The red rose is our Society's flower

  Welcome to the . . .  Sault Ste. Marie

      Horticultural Society

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About Us

Membership Community Initiatives Fundraising Allard Street

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doors open at 7:00 pm. Meetings will begin sharply at 7:30 pm, followed by a speaker's presentation at the United Baptist Church at 41 Malabar Drive, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Click here for a map to the United Baptist Church (provided by MapQuest®)

  January 9         Annual Meeting

Installation of Board; Book exchange, Budget Presentation

Speaker: Susan Richards - Attracting Birds & Butterflies

  February 6       HEALING HERBS

Speaker: Mary Wieja from Tamarack Health Foods & Gifts

    
  March 3            Seedy Saturday   -  Sault College of Applied Arts &
                             Technology  -  Co-hosted by Clean North, Seeds of Diversity,

Sault Horticultural Society & Sault College   10 am - 3 pm

Location: “M” Wing (new entrance)

Workshops, bring/buy seeds, vendors

Contact Suzanne Hanna : 759-2893

 

  March 5           TOMATOES! TOMATOES! TOMATOES!

Speakers: Shirley & Don Kent

 

  March 10        District #13 Advisory council Meeting    

10 am – 3 pm at the Blind River Marina  (17th for poor weather)

Lunch provided $7.00        Contact Suzanne 759-2893

 
  April 2         
INVASIVE WATER/PLANT SPECIES 

Speaker: Margaret Carruthers

 

  May 5             District #13 ANNUAL GENERAL Meeting     

St. Antoine, Noelville ON

9 – 3 pm;  $20 / person

 
  May 7              canal greenhouse presentation 

& PLANT SALE PLANNING MEETING

By Veronica Bahun

Spring Flower Show at Meeting (41 Malabar Drive)

 

  May 12 – 13     Allard Street Community Garden Facelift!

105 Allard St., 9 am-3 pm; lunch provided

Members needed to identify and replant perennials.    All members welcome!

 

  May 19           Annual Plant Sale 9 am - 12 Noon sharp!  Saturday

United Baptist Church,  41 Malabar Drive

Contact Rita 942-3862

 

  May 26           2011 Gardening Festival 9:30 am -  4 pm

Downtown Market Square, Sudbury

Contact: Wayne Hugli at 705-693-2476

 
  June 4           SALVE-MAKING with MEDICINAL HERBS

DEMONSTRATION  - by Suzanne Hanna

Spring Flower Show at meeting

 

  June 16          JUDGING UPDATE 

Location: Spanish, Canadian Legion

Call Ruth for more info at 705-869-8426

 

  July 23           2012 ALLARD STREET 10TH ANNIVERSARY

Celebrate at the Allard Street Community Garden at

105 Allard St.    Call Suzanne for more info: 759-2893

 

  July 9            ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR  

Be at church parking lot for 5:30 pm. Departure at 6 pm. 

Tickets purchased in advance; Refreshments

For more info call Lorraine at 705-759-4676

 

  July 28          annual flower and Vegetable Show  Details

Theme: "Let’s Celebrate!"
Station Mall – tba

Entries accepted: Sat. July 28th from 7 am - 9:30 am deadline!

Design & houseplant entries accepted Fri. July 27, 7 - 8 p.m.

Judging: Sat. 10:30 am - 12 noon 

Open for public viewing from noon to 4 pm.  No Charge!

 

  August 6        Garden Party AT THE CANAL  - 5:30 p.m.

First the Potluck Dinner - then a walking tour on Whitefish Island

              – bring your cameras and binoculars

Location:  Sault Ste. Marie Canal – Canal Drive at the Superintendent’s House  
Bring something to share for the meal and a lawn chair!

 

  Aug. 17-19     ONTARIO HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION 106TH CONVENTION

Niagara College, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON     

Theme:  “Gardening Then and Now 1812 - 2012”

                                              www.d9.gardenontario.org

  Sept. 10          HARVEST SUPPER Pot Luck - United Baptist Church

Doors open at 6 p.m.  Potluck Dinner starts 6:30 pm.

Seed Saving Presentation with Tom Noland
Flower Show Awards; Plant & Seed Exchange

 

  October 1       SOAP-MAKING WITH BOTANICALS

Speaker: Doreen Fish from Smiling Fish Soap Company

Photography competition Q & A

 

  October 27     District #13  ADVISOrY COUNCIL MEETING

10 am - 3 pm at the Blind River Marina

Lunch provided for $7.00;        Contact Suzanne 759-2893

 

  November 5    LOCAL PLANT LIFE  -  Speaker: Sue Meades

Election of Officers

Photography competition entries due tonight

 

  December 3    Annual Christmas Party & Social

Dinner at 6:30 pm; Location and details TBA

Photography Exhibit, categories and winners

 

The Executive

 

      NEWS IN BLOOM

Newsletters  &

  Tidbits

 

Garden Tours

 

Flower Show Winners

     2008  2009  2010

  

  

What’s New?

    

   Our Cookbook - see What's New?

Contact Us:

 

Rita West, President

 Email: kry2ky@shaw.ca

 Suzanne Hanna, Contributing Editor, Board

 Email: wildgardener@shaw.ca

 Suzanne Hanna, Membership Convener

 Email: wildgardener@shaw.ca705-759-2893)mmm

      SSM Horticultural Society Mailing Address:

      306 Northern Avenue East, P.O. Box 21096

      Zellers   Northern Postal Outlet

      Sault Ste. Marie, ON   P6B 6H3

 

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When things go wrong in the garden . .

New  Plants

The Garden Fairy Answers All!

The President's Desk 

 Membership Update:

 

NOTE: Please keep Suzanne up to date regarding any changes in address, telephone number or email address to ensure that you receive our mailings. If you know of someone who is thinking of joining our Society, please refer them to Suzanne Hanna, our Membership Chair.

 

Suzanne is available at our monthly meetings and can be reached at 759-2893.

 

For the cost of a $15 membership, members will be enrolled in our Discount Program which offers considerable savings on garden-related items and services. They will also receive 8 issues of News in Bloom and the annual Report.

 O.H.A. Report