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OHA 101st Convention - Owen Sound, August 2007
Keeping Ontario Beautiful: Visions of our Future
District 8 invited OHA delegates to the 2007 Convention, August 10th – 12th, 2007. District 8 consists of three spectacular counties…
• Grey - beautiful Naturally
• Bruce - Nature's Retreat
• Huron - Ontario's beautiful West Coast.
Delegates enjoyed kilometres of pristine shoreline, charming towns and villages, areas of rugged landscapes, abundant orchards, and clean flowing rivers.
The host city Owen Sound, iin the picturesque harbour on Georgian Bay, proved to be a relaxing venue for OHA delegates. The convention site overlooked the bay and beautiful community gardens. The Harry Lumley Community Complex, provided the facilities for a first rate convention. Right next door the Inn on the Bay, a Best Western Hotel offered a reduced rate to OHA delegates. These two sites together provided a convenient, efficient convention with the atmosphere of a weekend at the cottage.
The gardens of District 8 were outstanding. Public spaces, private town gardens and rural garden sites all met and exceeded expectations. All meals were based on the concept of The Hundred Mile Meal. All food served originated within a hundred mile radius of Owen Sound, supporting local farmers and food producers and avoiding the environmental impact of transporting food over a long distance. Coffee served was Fair Trade. All judged items from the many competitions were displayed in the same location.
The theme KEEPING ONTARIO BEAUTIFUL ... VISIONS OF OUR FUTURE focused on the challenges of our time to our personal lives, to the future viability of societies, and the strengthening of networks among organizations that share a common vision. As consumers and gardeners, we were made aware of changing conditions and choices for best practices to minimize our impact on available resources. Delegates were inspired to make choices to ensure a future that is healthy, enjoyable and sustainable.
We wish we could host all of you for a week or two. We have so much we'd like to show you. Maybe you'll come a few days early and linger a few days after! At the end of the convention, at the end of the day, we are sure you'll feel better for spending time in District 8. Alors, l'année prochaine, venez nous voir à Owen Sound. Venez participer et fêter avec nous!
Valerie Neal, Convention Coordinator
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District 2 and its 21 member societies with over 3000 members extended warm greetings to 550 delegates who attended the 100th Annual Ontario Horticultural Association Convention in Ottawa. The District Societies are Stittsville Goulbourn, West Carleton, Ottawa, Renfrew, Kemptville, Almonte, Beachburg, Carleton Place & District, Deep River, Eganville, Gloucester, Kanata-March, Madawaska Valley, Manotick, Nepean, Ottawa Valley Rock Garden, Pakenham, Pembroke, Perth & District, Petawawaand Smiths Falls. Click here to see photos from the Convention 2006
Convention Host: District 2 Director, Ken Fink
Plenary Speakers:
Andre Poliquin "Clematis"
Alexander Reford "Historical Gardens"
Mary Pratte "Peonies"
Denise Edwards "More Sticky Situations for Horticultural Societies"
Keynote Speaker:
Ed Lawrence
Seminars:
Brian Carson "My Luscious Lucretias - Poisonous Plants"
OVRGHS "Trough workshop"
Phillip Fry "Habitat Gardening"
Mary Young "Slide Competitions Viewing"
Mark Dallas "Hardy Roses"
Marc Ladouceur "Sub-tropical gardening"
Joanne Plummer "Flower Design"
Suzanne Patry "Perennials"
Paul Pospisil "Garlic"
Bus Tours:
Rideau Hall and Byward Market
Herb Garden in Almonte
Rideau Canal boat tour
Tour of Private Gardens
Experimental Farm
Shows:
The Association encouraged all affiliated societies and their members to participate in the competitions, which were part of the annual Convention. Full details on the various competitions were circulated in the Association's Winter Newsletter.
Design and Cultural Competition:
The cultural show was run by District 2 and was open to all Association members.
Convention Photographic Team:
Robin Woods, Laurie Graham, Angela Snowdon, and Jean Stalker.
District 18 and its 14 member societies extended warm greetings to 520 delegates who attended the 99th Annual Ontario Horticultural Association Convention in North Bay. The District Societies are Argyle, Baysville, Bracebridge, Callander, Gravenhurst, Huntsville, Mattawa, North Bay, Parry Sound & District, Powassan, Rosseau, Sprucedale & District, Sundridge and Whitestone & Area.
Convention Host: District 18 Director, Vickie Wiemer
Some Photos from the Convention
EVENTS
Plenary Session Speakers:
Denise Edwards "More Sticky Situations for Horticultural Societies"
David Hobson "A Look at the Lighter Side of Gardening"
Larry Hoffman "The Joys of Gardening: Gardening for Health and Wellness"
Keynote Speaker:
Bev Kingdon "The Naturalizing of Trumpeter Swans"
Seminars:
John Beaulieu – An Introduction to Gesneriads
Marjorie Bell – Flower Designing For Your Show
Ann Board – My Life with Honey Bees – a Passionate Journey
Bonnie Cappadocia – Organic Vegetable Gardening
Lorne Cutts – The Art of Bonsai
Linda Everly – Living Wreaths
Gerry Hogan – Photographing the Landscape and Garden
June Keevil – Best Kept Secrets of the Garden
Jim Merrick – Alpine Gardening
Audrey Morton & Geri Openshaw – Herbs: Growing, Harvesting and Using in the Kitchen
Fred Pinto – Gardening with Canadian Plants
John Tripp – What’s New in Horticulture for the Home Gardener
Adrian van der Bijl – The Low Down on Pruning
Rupert Weimer - Cactii & Succulents
Mary Young – Slide Competition
Computer Lab:
Mike Dunk, Brenda Heenan - Exploring the Gardenontario web site
Carol Dunk - Gardening on the Internet
Bus Tour #1:
The bus trip featured:
- A one hour walking tour of North Bay Heritage Gardener’s Waterfront Gardens. The group explored the beautiful gardens along the Waterfront path and learned the story of the North Bay Heritage Gardeners, a very enthusiastic and committed group of volunteer gardeners that have restored the neglected gardens.
- The Living Quilt Community Garden where the vision is to offer space for everyone to come and learn, create, garden and produce healthy food for themselves. Then they visited a series of garden areas planted and looked after by the seniors living in a Senior Citizens apartment building where any person living in the apartment has an opportunity to indulge in their love of gardening.
- A garden and home built on a piece of property that the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority had condemned as a building site. The house was designed to fit into the relatively small upper area without causing a problem to the bank and stream in the lower level.
Bus Tour #2
The tour visited six private gardens in North Bay:
- An organic garden built on several levels with vegetable, perennial, annual, scree and shade gardens and a gazebo – all surrounded by maple woods.
- An English Country style garden where the front yard is a collection of perennials and annuals surrounding a small pond and in the back, tumble stone walkways and patio area surround a modest in ground swimming pool and informal flower beds fill the surrounding space.
- The award winning best front yard garden in North Bay’s 2004 Communities in Bloom Front Yard Garden contest where the back is just as beautiful with perennials and annuals combined to provide colour all season long and rose standards are a highlight.
- A sunny garden which showcases 3 water features including a small waterfall and highlights both perennial and annual plants in 1, 2 or 3 tiered layouts.
- A garden featuring heuchera and daylilies where the gardener's passion for ironwork has created a unique garden.
- A low maintenance yard reflecting the beauty of our northern landscape where the pond features are predominant using local stone and driftwood but cultured plant materials, where the front and side yard show the enthusiasm of a novice plant collector and the back yard a more restrained blend of esthetically pleasing weeping trees, low bushes and seating areas.
Shows:
The Association encouraged all affiliated societies and their members to participate in the competitions, which were part of the annual Convention. Full details on the various competitions were circulated in the Association's Winter Newsletter.
Design and Cultural Competition:
The cultural show was run by District 18 and was open to all Association members.
OHA 98th Convention - London, August 2004 "The Garden Within"
Thames Valley District 10 and its 21 member societies extended warm greetings to 448 delegates who attended the 98th Annual Ontario Horticultural Association Convention in London. The District Societies are Dorchester, Dutton/Dunwich, Glencoe, Ingersoll, Kirkton, Lambeth, Listowel, London, London/Fanshawe, Parkhill, Port Burwell-Bayham, Rodney, St. Marys, St. Thomas, Stratford, Strathroy-Caradoc, Tavistock, Thorndale, Tillsonburg, West Lorne and Woodstock.
Convention Host: District 10 Director, Jim Mabee
EVENTS
Guest Speakers:
Margot Dargatz "The Wonderful World of Hostas"
Carol Dunk "Gardening Hints and Tricks"
Denise Edwards "Sticky Situations for Horticultural Societies"
Jack Kent "Daylilies"
Mae Leonard "Challenges Of An Eccentric Gardener"
Tony Manders, AIFD, CAFA "No Limits Within These Designs"
Henry Reimer "Water Gardening"
Mary Young "Award Winning Association Slides"
Keynote Speaker:
Paul Zammit "The Garden Within: A Personal Space and A Sanctuary for the Soul"
Bus Tour #1:
Friday, August 13 and Saturday, August 14
This tour visited Lambeth's 'Rosebank' where the front garden was transformed into a show-stopping garden with a formal design. More than 400 roses of every shape and size, as well as perennials, adorned the back yard in a Celtic Cross design. From there we traveled to Byron to another private garden to enjoy their back garden where the homeowners converted a steep grade to an outstanding display of shrubbery and a variety of unique perennials and roses. Then we travelled back into the heart of the city to Eldon House – the oldest surviving mansion – where we enjoyed the 19th century gardens and tea or lemonade and scones.
Bus Tour #2
Friday, August 13 and Saturday, August 14 from 1:15 to 4:30 p.m.
The bus went to Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, where we enjoyed a guided tour of this magnificent estate that was filled with the charm of an English country manor. There was so much to enjoy – the sunken gardens, herbaceous borders filled with ornamental grasses, herbs and foliage plants, shade woodland garden , the courtyard pool with its stimulating and cascading fountain. While we were there, we also enjoyed a refreshing and delightful treat. Next we travelled to The Garden Patch - a garden centre where we viewed and some purchased many, many varieties of unique garden and lawn ornaments and a vast array of different plants, both annual and perennial.
Shows:
The Association encouraged all affiliated societies and their members to participate in the competitions, which were part of the annual Convention. Full details on the various competitions were circulated in the Association's Winter Newsletter.
Design and Cultural Competition:
The cultural show was run by Thames Valley District 10 and was open to all Association members.
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