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Elora & Salem – 4th Annual Spring Event with Speaker: Janet Cox
2026-03-17 18:30 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Grandway Events Centre, 7445 Wellington Rd 21, Elora, N0B 1S0
Speaker: Janet Cox ” Birds, Bees & Me” ; Breakout session with Guelph Master Gardeners.
There will be vendors, door prizes, refreshments & more!
Entry fee is $10 at the door.

Ancaster Horticultural Society
2026-03-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Ancaster Old Town Hall, 310 Wilson Street, Ancaster, ON, L9G 2B9, Canada
Darryl Cheng, House Plant Journal
Location Old Town Hall, Ancaster ON

Vegetable Gardening Tips and More
2026-03-18 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Parish Hall, 715 Centre Road, Waterdown, Waterdown, ON, Canada
Nancy Lee-Colibaba, a lifelong gardener of both vegetables and perennials, will be speaking at the Flamborough Horticultural Society meeting on Wednesday March 18th 7:30 pm.
Nancy will speak on how to get started in the vegetable garden, how to plant it, and provide a Q&A session. Come with questions.
Refreshments start at 7 pm. St Thomas the Apostle Church, rear Parish Hall at 715 Centre Rd Waterdown. Email flamhort@hotmao.com for other details or to join our Society.

Winona Horticultural Society monthly meeting and speaker
2026-03-18 19:30 - 21:30 | St. John’s Anglican Church Hall, 1285 Highway 8, Stoney Creek, L8E 5K5
Plants Connect Us
How does gardening help us feel connected — to each other, to our communities, and to the natural world? Join us for an inspiring evening exploring the powerful role plants play in bringing people together.
We’ll take a look at exciting new home garden seed varieties for 2026, highlights from the 2025 William Dam Seeds trial and display garden, and share practical seed-starting tips you can use this season.
There will also be a William Dam Seeds sale at the meeting, as well as a member seed swap — a great opportunity to discover something new for your garden.
Tuesday, March 18 at 7:30 pm FREE
St. John’s Anglican Church Hall
1285 Hwy 8 (at Winona Road)
Winona, ON L8E 5R1
Hosted by the Winona Horticultural Society. All guests are welcome. Refreshments, wheelchair accessible.

TRENTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MARCH MEETING WITH CARSON ARTHUR ON FOOD SECURITY
2026-03-19 19:00 - 20:30 | BatawaCommunityCentre, 81 Plant St., Batawa, K0K 1E0
With the price of food today you don’t want to miss this presentation with Carson Arthur on Food Security. There will be a free seed exchange and donations of non-perishable goods for the local food bank.

Seedy Saturday 2026
2026-03-21 09:00 - 14:00 | Pefferlaw Lions Community Centre, 38 Pete's Lane, Pefferlaw, L0E 1N0
Mark your calendars and get ready to kick start your garden season for 2026. Co-Hosts Cannington Horticultural Society and Georgina-Brock Garden Club have a fantastic Seedy Saturday experience for you. Our line up of excellent vendors is growing, from garden art, seed sellers, organic compost, mushrooms, herbal teas, lavender, local honey, native plants and so much more! A huge free Seed Swap table is planned – so bring your seeds and check out what others have donated to grow this year! An excellent way to try new varieties to grow in 2026. A do not miss event – FREE admission.
Don’t miss it – excellent selection of garden vendors and community service groups ready to serve you. Refreshments available for purchase throughout the day.
Speakers/Events Scheduled: all free9:30 am Garden Compost with Paul Lubberts, York Region Food Network10:30 am Children’s Storytime, Georgina Public Library10:45 am Garden Q&A with Durham + Lake Simcoe South Master Gardeners & Panel12 noon Youth Seed Sowing Workshop – offered by Mary, Stephanie & Claria
Co-Hosted by Cannington Horticultural Society and Georgina-Brock Garden Club.
Same great venue – lots of free parking and free admission.

Seedy Saturday
2026-03-21 10:00 - 15:00 | Lions Hall, Kingsville ON, 21 Mill Street West, Kingsville, N9Y 1W1
An open to all event with a seed exchange/purchase, various vendors, a bake sale, a Kids’ Zone craft table and gardening questions answered!

Centre Wellington Seedy Saturday
2026-03-21 10:30 - 14:30 | Wellington County Museum, Aboyne Hall, 0536 Wellington County Rd 18, Fergus, N1M 2W3
Hosted by Fergus & District and Elora & Salem

Seedy Saturday: Sprouting into Spring Spring is the perfect time to grow something new!
2026-03-21 11:00 - 12:30 | RichmondHill Public Library Central Branch, 1 Atkinson Street, Richmond Hill, L4C 0H5
Seedy Saturday: Sprouting into Spring
Spring is the perfect time to grow something new! Pick up free seeds for your garden or share seeds you’ve harvested for others to enjoy. A variety of packets will be available while supplies last. Get expert tips to help your garden thrive. In partnership with Richmond Hill Horticultural Society and the Lake Simcoe South Master Gardeners.

Floral Design Workshop
2026-03-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Trinity United Church Guelph, 400 Stevenson St. N, Guelph, N1E 5C3
Building on last year’s basic floral design course, Michelle Goff will present a half day course focusing on the 6 design styles asked for in the mini shows this year. Participants will then create one of the design styles, either the vertical design or horizontal design. She will also discuss modern designs, structures in designs, and foam-free alternatives for de-signs. Participants should bring secateurs, sharp knife or scissors to cut plant material, a table cover, water bottle.
Space is limited and preference is given to GHS members
Cost TBD
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Workshop - Sea Salt Scrub with Essential Oils
2026-03-24 19:00 - 20:30 | North Runnymede United Church, Toronto, 33 Pritchard Ave, Toronto, M6N 1T4
Join Heather Blahut from Purple Heather Natural Skincare and Roselands for a hands-on workshop to learn how to make sea salt scrub with essential oils. Please bring materials fee of $10 and an apron.

Food for Life: How Some Organizations in Ottawa are Addressing the Food Insecurity Gap
2026-03-24 19:00 - 21:00 | St Mark’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, 1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa, K2C 1X6
This panel of community leaders, experts and speakers from the Ottawa area,who are actively working to address food insecurity in our community, will be joining us to share some important and encouraging information. Learn how innovative gardening initiatives, urban agriculture and special community partnerships are helping to bridge the food gap. Discover how horticulture can play a vital role in creating a more equitable and sustainable food system and how dedication, commitment and hope can help fill the food insecurity gap.
Speaker profiles:
Peter Tilley: CEO, Ottawa Mission
Peter Tilley has been the CEO of The Ottawa Mission since June 2013. The Ottawa
Mission is one of Canada’s largest and most innovative downtown shelters for the
homeless, providing a full range of services to those in its sector.
Prior to The Mission, Peter served for 14 years as the Executive Director of the Ottawa
Food Bank, leading that organization to become recognized as one of the most visible,
progressive and respected food banks in Canada.
Peter has served as a part-time professor at Algonquin College, where he taught Non-
profit Management and Strategic Planning & Leadership. Peter was a 2012 and 2017
Ontario Premier’s Award nominee; in 2017, he was recognized as one of Algonquin
College’s top Alumnus members at its 50-year celebration ceremony.
He currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Ottawa Inner City Health and is
on the board of the Alliance To End Homelessness Ottawa.
Peter volunteers with several Ottawa-based organizations. He is the Father to an amazing
daughter, Samantha, and has recently been blessed with a beautiful granddaughter, Skylar.

Nelson Coyle: Carlington Community Health Centre (Board Director) and Founding Member of the Healthful Food Working Group
Nelson Coyle is an agricultural economist and a retired professional agrologist. He held policy and communications roles at the Canadian Dairy Commission, Chicken Farmers of Canada, the House of Commons office of the federal NDP Agriculture and Food critic and the National Farmers Union. He grew up on a small egg and market garden farm near Roseneath in Eastern Ontario. He has had an allotment garden on Kilborn Avenue for 40 years and began volunteering as a gardener in the community after early retirement in 2011. He is a founding member of the Healthful Food Working Group which is a joint project of the Carlington Community Association and the Carlington Community Health Centre.

Carla De Ciccio: Director of Marketing, Growcer
Carla De Ciccio leads marketing at Growcer, where she helps scale purpose-driven initiatives that make local food production more accessible and sustainable. With nearly 15 years of experience across technology, higher education, and healthcare, she has focused her career on growing organizations that drive social impact. Carla holds an MBA in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the University of Ottawa and believes the most meaningful work happens when communities, ideas, and people grow together.
Cecilia Lee: Ottawa Horticultural Society Board Member and Co-coordinator of the Community Impact Program
Cecilia Lee, is an Ottawa Horticultural Society Board member who has played a key role in the past year in co-leading the Society’s Community Impact Program, where financial assistance has been provided to various organizations in Ottawa, some of which involve community gardens where food is being shared with food banks and those in need. Her interest in gardening stems from childhood where her family had a home garden to grow produce not easily found in the Maritimes, where she grew up.

Tom Robson: Coordinator, Community Harvest Farm (Ottawa Food Bank)
Tom Robson has played a key role in the Community Harvest Farm coordination the operations for the past 6 growing seasons. The Community Harvest Farm, one of the Ottawa Food Bank’s active programs, produces over 150,000 lbs of mixed produce per season, to increase the quality and quantity of fresh and healthy food that is being distributed to emergency food programs across Ottawa. Moreover, the farm is “people-powered” by engaging over 1,100 volunteers per season, who collectively provide over 5,000 hours of service to support the farm’s goals. Prior to the Community Harvest, Tom spent many seasons working for vegetable farms in the charitable and education sectors.

Schomberg Horticultural Society – Container Gardening
2026-03-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Schomberg Community Hall, 325 Main Street, Schomberg, L0G 1T0
“Container Gardening” by Maria Shtemberg: Maria is a Master Gardener who will take a fresh look at this growing trend with tips and tools to make your containers spectacular and useful year-round.
Doors open at 7pm. Pizza Party – Refreshments – Baking Competition, Door Prizes
7:30 Presentation
Free to members, $ 5.00 at the door for guests.

General Meeting and Speaker
2026-03-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Dublin Street United Church, 68 Suffolk Street, West, Guelph, N1H2J2
Speaker Jersey Allyson Fontz will talk about phragmites.

Be Pet Aware
2026-03-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Elmvale Legion, 7 John Street, Elmvale
Be Pet Aware will help us garden and keep our pets healthy. Rick Norris, Pet Valu

Heritage Red Oak - Stories From Kew Gardens
2026-03-25 19:00 - 21:30 | Swansea Town Hall, 95 Lavinia Avenue, Toronto, M6S 3H9
Birgit Siber, a retired architect with a passion for sustainability, will speak to us about the magnificent, 220-year-old red oak in Kew Gardens, Toronto. Birgit is a recipient of the 2019 Sustainable Buildings Canada Lifetime Achievement Award.

March Meeting / Orono Horticultural Society
2026-03-26 19:30 - 21:30 | 200 Station Street, Orono – Durham County Senior’s Complex, 200 Station Street, Orono, L0B 1M0
Guest speaker: Scott Story, co-owner of The Garden Path … New & Exciting Shrubs for Your Garden

Minden and Area Horticultural Society Seedy Saturday
2026-03-28 10:00 - 14:00 | Minden Community Centre, 55 Parkside St, Minden, ON, Canada
Enjoy the start of the 2026 growing season by visiting Minden!

Minden and Area Horticultural Association invite you to our first Seedy Saturday.

Shop with local horticultural and artisan vendors

Explore local food and ecological organization displays and activities

Listen to our speakers interest the gardener in all of us and inspire ideas for our 2026 gardens.

For the seed collector, we will have a seed exchange with local gardeners (no invasive species please).

CHS March Meeting: The Art of Garden Design
2026-03-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Cannington Baptist Church, 60 Cameron St. W., Cannington, L0E 1E0
The Cannington Horticultural Society invites you to join us for our 2026 season kickoff meeting on Monday, March 30. Get ready for an exciting year full of new guest speakers, events and workshops for our members to learn from and enjoy.
​Garden design was the top request from our membership survey on presentation topics, and we are excited to start the season with that exact theme.
We are pleased to welcome Laura Lowe, a local landscape designer from EarthArt Landscapes, who will present “The Art of Garden Design.” Laura brings extensive experience and a unique perspective to landscaping, with a portfolio ranging from small private gardens to large-scale estates. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn the art of garden design and pick up practical tips and ideas for your own gardens.
March is the perfect time to start your plans for the upcoming garden season. We invite you to join us and see what CHS has in store for 2026. All are welcome, so please feel free to bring a friend, a neighbour, a relative or all three.
Get registered with CHS tonight. Enjoy the benefits of membership and pick up your 2026 Yearbook. Registration Table open at 7pm. Only $15 for adult, $25 for couples and $3. for youth. Youth Program is already up and running – get registered and get growing! Youth Workshops are held monthly and offer fun and informative learning for those registered. Open to youth ages 6-17.

April Monthly Meeting
2026-04-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Waterford Public Library, 15 Main St S (Parking off Slaght St), Waterford, N0E 1Y0
Kevin Kavanagh — Gardening for the Birds
Join Kevin Kavanagh of South Coast Gardens for an inspiring look at how our backyards can become thriving havens for local birdlife. With his signature blend of expertise and enthusiasm, Kevin will explore the native plants, design choices, and simple habitat features that invite birds to feed, nest, and flourish. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just beginning to think about wildlife‑friendly spaces, Kevin’s insights will leave you seeing your garden in a whole new way.

Monthly Meeting
2026-04-01 18:45 - 20:00 | Allan Reuter Centre, 507 King St East, Cambridge, N3H 3N4
Allan Reuter Centre starting at 6:45 for social, 7pm start.
Speaker:

Paris Hort. Society Monthly Meeting
2026-04-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Paris Fairgrounds, Silver St., Paris
Monthly meeting. Quest speaker Roland Craig, “How to grow Roses”.

April General Meeting – Guest Speaker Gary Lewis “Hot New Plants"
2026-04-07 19:30 - 21:30 | McConaghy Centre, 10100 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, L4C 1T8
Guest Speaker Gary Lewis, “Hot New Plants: Cutting Edge Garden Plants for Cutting Edge Gardens”
Phoenix Perennials is reputed to be among the first nurseries in Canada – and even the world – to offer new cultivars developed by the best international breeders. Nursery owner, Gary Lewis, will give us the inside track on recent new cutting edge garden plants and talk about where plant breeding is heading in the future. If you love new plants, you won’t want to miss this talk!
Gary Lewis has had a lifelong passion for plants. While completing a Masters of Science degree in Botany, Gary became the owner of Phoenix Perennials on his 28th birthday. Since then, he has greatly expanded the business into a dynamic, award-winning, destination nursery for Western Canada. In 2013 Phoenix Perennials launched Canadian mail order to bring their unique plant selection to a broader audience and now ships more than 2,500 plants a year to avid gardeners from coast to coast to coast. Commendations include earning the title, “Communicator of the Year” in 2013 by the BC Landscape and Nursery Association.
Gary is a regular speaker at garden clubs and has appeared many times on radio and television. In addition to writing articles for gardening magazines such as Fine Gardening, he authored the award winning, “The Complete Book of Ground Covers,” published in 2022.
Members: Instructions for participation in this virtual and in-person event will be emailed to members twice – once on the Friday prior to the meeting, and again on Monday. Instructions are also available by logging into our site and checking the “members-only” version of this event.
Visitors: Guests are welcome to participate in this virtual and in-person event at a nominal fee of $5.00. Instructions for participation will be emailed to non-society members who complete the registration process prior to the event start time. Visit our website at https://richmondhillgardensociety.org/event-6492581
About In-Person Attendance at the McConaghy Centre:

Doors to the auditorium open at 7:00 pm.
The meeting begins promptly at 7:30 pm.
Please sign-in upon arrival.
To help us get to know each other, members and visitors are encouraged to wear a name tag. If you don’t have a name tag, a temporary one will be provided.
Please bring a mug or cup if you would like hot coffee or tea.
Click here for more information about our General Meetings, including directions to the McConaghy Centre.

APRIL 8, 2026______________________ Managing the Puzzle - Nancy Mabee, of Nancy’s Greenhouse, will explain to us how to use an analytical approach to garden management.
2026-04-08 19:00 - 20:30 | St Andrews Church 175 Stone St Gananoque On, Stone Street South, Gananoque, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, K7G 2W4, Canada
APRIL 8, 2026______________________
Managing the Puzzle – Nancy Mabee, of Nancy’s Greenhouse, will explain to us how to use an analytical approach to garden management.

Credit Valley Horticultural Society April Meeting
2026-04-08 19:00 - 21:30 | Erin Mills Twin Arena, Unity Drive 3205, Mississauga, Regional Municipality of Peel, L5L 4L5, Canada
Our guest speaker, Judy Zinni will be speaking to us about Pelargoniums, also known as geraniums.
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Doors open at 7 pm with the meeting starting at 7:30 pm.
Visitors always welcome. There is a nominal fee of $5 to help offset the cost of speakers.

Thorndale - The Ground Gets Closer Every Year
2026-04-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Thorndale Community Centre, 265 Upper Queen St, Thorndale, N0M2P0
Catherine McGill is our guest speaker for the evening.

Designing for Hummingbirds in the Urban Environment
2026-04-09 19:00 | Leaside Library, 165 McRae Drive, Leaside, M4G 1S8
Speaker: Jess Conley
Topic: Designing for Hummingbirds in the Urban Environment
Date: Thursday April 9th, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm (6:30pm Refreshments)
Location: Leaside Library – 165 McRae Drive

BRANTFORD GARDEN CLUB
2026-04-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Brantford Lions Park auditorium, 20 Edge Street, Brantford, -----
CLIMATE CHANGE/BRANTFORD/TREES. BY CHUCK BEACH

Haldimand Seed & Garden Show
2026-04-11 09:30 - 15:30 | Caledonia, Riverside Exhibition Hall (fairgrounds), 151 Caithness St E, Caledonia, N3W 1A2
Probably the largest Seed and garden show! Over 60 local and Artisan vendors, Tons of free seed, workshops, tree specialist for questions, Native plants for sale, and so much more.

Berries by the Bay
2026-04-13 19:00 - 20:00 | St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 4333 Bath Road, Kingston, K7M 4Z1
Zachary Douglas, owner/grower will be talking about his farm, Berries by the Bay, which is situated along the shores of Lake Ontario and started its first year of operation in 2022. The farm offers 2 types of fruit, incredibly unique and relatively unknown to this region:– Saskatoon berries and Haskap berries.
