Petawawa Horticultural Society

Annual BBQ and Potluck
2025-08-16 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Petawawa Legion, 3583 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 2Y1, Canada
MEMBERS+1 ONLY EVENT

Trillium Awards presentation and annual end-of-season BBQ & Potluck. Main course will be provided but as 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.)

If you would like to participate in the Annual BBQ and Potluck but are not yet a member of the Petawawa Horticultural Society, you can join below.

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Spring Plant Sale - Heritage Village (tentative)
2025-05-31 09:00 - 12:00 | Heritage Village, 176 Civic Centre Rd, Petawawa, ON, Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 3B5, Canada
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.

All plant sales are by donation only.

Cash

e-transfer to petawawahortpay@gmail.com

debit card (sorry, no credit cards accepted)

Spring Plant Sale - Container Market
2025-05-24 08:00 - 12:00 | Petawawa Container Market, Volunteer Way / Civic Center Rd, Petawawa, Ontario, Canada

Trillium Award Nominations
2025-04-30 23:00 - 2025-07-31 22:59 | Ontario
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 2025 is July 31st. Visit the Trillium Awards Program page for details.

What are the Trillium Awards?

The Trillium Awards program promotes community pride by recognizing residents who, by landscaping and maintaining their property, contribute to a more attractive neighbourhood and community. Properties in the Town of Petawawa are reviewed and considered for the Trillium Awards.

April Meeting - Jack van Gemeren
2025-04-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Petawawa Legion, 3583 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 2Y1, Canada
This occurs on the second Monday of each month from September through May. Includes a speaker on various topics, discussion/question period, possibly raffles, door prizes and more.

SPEAKERJack van GemerenTOPICSeed StartingDESCRIPTIONJoin us for an insightful presentation by our own Jack Van Gemeren on Seed Starting! As we prepare for the upcoming growing season, Jack will share expert tips on how to successfully start your seeds, ensuring strong, healthy plants for your garden. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned grower, this is a great opportunity to learn and ask questions. Don’t miss it!

Participation cost is $5.00 for non-members or click the link below to join and enjoy all meetings and events throughout the year for $10 (individual) or $15 (family).

Become a member of the Petawawa Horticultural Society. click the link below and join.

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March Meeting - Akos Asare of Re.Planted Farms
2025-03-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Petawawa Legion, 3583 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 2Y1, Canada
This occurs on the second Monday of each month from September through May. Includes a speaker on various topics, discussion/question period, possibly raffles, door prizes and more.

SPEAKERAkos Asare (Re.Planted Farms)TOPICWhat can you do with Weeds in your backyard and are they edible?DESCRIPTIONAkos 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?

Participation cost is $5.00 for non-members or click the link below to join and enjoy all meetings and events throughout the year for $10 (individual) or $15 (family).

If you would like to participate but are not yet a member of the Petawawa Horticultural Society, you can join below.

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February Meeting - Garden Myths by Robert Pavlis
2025-02-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Petawawa Legion, 3583 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 2Y1, Canada
SPEAKERRobert Pavlis (GardenMyths.com)TOPICGarden Myths – Explained or DebunkedDESCRIPTIONRobert 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.

Participation cost is $5.00 for non-members or click the link below to join and enjoy all meetings and events throughout the year for $10 (individual) or $15 (family).

If you would like to participate but are not yet a member of the Petawawa Horticultural Society, you can join below.

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January Meeting - Master Gardeners of Ontario
2025-01-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Petawawa Legion, 3583 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 2Y1, Canada
MEMBERS ONLY EVENT

This occurs on the second Monday of each month from September through May. Includes a speaker on various topics, discussion/question period, possibly raffles, door prizes and more.

SPEAKERRebecca Last-Guenette (Master Gardener)TOPICMaster Gardeners Program and How to Get InvolvedDESCRIPTIONRebecca 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.

If you would like to participate but are not yet a member of the Petawawa Horticultural Society, you can join below.

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Holiday Celebration
2024-12-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Petawawa Legion, 3583 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 2Y1, Canada
MEMBERS ONLY EVENT

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 December 1, 2025.

If you would like to participate in the Holiday Celebrations but are not yet a member of the Petawawa Horticultural Society, you can join below.

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September Monthly Meeting
2024-09-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Petawawa Civic Center (Rotary Room), 16 Civic Centre Rd, Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 3H5, Canada
This occurs on the second Monday of each month from September through May. Includes a speaker on various topics, discussion/question period, possibly raffles, door prizes and more.

SPEAKERTheresa Airdrie, Claire Hawke, Nina WhitmanTOPICUpcoming Garden ActivitiesDESCRIPTIONThe PHS is undertaking some clean-up and management of some of the gardens around town. Learn what we have, and what our plans are for some exciting future landscaping plans within Petawawa. Find out what opportunities there are for you to participate.

Participation cost is $5.00 for non-members or click the link below to join and enjoy all meetings and events throughout the year for $10 (individual) or $15 (family).

If you would like to participate but are not yet a member of the Petawawa Horticultural Society, you can join below.

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Fall Plant Sale
2024-09-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Petawawa Container Market, Volunteer Way / Civic Center Rd, Petawawa, Ontario, Canada
GOT PLANTS? WANT PLANTS?

Come see us for a great selection of plants and friendly, knowledgeable advice at the Petawawa Horticultural Society fall plant sale.

If you have plants you are dividing this fall, we will happily take donations for the sale

All plant sales are by donation only.

Cash

e-transfer to petawawahortpay@gmail.com

debit card (sorry, no credit cards accepted)

May Monthly Meeting
2024-05-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Petawawa Civic Center (Rotary Room), 16 Civic Centre Rd, Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 3H5, Canada
This occurs on the second Monday of each month from September through May. Includes a speaker on various topics, discussion/question period, possibly raffles, door prizes and more.

SPEAKERVirginia SmithTOPICEmbracing BiodiversityDESCRIPTIONPlant biodiversity is important for maintaining a healthy ecosystem that can support a wide variety of wildlife and Virginia will share her knowledge on how to achieve this.

Participation cost is $5.00 for non-members or click the link below to join and enjoy all meetings and events throughout the year for $10 (individual) or $15 (family).

If you would like to participate but are not yet a member of the Petawawa Horticultural Society, you can join below.

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Petawawa Showcase
2024-04-26 11:00 - 2024-04-28 14:00 | Petawawa Civic Center, 16 Civic Centre Rd, Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 3H5, Canada
Be sure to come by and say ‘hi’ to us at the Petawawa Showcase. If you are a member and would like to volunteer a couple hours of your time, please let us know at petawawahorticulture@gmail.com. For more details about the show, visit the link below.

The event is free to enter and has free parking.

Earth Day Celebration
2024-04-21 23:00 - 2024-04-22 22:59 | Ontario
Join us for a celebration of nature’s beautiful diversity & spread an environmental message on Earth Day.

2024 OHA District 2 Photo Competition
2024-03-14 23:00 - 2024-03-15 22:59 | Ontario
The District 2 Photo Competition is back in 2024 but take your photos now! The submission deadline for digital photos is March 15, 2024. Here are the classes:

Class 1: First Signs of a Spring Garden – a photo of a mass of spring flowers with more than 2 colors. Can be in your own garden or a public garden.

Class 2: Rock Garden – a photo of a rugged rock garden showing different textures and heights. Can be in a private or public garden or alongside of a natural pond or lake or along the roadside or a hiking trail.

Class 3: Close-up of an Insect on a Flower – a photo of an outdoor flower with a visible insect of any kind. Must be an outside plant, not an indoor plant.

Class 4: A Fruit Tree, Bush, Vine or Patch with Blossoms – a photo of a fruit tree, bush, vine or patch in full bloom. Can also be a closeup of the blossom itself. In a public or a private garden. Examples could include Apple, Pear, Cherry, Strawberry, Raspberry, Blueberry, Grapes, or Plum

Class 5: A Magnolia Tree in Full Bloom – a photo showing the beautiful blooms of a magnolia. Can be in a private or public garden.

Class 6: A Clump of Birch – a photo of more than one birch tree showing its white bark beauty.

Click here for full details on how to enter

2023 Contest Winning Photos by our very own, Jack Van Gemeren

2025 Calendar Photo Contest
2024-03-08 23:00 - 2024-09-08 22:59 | Ontario
Photo by Jack van Gemeren

From now through August 31, 2024, we will be accepting photo submissions from members for inclusion in our 2025 calendar. They will be judged by the executive in September and the winners announced shortly thereafter. The winners will have their photo posted in one of the 12 months as it corresponds to the season and have bragging rights, so be sure to capture for the entire year. We anticipate that the calendar will be available at the AGM in November.

CLASSES

Maximum 2 submissions per class

We need pictures to cover every month so that each is represented with beauty, therefore we have created the following four classes to hopefully ensure a broad representation. We have provided suggestions to give you an idea of what we would like to see however, it is not an exhaustive list, so use your imagination but be sure that each one embodies the sense of the season and most of all, have fun.

Class 1: Spring. Showing the renewal of the year with spring buds, early flowering plants, burgeoning blossoms, early morning dew or mist off the river

Class 2: Summer. so many options with sunny blue skies or cool woodlands where growth and colour abounds

Class 3: Fall. gorgeous fall colours and crispness of the air, falling leaves and scurrying critters among the brush

Class 4: Winter. what better to show winter than with snowy trees, winter trails and sleeping gardens

RULES

Must be submitted by a Petawawa Horticultural Member in good standing

no more than two submissions for each category

must have been taken by you within Renfrew County

must contain more than 70% horticultural content (nature, plants, trees, flowers, etc.)

must not contain people in the photo

must not have any text embedded on the photo

must be at least 1MB in size and preferably 2MB to 4MB (for better exposure, clarity, focus, and resolution)

must be in .jpg or .jpeg format

Rename all photos to YourName_Class# (i.e. – JohnDoe_Class1)

All entriesby digital submission as attachments ONLY to phsphotochallenge@gmail.com and

the subject of the email is to be 2025 Calendar Photo Contest.

Any submissions that do not follow the above rules will be disqualified.

Seedy Sunday
2024-03-03 09:00 - 14:00 | Rankin Center, 20 Rankin Rink Rd, Pembroke, ON, K8A 6W4, Canada
17th Annual Ottawa Valley Seedy Sunday. The Petawawa Horticultural Society will have a booth there, so please email petawawahorticulture@gmail.com if you are interested in participating as a member otherwise, hopefully we will see you there.

The heart of a Seedy Sunday event is the swapping and sale of seeds of landraces, folk varieties, farmer varieties and heritage seed. Sharing information about the social, cultural and culinary aspects of the seed is an important part of heritage seed saving around the world.

The Seedy Sunday event is completely full with vendors! It’s a packed house! In addition to 35 artisans, vendors (including the Petawawa Horticultural Society) and local farmers, there will be:

Ø Silent Auction fundraising for Seeds of Diversity

Ø Children’s table

Ø Soundwaves’, Steven O’Brien, local music performer

Ø Lunch offered by Griffith Farms

KNOWLEDGE SHARING VIA GUEST SPEAKERS AND FILMS

National Farmers Union (NFU)hosting 3 films about farmingalso offering local food sampling from the local food provided by the Ottawa Valley Food Co-Operative (OVFC)Robbie AndermanLocal Trees and Vitamin CAnn Pohlfrom the Council of Canadians which is a Canadian non-profit organization that advocates for clean water, fair trade, green energy, public health care, and democracy.Gerry BakerVermi-culture

December Holiday Dinner
2023-12-11 05:00 - 20:00 | Petawawa Legion, 3583 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 2Y1, Canada
2023/24 MEMBERS ONLY EVENT

Come join us for the PHS holiday dinner.

Cost : $20 / person

RSVP via email to petawawahorticulture@gmail.com by November 30th

Payment required at time of sign-up : e-transfer to petawawahortpay@gmail.com

If you would like to participate but are not yet a member of the Petawawa Horticultural Society, you can join below.

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Executive Meeting
2023-10-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Ontario
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ONLY

Agenda will be added to the executive > secretary forums

Canadensis Garden Fall Celebration
2023-10-01 09:00 - 15:00 | Canadensis Garden Experimental Farm, Experimental Farm, Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ottawa, K2C 3K1, Canada
Botanical-Themed art expo and sale

Children’s Activities

Garden-Themed Activities and Exhibits

Executive Meeting
2023-09-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Petawawa Legion, 3583 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario, K8H 2Y1, Canada

Seedy Sunday
2023-03-17 23:00 - 2023-03-18 22:59 | Ontario
There was once a farmer who grew excellent quality corn. Every year he won the award for the best corn. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seeds with his neighbors.

“How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.

“Why sir,” said the farmer, “Don’t you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.”

The PHS participates in the Seedy Sunday event hosted in the Ottawa Valley each year. Members are encouraged to participate at the booth but all public are welcome. History The heart of a Seedy Sunday or Seedy Saturday event is the swapping and sale of seeds of landraces, folk varieties, farmer varieties and heritage seed. Sharing information about the social, cultural and culinary aspects of the seed is an important part of heritage seed saving around the world. Read more about the history of Seedy Saturday/Sunday here. Join the Facebook page for the Ottawa Valley Seedy Sunday

November Monthly Meeting
2022-11-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Ontario
MEMBERS ONLY EVENT

This typically occurs on the second Monday of each month from September through May. However for November, we have our AGM instead of the regular monthly meeting.

If you would like to participate but are not yet a member of the Petawawa Horticultural Society, you can join below.

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