We welcome both members and non-members to attend our meetings and other events listed below. All events involve learning about some aspect of gardening, floral design, nature, or environmental issues, and most importantly: socializing and having fun!
Here are a few important pieces of information for recurring events:
Members’ Monthly Meetings: Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month from September to June at the Burlington Seniors Centre (rooms 3-4), 2285 New St., Burlington (corner of New and Drury Lane). Please see map below. February’s meeting is the exception since it is via zoom. Members will automatically receive the zoom link by email. Guests: Please email burlhortsoc@gmail.com for the zoom link.
From 6:30-7:00 pm is our social time: giving our members and guests time to have a coffee/tea and a baked treat as well as buy tickets to our in-house raffle draw (fundraiser). We also have an information table for attendees to browse.
From 7:00 pm onwards our formal meeting begins: first with announcements by the President and followed by our guest speaker. Afterwards there is a “question and answer” period. The meeting concludes by 9 pm but not before picking the winning tickets for our draw prizes.
Guests are welcome to attend a meeting before membership is required.
Executive Meetings: These meetings via zoom deal with the administration of the Society. Since the Society is run only by volunteers (no paid staff), it is important that all members become involved in helping to run the Society. All members are welcome to attend these meetings held on the third Wednesday of the month from September to June. Please email burlhortsoc@gmail.com for the zoom link.
Workshops: Various workshops are offered throughout the year, and usually involve a fee to pay for materials, rental of room, and instructor honorarium. Locations, times, length of workshop varies. Please see details for each specific workshop.
Plant sale: details will be posted. Please come out and support our major fundraising event of the year!
District 6 and Ontario Horticultural Association (OHA) Events: As part of our regional group (District 6) and the provincial Ontario Horticultural Association, members are also encouraged to attend these out-of-town events.
Important Dates for 2025
Please check back often for additional events and details
January 8, Wednesday – Members’ Monthly Meeting
Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Annual General Meeting followed by Guest speaker – Catherine McGill: “Senior gardening- the ground is getting lower”
January 15, Wednesday – Executive Meeting (zoom)
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
February 12, Wednesday – Members’ Monthly Meeting (zoom)
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
Anna Leggatt: “Vegetable gardening in containers”
February 19, Wednesday – Executive Meeting (zoom)
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
March 12, Wednesday – Members’ Monthly Meeting
Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Sean James: “An appetite for gardening- incorporating edibles”
March 19, Wednesday – Executive Meeting (zoom)
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
April 9, Wednesday – Members’ Monthly Meeting
Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Shaun Booth: “Managing invasive species in the garden”
April 12, Saturday – District 6 AGM and Workshop
Time: 10:00 am-3:00 pm; Location: Georgetown; Cost: $25, please see attached poster for details
Optional Hypertufa Planter Workshop after AGM – please email for details.
April 13, Sunday – Fresh Floral Spring Centrepiece Workshop
Time: 3:00-5:00 pm; Location: Tansley Woods Community Centre; Cost: $67. Please see attached poster for details.
Registration is open until April 1
April 16, Wednesday – Executive Meeting (zoom)
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
May 14, Wednesday – Members’ Monthly Meeting
Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Flower Show Entries Competition
David Wood:” Attracting birds to your garden”
May 21, Wednesday – Executive Meeting (zoom)
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
May 24, Saturday – Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser
Time: 9:00-1:00 pm.
Perennials and annuals including native and pollinator plants as well as vegetables and herbs. There will also be some gardening-related items for sale. Cash and e-transfer accepted (no credit cards).
Location: North Burlington Baptist Church (Parking and entrance at back of Church), 1377 Walkers Line (corner of Forest Run Ave), Burlington, Ontario, L7M 0Z1
June 8, Sunday – Miniature Workshop (OJES Floral Design)
Time: 1:00-4:00 pm
Location: Burlington Seniors Centre; Cost: $20. Members only. Further details to follow
June 11, Wednesday – Members’ Monthly Meeting
Time: 6:30-9:00pm;
Flower Show Entries Competition; Strawberry Social hosted by our Society
Rob and Christine Croley: “Urban Homesteading, not just hippies with cell phones”
June 18, Wednesday – Executive Meeting (zoom)
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
July 19, Saturday – Ontario Horticultural Association’s Annual General Meeting (zoom)
August
Member Barbeque and Potluck Social – Details to be confirmed
September 10, Wednesday – Members’ Monthly Meeting
Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Flower Show Entries Competition
David Stotesbury: “The history of beekeeping and mead making and its relationship to Burlington’s history”
September 17, Wednesday – Executive Meeting (zoom)
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
October 8, Wednesday – Members’ Monthly Meeting
Time: 6:30-9:00pm; Pie Fest hosted by our Society
Ryan Vieira: “Composting with worms”
October 15, Wednesday – Executive Meeting (zoom)
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
October – Fresh Floral Fall Centrepiece Workshop
Fee and details to be confirmed
November 12, Wednesday – Members’ Monthly Meeting
Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Speaker and topic to be announced
November 19, Wednesday – Executive Meeting (zoom)
Time: 7:00-9:00pm
December – Fresh Floral Holiday Centrepiece Workshop
Fee and details to be confirmed
December 10, Wednesday – Members’ Monthly Meeting
Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Potluck dinner followed by Annual General Meeting
December 17, Wednesday – Executive Meeting (zoom):
Time: 7:00-9:00pm