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Upcoming Events

23 Jul 2023;
11:00AM - 04:30PM
ORG&HPS garden tour
10 Sep 2023;
01:00PM - 04:00PM
September meeting: Paul Spriggs on troughs and crevice gardens; Plant and Book Sale
15 Oct 2023;
01:00PM - 04:30PM
October meeting: Anne Spiegel on her NY state garden
12 Nov 2023;
01:00PM - 04:30PM
November meeting: Oron Peri from Israel; Topic TBD

What's New!

  • Virginia Hildebrandt May 2023 Plant sale
  • Recalcitrant/Hydrophilic Seed Exchange for Members
  • Members' Handbook replaced by Directories
  • Peter Keeping's Clematis List 2023
  • NARGS Annual Conference and AGM June 8-11, 2023

Plant of the Month

Leucojum vernum flowers closeup

Arisaema ringens

Toronto Botanical Gardens

Our in person meeting are held at the TBG

Speakers

Elisabeth Zander

Bio:  While working in the propagation department at White Flower Farm in the mid 80’s, Elisabeth was introduced to the wonders of rock
gardening by some of the greats in the Connecticut chapter of NARGS.

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Geir Moen

Bio:   Geir Moen lives about 70 km northeast of Oslo, Norway. He has been passionate about plants from his childhood when his grandmother taught him how to sow and grow annuals.

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Ger van den Beuken

Bio:  Ger runs a small nursery, specializing rare alpines in the Netherlands. His interest in alpines started about 35 years ago, during his first treks in the mountains.

Read more: Ger van den Beuken

Harry Jans

Harry Jans has been employed since 1982 by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment as an expert on Winter Maintenance.

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Ian Young

Ian Young has had a lifelong interest in plants and, along with his wife Margaret, has developed a well-stocked garden in Aberdeen. Over more than forty years the

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Inge Poot

As she describes it, Inge Poot has been gardening all her life. Since her marriage 55 years ago to Peter, her life has revolved around orchids.

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Jamie Ellison

Jamie Ellison instructs in the Landscape Horticulture Technology Program at the Nova Scotia Community College, Kingstec Campus in Kentville, NS.

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Jay Akerley

Jay Akerley is a rock and alpine gardening enthusiast with gardens in both Greater Vancouver and high on the Thompson Plateau in BC's Interior.

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Jenny Wainwright-Klein

Jenny grew up in Zambia.She qualified as a horticulturist in South Africa and moved to the UK to work at Kew Garden.

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Jerry Kral

Bio:  Jerry and Karen Kral garden on an acre of land in Rochester, NY. Their garden, which is one of the most 'visited' in the area, includes a 12,000 square foot rock garden.

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Speaker List

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