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St. George Garden Club

District 6

About Us

Welcome to the St. George Garden Club! St. George is a small village with a population of 3350 located in the County of Brant between Cambridge and Brantford. There are many historic buildings on Main Street, including gift shops, restaurants, pizzerias, a deli and tea house. The St. George Mill built in 1869, known as Snowball Mill, began as a flour mill in 1885, became the Feed & Seed from 1967-1993 and the current owners have converted the buiding into business units including a coffee shop, flower shop and animal hospital. There is a three storey red brick mansion built in 1888, known as Sunnyside, which is the home of the current County of Brant mayor.

Applefest, which takes place on the third weekend in September, draws thousands of people from surronding areas. The Garden Club sponsors a "Porch Decorating Contest" during the festival.

Our club has approximately 95 members and within that membership we have a range of ages and experience. Our membership meetings are composed of guest speakers, floral competitions and social time. We often include field trips and workshops over the course of the year as well. It's very important to the clubs executive that we keep our membership engaged.

Our annual meeting is held with our Christmas social at which time we have games, door prizes and a gift exchange. We also take this time to recognize those members who have gone above and beyond.

We offer a $1,000.00 scholarship each year to a Brant County secondary school student who is going on to post secondary studies in horticulture, agriculture, forestry or environmental studies.

Our mission is to encourage interest and improvement in horticulture:
By holding meetings with an instructional value on subjects connected with the theory and practice of horticulture
By encouraging the improvement of private and public grounds
By giving awards and scholarships
By distribution of plants, bulbs and flowers
By promoting the circulation of horticultural information
By promoting gardening activities with children and youth


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Our general meeting location is:

St. George Fire Hall meeting room unless otherwise noted
72 Main St. N. at Mansfield
St. George, N0E 1N0
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The fee to join our society is:

Single $15 & Family $20 Dropins - $5

Society Contacts:
TitleFirst/Last NameEmailPhone
PresidentDorothy Donkers
Vice Presidentvacant
SecretarySabrina Bosma
TreasurerWendy Johnstone
General Information:

The SGGC meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of the month from February to June and September to November (unless otherwise indicated). Doors open at 6:30pm for those who want to enjoy social time. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm with a short business session followed by the speaker of the evening. We end the meeting with the judging of the Design Challenge and the door prize draw. All are welcome! Please bring your own reusable water bottle.

Membership Benefits allow you a discount with area supporters as follows:
10 % discount at Antler's Garden Center, Brantford
10% discount at Forest of Flowers - Brantford (not on sale items)
10% off purchases at Dragonfly Landscaping - St George
10 % Walter's Greenhouse on Tuesdays

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Some of the activities our club gets involved in are:
Planting of the cenotaph planters, downtown planters, garden across from the post office and the Anniversary garden in front of the arena.
We support the adopt-a-road program with roadside cleanups in April, July and September
Hold our Annual plant sale every year in May
Introduce gardening to community youth
Promote tree planting
Support Paris Fall Fair
Participate in St. George Apple Fest to promote our passion in gardening and our club
Annual scholarship for Brant County student pursuing post secondary education in Horticulture, Agriculture or Environmental studies.

Event Schedule:
Event NameDate/TimeLocationDescription
Open HouseSaturday February 7th @ 11-2St George United Church
Membership MeetingTuesday February 17th @ 7pmSt. George FirehallHeidi Gorter: Organic soil Design Challenge: Red and White one sided flower; potted herb, overwintered indoors
Membership MeetingTuesday March 17th @ 7pmSt George FirehallPaul Oliver: Wild Birding Design Challenge: 5x7 photo of favourite bird; Greeen foliage arrangement with feathers
Membership MeetingTuesday April 21st @ 7pmSt George FirehallHeather Jerrard: Landscape Design; Mini garden in a pie plate, accessories allowed
Earth Day Adopt-a-RoadSaturday April 25th @ 9amHoly Trinity Anglican ChurchHelp keep our community clean. Bring gloves
Membership MeetingTuesday May 19th @ 6:30pmBlue Gables WineryWinery Tour
Plant Sale Set upFriday May 22rdArena-Gaukel Memorial Community Centre
SGGC Annual Plant SaleSaturday May 23rd @ 9:00-12Arena-Gaukel Memorial Community CentreFundraiser
Summer SocialTuesday June 16thSt George Lawn Bowling ClubLearn to bowl!
Membership MeetingSaturday September 12th @ 9-11Sunny Hill ParkTrent Myers: Pruning Workshop
Flower & Vegetable ShowTuesday September 15th @ 7pmSt George Firehall
ApplefestSeptember 19th & 20thSt. George, ONBulb Fundraiser/ Outreach
Adopt-A-RoadSaturday September 26th @ 9-11amHoly Trinity Anglican Church parking lotHelp keep our community clean. Bring gloves
Joint Lynden &Glen Morris Membership MeetingOctoberGlenn Morris Hosting Details to be Announced
Membership MeetingTuesday October 20st @ 7pmSt George FirehallJohnny Suderman: Reed Weaving Birdfeeder Design Challenge: Dried Flower Arrangement in wooden container Max 6" tall
Christmas Social and AGMTuesday November 17thDetails to be Announced
Member TripSaturday November 21stBarlow Creek Studio 1773 Con 4 W Troy, ON
Jr Gardeners' MeetingTuesday March 17th @ 5:45-6:45St George Firehall
Jr Gardeners' MeetingTuesday April 21st @ 5:45-6:45St George Firehall
Jr Gardeners' MeetingTuesday May 19th @St George Firehall
Jr Gardeners' MeetingTuesday June 16thSt George Lawn Bowling ClubSummer Social
Jr Gardeners' MeetingTuesday September 15th @ 5:45-6:45St George FirehallJr Flower & Vegetable Show