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Upcoming Events

14 Dec 2025;
01:00PM - 05:00PM
December meeting with Garry Edwards presenting Meadow View Gardens - The Story
11 Jan 2026;
01:00PM - 05:00PM
January 2026 Meeting with Ben O'Brien presenting Growing in Grit
08 Feb 2026;
01:00PM - 05:00PM
February meeting with Don Hyatt presenting Chasing the Bloom in the Southern Appalachians

What's New!

  • 2026 Meeting Dates
  • Arie Vanspronsen: Alpine-related Books for Sale
  • New menu option "ORG&HPS Donations"

Plant of the Month

 

Pinus Angel Falls

Pinus strobus ‘Angel Falls’

 

 

Toronto Botanical Garden

Our in-person meetings are held at the TBG.

Panayoti Kelaidis

Panayoti Kelaidis is a plant explorer, gardener and public garden administrator associated with Denver Botanic Gardens where he is now Senior Curator and Director of Outreach.

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Garry Edwards

50 years in the Horticultural Industry!
Garry has been gardening since he was 8 years old with the guidance of his grandad and dad who were both great gardeners.

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Ben O'Brien

Ben O’Brien is a gardener, landscape designer, and the owner of Wild by Design. He creates artfully crafted, richly planted, and lovingly tended naturalistic gardens inspired by the landscape of Prince Edward County in Ontario, where he lives and works.

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Speaker List

  • Anna Leggatt
  • Anne Spiegel
  • Barbara Cooper & Bella Seiden
  • Ben O'Brien
  • Bill McNamara
  • Carole and Ian Bainbridge
  • Chris Gardner
  • Cliff Booker
  • Colleen Cirillo
  • Connor Smith
  • Darren Heimbecker
  • David Sellars
  • Deborah Hardwick
  • Elisabeth Zander
  • Garry Edwards
  • Geir Moen
  • Ger van den Beuken
  • Harry Jans
  • Ian Young
  • Inge Poot
  • James Eckenwalder
  • Jamie Ellison
  • Jay Akerley
  • Jenny Wainwright-Klein
  • Jerry Kral
  • Jim Jermyn
  • Jiri Papousek
  • John Lonsdale
  • John Mitchell
  • Julia Corden
  • Kenton Seth
  • Kevin Kavanagh
  • Laura Caddy
  • Laura Grant
  • Lisa Roper
  • Liz Knowles
  • Malcolm McGregor
  • Marilyn Cornwell
  • Marion Jarvie
  • Martin Galloway
  • Martin Hajman
  • Matt Mattus
  • Mike Bone
  • Miriam Goldberger
  • Nick Courtens
  • Oron Peri
  • Panayoti Kelaidis
  • Paul Spriggs
  • Paul Zammit
  • Peter Korn
  • Peter Zale
  • René Giguère
  • Robert Pavlis
  • Sean James
  • Sharon and John Bowler
  • Susan Chater
  • Todd Boland
  • Tom Freeth
  • Tony Reznicek
  • Virginia Hildebrandt
  • Wolfegang Bonham
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