Petawawa Horticultural Society

Come join us for the holiday event of the year and enjoy a delicious homemade-style turkey dinner provided by the legion, with your fellow gardeners. There will be gifts and prizes courtesy of the Petawawa Horticultural Society. Members are welcome to invite a guest. Deadline for participating is November30, 2025.

Rebecca will teach us about the Master Gardeners of Ontario program and how the Horticultural Society can get involved and also how you, as an individual, can obtain the level of Master Gardener. Follow this link for more information about the MGOI.

Robert Pavlis is a well-known speaker, and educator with over 40 years of gardening experience. He is the author of several books including Garden Myths I and II and publishes the popular gardening blogs on GardenMyths.com and GardenFundamentals.com. There are many gardening myths and “wives tales” about remedies, or solutions to achieving a better garden. This evening, via ZOOM, Robert will discuss a few of them with us.

Akos Asare turned her yard into a nature haven, flower garden and floral business. Years of knowledge gathering and hard work have lead to a successful business and a happy life. This night, learn about one of the aspects she employs in her world: What can you do with Weeds in your backyard and are they edible?

In honour of Arbour Week beginning April 25th, the PHS has invited Rob Johnson of The Green Legacy program to speak with us via ZOOM about the program and hopefully we will be inspired enough to support Canadensis in their efforts to expand it into the Ottawa Valley. The Green Legacy is a tree planting program that started in 2004 to celebrate Wellington County’s 150-year anniversary. It has since grown to be the largest municipal tree planting program in North America, with over three million trees planted by community partners. “The mission of The Green Legacy program is to strengthen the community’s view towards the value of trees and the environment, creating a green infrastructure to ensure ongoing environmental benefits and help the County adapt to climate change. “

Have you seen any beautiful yards that should be award winning yards? Please nominate friends and neighbors you think may be deserving of recognition and submit your nominations. Deadline for trillium awards nominations for 2024 is July 15th. Visit the Trillium Awards Program page for details.

Got plants? Want plants? Rain or shine, come see us for a great selection of plants and friendly, knowledgeable advice at the Petawawa Horticultural Society spring plant sale. If you have plants you are dividing this spring, we will happily take donations for the sale.

Got plants? Want plants? Rain or shine, come see us for a great selection of plants and friendly, knowledgeable advice at the Petawawa Horticultural Society spring plant sale – heritage edition. If you have plants you are dividing this spring, we will happily take donations for the sale.

Trillium Awards presentation and annual end-of-season BBQ & Potluck. Main course will be provided but other contributions to the meal are appreciated. Because we will be at the Legion, drinks will be available at the bar. Let us know if you will be joining and what your potluck contribution will be (dessert, salad, hors d’oeuvres, etc.)

Join us for an evening of fun and laughter with trivia, a silent auction and more.

Join us with Shirley Fulton-Duego from Fulton’s Sugar Bush, Renfrew County and learn how to make maple syrup. As an added interest, we will be making maple sugar during this presentation.

To ensure you continue to enjoy all the benefits the PHS has to offer and are able to partake in the activities, please submit the form from the ‘JOIN’ menu item with full information just in case your interests have changed.

Topics for discussion are: report on the past year’s finances sources of income executive elections (if any) events and activities of the past year