At this time, events are being scheduled but may change without much notice depending on current covid-19 restrictions. Please check with the organizer for any you are interested in to get the most uptodate information.
We invite you to join us as we learn about 'Growing FOOD' – with the price of food skyrocketing and the need to have access to fresh and healthy food it is becoming very popular to put in a vegetable garden for oneself. Join us for the CHS May presentation with Alana Cawker who does […]
Cannington Horticultural Society welcomes youth ages 8 to 17 to get involved in a summer challenge 'Bee the Change-Plant Natives'. The challenge: using your own creativity, design an garden, using native plants which will enhance the landscape, support pollinators and their lifecycle. The pollinator friendly garden must use at least five different native plants. For […]
'The secret is not to run after the butterflies...if you take care of the garden they will come to you'. You are invited to attend the CHS September Meeting as Anna Mizyn showcases what perennials to plant which will bring the butterflies to your very own gardens in her presentation "Blooms for Butterflies". Anna was […]
Join us and learn a new skill - FREE to all CHS Youth and adult members. Hands on workshop - you will learn step by step the process of winter sowing native wildflower seeds. Learn with us and take home some beautiful native seeds all ready to grow for the 2024 season! All materials supplied. […]
Cannington Horticultural Society is offering a free workshop for all CHS Youth Members! Step by step guidance and information on how to make a garden journal. A fun workshop geared to the youth members - learn with us and develop your gardening skills. Register with us to attend. Contact via email: canningtonhorticulturalsociety@gmail.com Workshop takes place […]
Meet Robyn Ivory Pierson, a proud Anishinaabe mother of three from the Curve Lake First Nation, who has dedicated her life to promoting and sharing the beauty of Indigenous culture through her business, Indigenously Infused. What began as a personal healing journey has evolved into a full-time career and lifelong learning experience. Robyn has incorporated her […]
Calling all youth - join the CHS Youth Program and learn about gardening! Our 2024 season program includes workshops, hikes and a summer growing challenge. Over $400 in prize money for the top gardens! Get growing with CHS! May Workshop: Digging into DIRT - Discovering the Soil Story. Expert insight and learning opportunity on soil […]
We invite you to volunteer with CHS and plant native trees in MacLeod Park, Cannington! Working with the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority and the Township of Brock a wide selection of native trees and shrubs will be planted within the park. All tools and trees provided - just bring a friend and dig in! […]
All CHS Youth members are welcome to attend this hands on free workshop - discover the important role compost plays in growing great plants! How to make it, what it does to the soil and why it's important to your plants. Mary Beerman takes you through the steps to making compost in her own backyard […]
Learn how to ‘feed your soil’ with compost! Balanced soil and biology are the key to natural sustainability. Presenters Nicole Brouwer and John Montague will explain the basics on organic compost and why it's so important, drawing from over 30 years of experience and the work done at The Glen Roads Organics. A leader in […]
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