Societies in Ontario
Georgina-Brock Garden Club
District 17
Georgina-Brock Garden Club is a friendly group of small town and country-dwelling gardeners. Our horticultural society got its start back in 1959 and ever since has been the local neighbourhood garden club servicing rural residents and small communities along the York-Durham border, namely Pefferlaw, Wilfrid, Udora, Port Bolster, and Sunderland.
We have an active and vibrant garden club, hosting monthly meetings on the 2nd Monday of the months of March, April, June, July, September, October and November. We hold four flower, vegetable & design shows each year. May is our annual Plant Sale and December is our AGM. Our meetings feature informative and entertaining speakers and you can always count on friendly interaction with fellow gardeners. Never a charge for guests and new members may join anytime.
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Pefferlaw Lions Community Centre
38 Pete's Lane
Pefferlaw L0E 1N0
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$20 single / $25 family
| Title | First/Last Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Denise Sheedy | gbgcpresident@gmail.com | 905 715 2685 |
Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of the month, generally starting at 7:30 pm
Fun, friendly Gardeners! Our mission is Learning, Sharing, Caring and Growing.
| Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetable Gardening in Containers | Monday, March 11, 7:30 pm | Pefferlaw Lions Community Hall | A lack of space for a vegetable garden doesn’t mean you can’t grow your own vegetables. Lots of great information about growing vegetables in containers and how, from early spring to late fall, you can successfully grow and harvest fresh food. Presented by Durham Master Gardeners |
| Seedy Saturday | Saturday, March 23, 2024, 9 - 2 | Pefferlaw Lions Community Hall | A don’t miss event for all gardeners, from novice to expert. Seeds, seed swap, knowledgeable speakers, children’s activities, numerous vendors offering a wide assortment of seeds, seedlings, native plants, garden related items, honey, jams, lavender products & more. Free admission. Hosted by 3 local garden clubs: Cannington, Beaverton & Georgina-Brock. |
| Organizing the Chaos of Nature | Monday, April 8, 7:00 pm | Pefferlaw Lions Community Hall | Paul LaPorte reviews the rapid exploration and exploitation of the natural world since the industrial revolution, and the perception that controlling nature is progress. He will explore the impact of European settlement on Ontario’s ecology in the 19th century. Also a Welcome to Spring Dessert Party. |
| Plant Auction with auctioneer Kevin McGuckin | Monday, May 13, 6:30 viewing, 7:00 pm start | Pefferlaw Lions Community Hall | A fun and lively event and the main fundraiser for our club. Huge selection of perennials, annuals, seedlings, veggie plants generously donated by local garden centres and businesses as well as from members’ gardens. |
| Passionate About Peonies | Monday, June 10, 7:30 pm | Pefferlaw Lions Community Hall | It’s peak peony bloom time and the day after the end of the 20th Peony Festival in Oshawa. Ingrid Janssen will bring an assortment of specimens of lovely peony flowers. She will talk about various types of peonies and how to best care for them. Also Best in My Garden, non judged flower, veggie, design show. |
| Drama in the Butterfly Garden | Monday, July 8, 7:00 pm | Pefferlaw Lions Community Hall | Carol Pasternak is a Toronto-based monarch butterfly crusader who educates, advocates and inspires all ages through her demonstrations, articles, talks and children’s books. This is a child-friendly presentation, sure to delight the kid in all of us. Children’s Activities & Flower Show. |
| The Edible Wild: Think Twice | Monday, September 9, 7:30 pm | Pefferlaw Lions Community Hall | David is a wildlife expert, forager and fungi authority. This talk will cover common wild edibles, toxic plants, fungi, the ethics of wild harvesting, and give an overview as to where it is legal to forage for wild grown edibles. Also Flower, Vegetable & Design Show. |
| Easy and Effective Designs for Your Thanksgiving Table | Monday, October 7, 7:30 pm | Pefferlaw Lions Community Hall | We are thrilled to have one of Toronto’s top Floral Designers and workshop facilitators, Ursula Eley, share her love of creating unique, one-of-a-kind designs. She will demonstrate three different ideas for adding colour and style to your holiday celebration. The three designs will be offered as door prizes. Also Silent Auction. |
| Creating Winter Interest in Your Garden | Monday, November 11, 7:30 pm | Pefferlaw Lions Community Hall | Presented by Pam Clarke from Durham Master Gardeners, this is a design primer on making your garden look great in all seasons. It provides basic landscape design themes with examples of how you can apply them to your garden. The latter part of the presentation highlights specific plants and trees to use for winter interest. Also Photography Competition. |
| Christmas Potluck, Annual General Meeting & Seasonal Demo | Monday, December 9, 6:30 pm | Pefferlaw Lions Community Hall | One of the highlights of the year is our member prepared Christmas Potluck. Lynne Davidson demonstrates making a wild grapevine wreath and more. |
