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, helping to maintain the Round Garden For The Blind, helping with the restoration of the Inge Va garden, 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.
Next meeting: May 13th
Speaker: Paul Fritz
Topic: Hardy Roses
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