Monthly Member Meetings
January Meeting – Master Gardeners of Ontario
Petawawa Legion 3583 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario, CanadaRebecca 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.
February Meeting – Garden Myths by Robert Pavlis
Petawawa Legion 3583 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario, CanadaRobert 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.
March Meeting – Akos Asare of Re.Planted Farms
Petawawa Legion 3583 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario, CanadaAkos 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?
April Meeting – Rob Johnson (The Green Legacy)
Petawawa Legion 3583 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario, CanadaIn 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. "
October Meeting – Fulton’s Sugar Bush
Petawawa Legion 3583 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario, CanadaJoin 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.