Tag: horticultural society
Horticulturalists learn about organic farming at Starseed Acres
As spring slowly (very slowly) arrives in Bruce County, the local horticultural society looks forward to busy times planning, planting, weeding and learning. They were grateful Kevin Voisin of Starseed Acres was able to take time from his busy schedule April 16 to present an overview of his operation. Starseed Acres, located near Walkerton, is […]
Youth horticulture club launches season at botanical food gardens
The For Our Youth (FOY) club gathered on April 26 for a chilly but productive meeting at one of our favourite locations — the Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG). We saw some familiar faces at the March Break Ripley and District Horticultural Society meeting, but stormy winter weather prevented us from getting together in February, […]
Kincardine horticulturalists learn about plant photography at April meeting
The Kincardine Horticultural Society’s April speaker was Harriet Suter, who presented a slide show and commentary on the photographs she took and considered for entry into the Ontario Horticultural Association (OHA) district photo contest. She considered photographic principles such as the one-third/two-thirds rule, colour, lines for the eye to follow, mood, the story the photo […]
Ripley and District Horticulture Club ‘digs in’ for March meeting
Spring can’t come soon enough for members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) who met March 12 following cancelled meetings in both January and February. This was the traditional March Break meeting combining youth and adult members, visitors and guests for fun and education on the theme of “Digging in the Dirt.” In […]