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Upcoming Events

19 Feb 2023;
01:00PM - 04:00PM
February In Person and Zoom Meeting featuring Barbara Cooper & Bella Seiden: Flora of the Turkish Silk Road
12 Mar 2023;
01:00PM - 04:00PM
March Meeting featuring Susan Chater: Botanizing in New Zealand
16 Apr 2023;
01:00PM - 04:00PM
April Meeting Featuring Carole and Ian Bainbridge: A Garden from Scratch - The Development of our Galloway Garden since 2010

What's New!

  • Toronto Botanical Garden: Get the Jump on Spring and Seedy Saturday
  • Public Clematis Webinar Feb 1, 2023
  • NARGS Annual Conference and AGM June 8-11, 2023
  • NARGS Rocks: Small Woodies Conference - January 14, 2023
  • Alpine Garden Society Zoom Lectures Open to Non-members

Plant of the Month

Helleborus_niger_Praecox

Pinus contorta var. latifolia
‘Chief Joseph’

Toronto Botanical Gardens

Our in person meeting are held at the TBG

Speakers

Paul Spriggs

Paul Spriggs has been rock gardening for roughly 22 years and building crevice gardens for about 15 years. 

Read more: Paul Spriggs

Paul Zammit

Bio:  Paul Zammit, a graduate of the University of Guelph, is the Nancy Eaton Director of Horticulture at the Toronto Botanical Garden.

Read more: Paul Zammit

Peter Korn

Web Site:  http://www.peterkornstradgard.se

Bio:  Peter Korn is a noted Swedish horticulturalist and author. His specialty is natural looking landscapes.

Read more: Peter Korn

Peter Zale

Peter Zale, Ph.D holds a Master’s degree and Ph.D in plant breeding and genetics (2009, 2014) from The Ohio State University

Read more: Peter Zale

René Giguère

Bio:  Rene is newly retired from the Montreal Botanical Garden where he was curator of the alpine garden at for 23 years.

Read more: René Giguère

Robert Pavlis

Robert Pavlis is a well-known speaker, and educator with over 40 years of gardening experience. He is the author of several books, Building Natural Ponds, Soil Science for Gardeners and Garden Myths

Read more: Robert Pavlis

Sharon and John Bowler

Sharon and John Bowler are members of the Grimsby Garden Club and the Ontario Rock Garden and Hardy Plant Society.

Read more: Sharon and John Bowler

Susan Chater

As she describes herself, Susan Chater was born in England with a gardening grandmother who enriched her life with a love of gardening.

Read more: Susan Chater

Todd Boland

Web Site: http://www.mun.ca

Bio:  Todd Boland lives in St. John's Newfoundland where he is currently Research Horticulturistat Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Read more: Todd Boland

Tom Freeth

Tom Freeth, trained in horticulture and landscape designing, is a nature lover in all its forms.

His career has led him through various disciplines from golf courses and residential landscaping to international Botanic Gardens and the Chelsea Flower Show. In 2016 he was appointed to his current role looking after the Alpine and Rock Living Collection and Gardens at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

Alpine and Living Rock Collections at RBG Kew

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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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