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Oro-Medonte Horticultural Society

District 16

About Us

Our meeting in March is via Zoom, all other meetings are In Person.

The objectives of the Oro-Medonte Horticultural Society are as follows:

l. To encourage an interest in all branches of horticulture.
2. To promote and implement civic beautification.
3. To encourage planting trees, shrubs and flowers in our municipality.
4. To stimulate and support youth interest in horticulture.
5. To promote the circulation of horticultural information.
6. To promote protection of the environment through practice, lectures and any other suitable means.

We are a friendly group, over 200 in number. Our meetings are interesting, informative and we have a great group of volunteers who do everything from baking delicious mouthwatering treats for the general meetings, to digging up extra perennial plants in your beds (if you wish)and potting plants for our annual plant sale and maintaining 8 Township and Park gardens.

We have Master Gardeners on call who will be pleased to reply to questions on gardens, horticulture or other gardening topics that interest you. Val Gillespie and Louise Jackson, our society's Master Gardeners, can be contacted at info.omhs[at]gmail.com.

Consider volunteering to get involved with the Society. Check out the list of Volunteer positions needed.

Please forward any correspondence to:
Oro-Medonte Horticultural Society
c/o Secretary Velta Bush
72 Crompton Drive
Barrie, ON
L4M 6M9


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Our general meeting location is:

Oro-Medonte Community Arena
71 4 Line N
Oro-Medonte L0L 2L0
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The fee to join our society is:

$15 per person, $20 for a family

Society Contacts:
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Correspondence Secretary Velta Bush info.omhs@gmail.com
General Information:

Our meeting in March is via Zoom, all other meetings are In Person.

Our meetings are held from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. We use the community meeting room at the Oro-Medonte Community Arena in Guthrie, which is located on at #71 Line 4 North at Highway 11.

If coming from Barrie for Guthrie Arena, use Hwy 11 North and take the 5th line exit-use the overpass and come to Hwy. 11 south exiting at the 4th line.

Our informative and humorous speakers are listed below. Guests are always welcome at no charge. Mouthwatering refreshments are served at the break. Lucky Draws at every meeting.

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MEMBER BENEFITS AND COSTS

Adults $15.00, Family $20.00
Youth Garden Club: Under 16 $2.00

Benefits - Regular meetings with excellent speakers on various gardening topics, flower shows, plant sales, garden tours, access to other Horticultural Societies and activities, District Seminars, Provincial Conferences, door prizes, seed exchange, workshops, Master Gardeners will answer your questions and our informative quarterly newsletters. Many great ways to learn about gardening in your own backyard.

Some of our advertisers offer 10% discount when you present your current membership card.

If you wish to join, bring your completed membership form to a meeting or send it to:

Oro-Medonte Horticultural Society
39 Pugsley Lane
Oro-Medonte, Ontario
L0L 1T0

Event Schedule:
Event Name Date/Time Location Description
Society Meeting March 11, 2024 7:30 PM Zoom - Virtual Event Colleen Cirillo: Invasive Species
Society Meeting April 8, 2024 - 7:30 pm In Person Carlos Moniz: Trade Secrets of Butchart Garden's Head Horticulturist.
Society Meeting May 13, 2024 - 7:30 pm In Person Lynn Holden: Optimize your photos in cooperation with Mother Nature. Enjoy garden travel through photography. Create a lasting record of gardens.
Plant Sale Potting Up Day TBA Oro Fairgrounds
Annual Plant Sale TBA Oro Fairgrounds
Society Meeting June 17, 2024 - 7:30 pm In Person Marion Jarvie: Conifers are must-haves for beauty and function in every garden. How to choose appropriate conifers for your garden, scaled to size and for beauty.
Annual Garden Tour TBA
Society Meeting August 12, 2024 - 7:30 pm In Person Joanne Mohan: Climate Challenges challenge all gardeners. Solutions for landscape and gardening in times of extreme weather events and changing weather patterns.
Floral Design Workshop TBA Oro Station Hall
Society Meeting September 9, 2024 - 7:30 pm In Person Julie Dimakos: Strategies for no-dig growing. Preserving food and herbs without chemicals. Growing and using herbs through the year.
Society Meeting October 21, 2024 - 7:30pm In Person Kenneth C. Brown: How to create a vegetable garden from scratch. How to harvest a productive vegetable garden. Making most of your vegetable garden season.
Society Meeting November 18, 2024 - 7:30 pm In Person Molly Shannon: Growing succulents indoors and outdoors. Creating gift arrangements with succulents. How to propagate succulents at home.
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