Societies in Ontario
Thunder Bay Horticultural Society
District 14
Come join us at the Thunder Bay Horticultural Society.
We welcome experienced gardeners to share their knowledge and skills along with new gardeners to come and learn with us.
We have monthly meetings and guest speakers who share their passions of horticulture with us.
Our Vision: To promote horticulture through plantings, knowledge sharing, environmental protection and the benefits of gardening to the quality of life.
Mailing address: PO Box 20023 Thunder Bay RPO Northwood Foods, ON, P7E 6P2
The 2024 Calendar of events is listed below.
Thank you everyone for helping make 2023 a special 100th Anniversary year.
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Oliver Road Community Centre
563 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay ON P7B 2H2
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Adults $25 Seniors $20 Youth $15
Title | First/Last Name | Phone | |
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President/ Webpage administer | Vickie Bureau | tbayhort@gmail.com | 807-633-7503 |
1st Vice-President | Vacant | ||
Past President | Pat Izsak | tbayhort@gmail.com | 807-475-3587 |
Secretary | Vacant | tbayhort@gmail.com | |
2nd Vice President | Vacant | ||
Treasurer | Ian Robson | tbayhort@gmail.com | 807-630-3340 |
Director 2023-2024-Provincial Awards | Wilma Wood | tbayhort@gmail.com | 807-344-7509 |
Director 2023-2024-Public Plantings | Shirley Robson | tbayhort@gmail.com | 807-620-8600 |
Our meetings are held at the Oliver Road Community Centre on the third Thursday of each month, February-June & September-November.
May/June is our plant sale and July & August are our Garden Tours.
Our Flower Photo Contest is ORANGE this year. The rules and regulation forms are listed below in our Document Library and is open to all residents of Thunder Bay and surrounding area with presentations taking place at our October meeting.
Upcoming March 21, 2024, 7pm, General Meeting:
▪ Presentation Topic
• Josh Szura, Sun Bowl Farm, Vegetable Garden Planting
• Erika North, Information & Updates to the Summer Flower Show, July 27th
We welcome you to come and see what we are all about. You can drop in without a membership just to see what goes on but request that you purchase a membership for additional meetings. Memberships run from January 1st - December 31st.
Memberships offer a 10% discount at some local garden shops & nurseries and are very reasonably priced.
Come on out to share knowledge, meet fellow gardening enthusiasts and reap the benefits that gardening adds to the quality of our lives. ...Hope to see you soon!
Event Name | Date/Time | Location | Description |
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Information Booth-Thunder Bay Country Market | February Wednesdays-3:30-6:30, Saturdays-8:00am-1:00pm | 425 Northern Ave, Thunder Bay, ON P7C 2V7 | Information Booth and Membership Drive |
February General Meeting | February 15, 2024; 7:00pm | Oliver Road Community Centre | Sister's of Turtle Island Drum Group followed by Ben Johnson - Giant Pumpkin Gardening |
Information Booth-Thunder Bay Country Market | March Wednesdays-3:30-6:30, Saturdays-8:00am-1:00pm | 425 Northern Ave, Thunder Bay, ON P7C 2V7 | Information Booth and Membership Drive |
Roots to Harvest Seedy Saturday | March 2, 2024; 11-3pm | 450 Fort William Rd, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 2Z6 | Seedy Saturday |
March General Meeting | March 21, 2024; 7:00pm | Oliver Road Community Centre | Josh Szura-Sun Bowl Farm-Vegetable planting |
Information Booth-Thunder Bay Country Market | April 5 - 12, 2024-Wednesdays-3:30-6:30, Saturdays-8:00am-1:00pm | 425 Northern Ave, Thunder Bay, ON P7C 2V7 | Information Booth and Membership Drive |
Spring Home & Garden Show- Information/Membership drive Booth | April 5-7; 10 - 4pm | 425 Northern Ave. Thunder Bay,. Ontario. P7C2V7 | Spring Home & Garden is a Tradeshow of local Thunder Bay businesses, specializing in Home and Garden.The event takes place on the CLE Grounds |
Seedy Saturday Presented by Misty Meadows Permaculture Farm | April 6, 2024; 12-3pm | Nolalu Community Centre, 2266 Highway 588, Nolalu, ON | Seedy Saturday |
April General Meeting | April 18, 2024; 7:00pm | Oliver Road Community Centre | Tina Quinn - Aeroponics |
District 14, AGM | MAY 3-5, 2024 | Oliver Road Community Centre | District 14 Annual General Meeting, |
May General Meeting | May 18, 2024 7:00 pm | Oliver Road Community Centre | Carole Ann Mador-Vermiculture |
Plant Sale(set up/drop off) | May 31, 2024 4:00-8:00pm | Oliver Road Community Centre | Plant Sale set up and drop off |
Plant Sale | June 1, 2024 10:00-2:00pm | Oliver Road Community Centre | Annual Plant Sale |
June General Meeting | June 20, 2024-time 7:00-9:00pm | Oliver Road Community Centre | Jay Alexander, GMO seeds and horticulture, Erika North – Refresher Course for Flower Show |
Garden Tours | July TBA | Garden Tours - Open to Society Members + a guest | |
OHA Convention | July 12-14 | Guelph, ON | OHA 116th Convention |
Flower Show(exhibit drop off) | July 26, 4:00-8:00 pm | Oliver Road Community Centre | Flower Show Exhibit drop off times. |
Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Show | July 27, 2024 | Oliver Road Community Centre | Flower Show Schedule to follow |
Garden Tours | August TBA | Garden Tours - Open to Society Members + a guest | |
Information Booth- CLE Grounds | August 12-17, 2024, 12:00-9:00 | 425 Northern Ave., Thunder Bay | Information Booth& Membership Drive |
September General Meeting | September 19, 2024; 7:00pm | Oliver Road Community Centre | Flower & Vegetable Show winners, Voting on the Orange Flower Photo Contest. |
October General Meeting | October 17, 2024; 7:00pm | Oliver Road Community Centre | Orange Flower Photo Contest Winners Presenter - Beth Stewart - Hive Alive Rural Keekeepeers |
November General Meeting | November 21, 2024; 7:00pm | Oliver Road Community Centre | Christmas Social/Pot Luck Dinner/Twonie Bags/Non perisable Food Collection for Lakehead Unniversity Food Bank/AGM/Elections/ Christmas Flower Show |