Petawawa Horticultural Society

Petawawa Showcase
2024-04-26 11:00 - 2024-04-28 14:00 (America/New_York) | 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
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
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
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
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
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
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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