw St. North, Cannington 9am to 1pm Open to the public
Donations from your garden welcomed -please drop off prior to sale at above location -set up Friday.
Club volunteers needed - please consider lending a hand with this fundraiser.​ ​
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'Discovering Carden Alvar Hike' YOUTH EVENT
Open to CHS Youth Members - get registered to attend
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June 18
'Bug + Plant Nature Journaling Workshop' YOUTH EVENT Free for all CHS Youth members
June 30
'Garden Knowledge: Q&A' Expert Panel
Youth Summer Garden Challenge Get signed up tonight! 'The Bigger Picture: We are all in this Together' Prize money for top gardens.
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July 12
'GOLDEN GARDEN PARTY' Celebrate CHS 50th Anniversary Season Open to the public MacLeod Park, Cannington
Variety of events and activities - watch for details - see Special Events Page.​
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August 7
'Bouquet Bootcamp' with Ainsley Unique floral workshop to learn about floral exhibiting + design arrangements.
Tickets available in June. Class size limited
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September 30
'Hugelkultur Gardening & Sustainability' with Stephanie Smith + Flower Show
Youth Summer Challenge Presentations & Awards 7pm
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October 28
'Four Winds: Half a Century in the Making' with Rodger and Grace Inglis + Flower Show
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