Perth & District Horticultural Society
WELCOME TO THE PERTH AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY WEBSITE
We are a group that enjoys gardens and gardening. There is evidence of organised horticultural groups in Perth going back many years. Our current society was incorporated in 1984 and is a member of the Ontario Horticultural Society.
Our emblem is the Showy Lady Slipper Orchid, which is indigenous to Lanark County and blooms in profusion at the Purdon Conservation Area in early spring.
We meet to learn what grows best in the Perth area and share our knowledge about all aspects of gardening.
We bring in knowledgeable speakers who provide slide shows, demonstrations and information on their particular specialty.
Member benefits include: learning from expert speakers, regular informative newsletter, wholesale prices on spring bulbs, plant sales and exchanges, tours of local gardens. tours to nurseries and other places of horticultural interest, access to our gardening library, participation in flower shows, discounts at participating garden centres, the oppotunity to network with other gardeners, attending pot luck socials in July and December.
We are also involved in: promoting gardening in the community, planting and maintaining the Royal Canadian Legion's Cenotaph Garden, planting and maintaining the Flag Garden in the Perth Basin, planting and coordinating with the Town of Perth the Floating Gardens in the Little Tay River, helping with the restoration of the Inge Va garden, and youth programs at local schools.
We meet in the library at the Perth & District Collegiate Institute on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm, except July and December,
If you have any interest in learning more about our group then please come to one of our regular monthly meetings as a guest Should you then wish to join our group the membership fee is just $10.00 per year.
NOTE: Tuesday November 10 Meeting is Cancelled
The Upper Canada District School Board has cancelled all community uses of schools until further notice. As a result the November 10 meeting of the Perth and District Society has been cancelled.
On December 4 the society has it's Annual General Meeting and Christmas Social at the Perth Legion.
Our new website is growing .... visit us again soon!
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