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ORG&HPS Members
Fledgling seed sowers – Workshop to get you started

Sunday, March 9, 2025
10 am to noon

Location: TBG before our February meeting

Registration is essential (15 people max)

Hands on!  Take your seed creations home:
 – Hibiscus trionum, Mexican Sunflower & more

Equipment, seeds, and materials supplied

No fee for members and non-members can participate for $15 if there is space.

Bring your lunch; stay for the ORG&HPS meeting

Contact to register: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

All meetings will be held at Toronto Botanical Garden.

Jan 12 Garden Hall

Feb 16 Garden Hall

Mar 9 Garden Hall

Apr 13 Floral hall

May 4 Floral Hall

Sept 14 Floral Hall

Oct 5 Garden Hall

Nov 9 Garden Hall

Dec 14  Garden Hall

This Late Ripening/Recalcitrant (Hydrophilic) Seed Exchange is available to Members Only. You must be logged in to access the lists.

Learn more about Hydrophilic seeds

the "I Want" page

the "I've Got" page

From the International Clematis Society:

December Webinar Open to Members and the Public

Growing Clematis from Seed with Mike Miller - US

Mike will discuss:

how to identify viable clematis seed; different methods of sowing the seed (peeling vs. not peeling, cold stratification requirements, etc.); growing on the germinated seed to maturity; results from species seed vs. hybrids; and

the International Clematis Society’s Seed Exchange Program.

AND

Getting Clematis to Rebloom

With a Panel of Experts: Deborah Hardwick - Ohio US,

Susan Toler - Oregon US, and Fiona Woolfenden - UK

The panel will cover:

when, how, and what not to prune back in summer to get a fantastic rebloom of clematis later in the season;​ when and what fertilizer to use to promote rebloom; deciding on a watering schedule; which types of pruning should be used on various groups of clematis.

Listen to these experts to hear what they do in their gardens to extend flowering time or to schedule clematis to flower at a specific time.

When: Monday, December 9, 2024

12pm US/CA Eastern Standard Time

Please check what the time would be where you are: US/CA Central Standard Time, 11am; US/CA Mountain Standard Time, 10am; US/CA Pacific Standard Time, 9am; UK time, 5pm; Germany and The Netherlands time, 6pm; New Zealand Daylight Time, 6am next day.

 https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Zoom Link to the Webinar:

https://swarthmore.zoom.us/j/81003066243

Spread the word about this Webinar as it is open to the public!