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Belle River and District Horticultural Society

District 11

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16th Annual Plant Market is being held at the Optimist Park Parking lot on Saturday, May 11th from 8:30 to Noon. Perennial plants, garden art, vendors and bagged worm castings will be available.

Tuesday, April 16 - Our Society will be welcoming Suzette Cecile and Lisa Simard who will be demonstrating how to make a mini garden for your home. The Flower Show at the June Closing Party will be based on these mini gardens and members are encouraged to pick up a listing of the various categories and participate in the show. The meeting is being held at St. Simon and Jude Hall, 267 Meunier Street in Belle River and commences at 7:30 p.m. Please remember to bring your own beverage container.

Tuesday, May 21 - We will be welcoming Teri Dent from Chatham who will be doing a presentation on Xeriscaping gardens. Xeriscaping is the process of landscaping, or gardening that reduces or eliminates the need for irrigation. The meeting is being held at St. Simon and Jude Hall, 267 Meunier Street in Belle River and commences at 7:30 p.m. Please remember to bring your own beverage container.


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Our general meeting location is:

St Simon and St Jude Hall
267 Meunier St
Belle River N0R 1A0
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The fee to join our society is:

$15 /year

Society Contacts:
Title First/Last Name Email Phone
President Jeff Bryan jeffbryan1957(at)aol.com 519-257-8624
Vice President Claudette Bryan jeffbryan1957(at)aol.com 519-965-7626
Secretary Marg. Quick margquick22(at)gmail.com 519-727-4226
Treasurer Kelly Chauvin kellychauvin(at)wavedirect.net 519-981-5444
General Information:

The third Tuesday of the month, Sep, Oct, Nov, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, at 7:30 pm
We plan general meetings with interesting speakers and some dates are saved for celebrations and parties. We will keep you posted.

Join Us!

We always look for new members. They will keep us interesting and moving forward. Bring your family, friends, and neighbours to meet our society.

By joining you will have access to the following benefits:
Ten meetings with tips, speakers and question period not to forget the goodies at every meeting; celebrations throughout the year with many prizes and surprises; a bus trip with friends to neighbouring communities and nurseries; free personalized garden advice from experienced gardeners; discounts at many nurseries; informative newsletters, and many more.
Our Society is not only active in the garden: Our members are also expert bakers!

Event Schedule:
Event Name Date/Time Location Description
General Meeting April 16, 2024 Sts Simon and Jude Hall Mini Gardens
Plant Market May 11, 2024 Optimist Parking Lot Plants, Vendors, Garden Art, Worm Castings and more
General Meeting May 21, 2024 Sts Simon and Jude Hall Xeriscaping gardens