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Parry Sound & District

District 18

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“Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful”. Hazrat Inavat Khan
We think Parry Sound, on beautiful Georgian Bay, is the perfect place for both.

The Parry Sound and District Horticultural Society, aka the Garden Club, has had a rich and long history serving the Parry Sound District. Since 1963 we have been involved in helping out with the Parry Sound town gardens while promoting the protection of the environment. We arrange field trips to see amazing gardens, hold contests relating to gardening and horticulture and set up garden tours. We also hold an annual plant sale around the first weekend in June that sells out very quickly every year. You won’t want to miss it.

The club has monthly meetings at The Stockey Centre on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 pm starting in March through June and September through November. At the meetings we have a variety of interesting speakers that talk about everything from growing giant vegetables to attracting birds and pollinators to the garden. There are hands-on workshops where you can make your own succulent dish garden, Christmas wreath, winter porch planter and floral designs. At our meetings we hold four flower shows each year and a photo competition where members display their creativity and their love of plants and flowers. Currently the club boasts close to 100 members


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Our general meeting location is:

Stockey Centre
2 Bay Street
Parry Sound P2A 1S3
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The fee to join our society is:

$20 per adult $5.00 per youth

Society Contacts:
Title First/Last Name Email Phone
President Joyce Hopkins psoundhorticulture@gmail.com 705 389 2228
Secretary Moreen Piddington psoundhorticulture@gmail.com 705 342 9082
General Information:

The club has monthly meetings at The Stockey Centre on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 pm starting in March through June and September through November. Meetings on the fourth Wednesday may vary due to availability of the venue.

Event Schedule:
Event Name Date/Time Location Description
General Meeting March 29th- 7:00 pm Stockey Centre Guest Speaker-Georgian Bay Master Gardeners "Gardening 101"
General Meeting April 26th- 7:00 pm Stockey Centre Guest Speaker-Margaret Scott "Forest Health"
Spring Flower Show May 31st- 7:00 pm Stockey Centre speaker Cathy Kavassalis "Pruning 101"
Floral Design Show "Theme Emergence" May 31st- 6 :30 pm Stockey Centre enter your design in the flower show or bring your display of flowers
Plant Sale June 3rd - 8:30 am Tower Hill all types of plants will be for sale don't be late plants sell quickly!
Summer Flower Show June 28th- 7:00 pm Stockey Centre Guest speaker- Trish Symons "Creating a scree garden"
Summer Flower show "Theme Schools Out" June 28th - 6:30 pm Stockey Centre make a design to enter in the flower show or bring your display of flowers
Garden Tour July 9th - 12:00 - 4:00pm Mckellar Township Tour the gardens in Mckellar theme is "Beautiful gardens in Mckellar
Fall Flower Show September 27th - 7:00pm Stockey Centre guest speaker David Hawke on "Fabulous Fungi"
Fall Flower show Theme"The Harvest" September 27th - 6:30pm Stockey Centre enter your design in the flower show or bring your display of flowers
Photo Competition October 25th- 6:30 pm Stockey Centre Theme"Celebrating Gardens for Wildlife"
Photo Competition October 25th -7:00 pm Stockey Centre Paula Banks on "Creating beautiful photos"
Winter flower show "Theme Year End Celebration" November 15th - 6:30 pm Stockey Centre Make a design to enter in the flower show or bring a flower display
Winter Flower Show November 15th - 7:00pm Canadore College Guest speaker Rob Olson on "Growing Vegetables"
Annual General Meeting & Christmas Show November 15th- 7:00 pm Canadore College election of new officers
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