Welcome to the Creemore web site
Welcome to Creemore, the Village with a Heart, nestled in the beautiful Purple Hills. The Creemore Horticultural Society was founded in 1921 and has been active ever since. Our motto has not changed during the years, we still strive to keep Creemore beautiful and every year the results of our hard work is evident in the Horticultural Park. We are also the proud recipients of a bronze work by well known sculptor, Ralph Hicks. The bronze depicts five children in various stages of "dress-up" cavorting around a beautiful fountain. This fountain complements the Station on the Green and the beautiful park. Please join us at one of our meetings. We have guest speakers, we have wonderful goodies; in general we are an interesting group who welcome everyone. We meet the third Wednesday of every month, except July and August. We meet at St. Luke's Anglican Church Hall, 22 Caroline St. West, Creemore. Call our President at 705-466-6122 for more information.
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
My Favourite Tool and How to Use It, Part II and Best Gardening Success Story (or not) - bring one of your favourite tools and tell us why and share a story or two.
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
Pruning Trees and Shrubs - Julie Bigham of Triple J Farms will speak on how and when to prune.
Wednesday, 17 March 2010 - a guest speaker will discuss how to grow sprouts in soil rather than growing them in water in mason jars! We will also be celebrating St. Patrick's Day with quizes, best hat and lots of food "wearing the green".
Saturday 17 April and Sunday April 18, 2010 - Home and Garden Show, Creemore Arena. We will have a booth set up and members will be happy to answer gardening questions of any kind. There will be a raffle and a learn to grow area for the young.
Wednesday, 21 April 2010 - Brent Preston of the New Farm will give a presentation on organic vegetable growing. The New Farm is a local organic vegetable growing enterprize near Creemore.
Wednesday, 12 May 2010 - District 16 Annual General Meeting hosted by the Barrie Garden Club, Tangle Creek Golf Club, Thornton, On. Guest speakers are Scott Martin on native plants and Peter Kevan on native bees. All are welcome.
Wednesday, 19 May 2010 - Green Roofs and Living Walls with guest speaker Beth Anne Currie of Gardens in the Sky. Not enough space in your present garden, want to try something different - well this is for you. Come and join us to find out how to do this.
Saturday, 5 June 2010 - Our Hort Society's annual plant sale at St. John's United Church, Creemore. Sale starts at 8:30 a.m. sharp. There will be many unusual plants from our society members on sale.
Wednesday, 16 June 2010 - Carol Dunk, a master gardener from the Simcoe County Master Gardeners will be presenting on `Wayside Gardening`. Carol is a dynamic speaker and is a font of interesting and unusual gardening information.
Saturday, 26 June 2010 - The Purple Hills Arts and Hertiage Society are having a garden tour. There will be nine gardens, five in Creemore and four in the surrounding area. The tour starts at 10 a.m. and it is self-directed.
Saturday, 31 July 2010 - Our Society`s Annual Flower Show will be held at the Station on the Green in Creemore. The doors open at 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. The Cubs and Beavers will be showing the sunflowers and spider plants they have been nursing since April. There will also be a section for children and youth who can enter plants.
Friday, 13 August and Saturday, 14 August 2010 - The OHA Annual Convetion at Georgian College, Barrie, On. The Theme is Everything Old is New Again. For more information visit www.gardenontario.org
Wednesday, 18 August 2010 Our Annual Potluck Picnic will be held at the Nottawasaga Day Lily Farm, just south of Creemore. The hosts will be Julie and Tom Wilson who will give a guided tour of their nursery at 5 p.m. before we sit down to enjoy the bounty of all that wonderful food.
Wednesday, 15 September 2010 - Our annual fall flower and vegetable show will be held at St. Luke`s Anglican Church Hall. Entries will be received from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Judging commences at 6 p.m. There will also be a general meeting with Brent Preston from the New Farm who will speak on harvesting vegetables.
Wednesday, 20 October 2010 - Viisitor's Night - guests from other local horticultural societies will join us. The topic for the evening is Perennial Borders with guest speaker, Lorraine Roberts of Plant Paradise, a well-known garden centre.
Saturday, 23 October 2010 - District 16 OHA Fall Seminar at the Stayner Community Centre. This seminar will be hosted by Brentwood, Creemore and Stayner Horticultural Societies. Watch the OHA website for further information.
Wednesday, 17 November 2010 - Our Annual General Meeting with election of new officers of the board. This will also be a fun evening with a plant trivia quiz and lots of social time.
Wednesday, 15 December 2010 - Christmas Potluck for members and spouses only. There may be some surprises too!
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