Societies in Ontario
Brantford Garden Club
District 6
Welcome to the Brantford Garden Club!.............
.celebrating our 172 th Anniversary in 2024 ...
Affiliate of the Ontario Horticultural Association (GardenOntario) and District Six GardenOntario.
The Brantford Garden Club founded in 1852 and originally the Brantford Horticultural Society is the oldest horticultural society in the province and a registered non profit organization. Charitable BN #132093451RR0001.
Its objectives are to encourage an interest in horticulture and to promote the protection of the environment.
The Club's emblem is the daffodil which resembles the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell in Brantford.
The "Celebrations" article (click on the link TrilliumAutumn2022-Brantford Garden Club).... see below
contains events of 2022 and interesting projects of the club over the years.
Millennium Scholarship Program started in 2000 to encourage and assist qualifying students to study horticulture or environment sciences at the college, university or apprenticeship program level.
The Brantford Garden Club Bedding Plant Awards
- annual awards at the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture
-designed to assist 2 students from the incoming class as their journey begins at the school.
Consideration for a scholarship will also be given to a Brant County student entering post secondary studies in horticulture or environmental sciences.
see criteria and application form at bottom of page
Applicants may apply to the Brantford Garden Club Scholarship Program
Box 425, BURFORD, Ont, N0E 1A0. or brantfordgardenclub@rogers .com
Club activities:
- 2024 June 18 bus excursion to Guelph private gardens & a garden centre.
- Volunteering opportunities at the following events /locations
* monthly meetings held the second Thursday of the month
except July & August 730 pm
* May 24 Plant Sale. 8 am -12 noon - Lions Park auditorium , 20 Edge St.
* Stedman Hospice Garden ; annual flowers & vegetables plot
the Garden Club's 170 th anniversary project started in 2022.
*Brantford Garden Club Flower & Garden Show Lions Park Auditorium , 20 Edge St
July 27, 2024 2 pm -4 pm
Meetings: 730 pm second Thursday September - June .
Lions Park auditorium, 20 Edge Street, Brantford
Each meeting includes: ***subject to current covid safety protocol at time of meeting
a guest speaker, coming events announcements, plant sale table with plant material ,magazines ,etc donated by members, lending library, floral competitions( design & horticultural entries),
raffle with lots of prizes, social with refreshments.
Newsletter is emailed to each member in advance of the monthly meeting
Non-members: $ 5.00 per meeting
Guest Speakers for 2024
March 14. Gardening with Native Plants ,.........Dan Werner from Kayanase , Six Nations
April. 11 Floral Design for Beginners .................Sharon Garner
May 9 Canadian Succulents ........Molly Shannon
June 13 Sawaya Garden Trials.......Mel Sawaya
Sept TBA
Oct. TBA
Nov. 14 Paul Zammit .......
Dec. booked.
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Lions Park auditorium
20 Edge St,
Brantford ----------
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membership: single : $15; family : $20
Title | First/Last Name | Phone | |
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President | Carol Sterkenburg | brantfordgardenclub[at]rogers.com | ------------------- |
730 pm second Thursday September -June
Are you interested in improving your garden but haven't got a clue where to start?
An Experienced gardener who would like to share your interest with like minded people?
The Brantford Garden Club is the place for you!
Membership includes discounts at many garden centres in the area ,
Club membership to the Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington.
To apply for a membership or to borrow a RBG day pass;
please contact our Membership Director: Maxine Byerlay.
btfdgardenclub[at]rogers.com
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
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Flower Show | July 27, 2024. 2 pm-4 pm | Lions Park auditorium.20 Edge St | Hort & Design competitions -expecting approx 400 entries |
May Plant Sale | May 25, 2024. 8am-12pm | Lions Park auditorium.20 Edge St | lots of plants -perennials, annuals, herbs, native plants etc great prices .Huge Gardening Books sale |