We welcome both members and non-members to attend our meetings and other events listed below. All events involve learning about some aspect of gardening, floral design, nature, or environmental issues, and most importantly: socializing and having fun!
Here are a few important pieces of information for recurring events:
Members’ Monthly Meetings: Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month from September to June at the Burlington Seniors Centre (rooms 3-4), 2285 New St., Burlington (corner of New and Drury Lane). Please see map below. February’s meeting is the exception since it is via zoom. Members will automatically receive the zoom link by email. Guests: Please email burlhortsoc@gmail.com for the zoom link.
From 6:30-7:00 pm is our social time: giving our members and guests time to have a coffee/tea and a baked treat as well as buy tickets to our in-house raffle draw (fundraiser). We also have an information table for attendees to browse.
From 7:00 pm onwards our formal meeting begins: first with announcements by the President and followed by our guest speaker. Afterwards there is a “question and answer” period. The meeting concludes by 9 pm but not before picking the winning tickets for our draw prizes.
Guests are welcome to attend a meeting before membership is required.
Executive Meetings: These meetings via zoom deal with the administration of the Society. Since the Society is run only by volunteers (no paid staff), it is important that all members become involved in helping to run the Society. All members are welcome to attend these meetings held on the third Wednesday of the month from September to June. Please email burlhortsoc@gmail.com for the zoom link.
Workshops: Various workshops are offered throughout the year, and usually involve a fee to pay for materials, rental of room, and instructor honorarium. Locations, times, length of workshop varies. Please see details for each specific workshop.
Plant sale: details will be posted. Please come out and support our major fundraising event of the year!
District 6 and Ontario Horticultural Association (OHA) Events: As part of our regional group (District 6) and the provincial Ontario Horticultural Association, members are also encouraged to attend these out-of-town events.
Important Dates for 2025
Please check back often for additional events and details
January 8, Wednesday
Members’ Monthly Meeting: 6:30-9:00pm
Annual General Meeting followed by Guest speaker – Catherine McGill: “Senior gardening- the ground is getting lower”
January 15, Wednesday
Executive Meeting (zoom): 7:00-9:00 pm
February 12, Wednesday
Members’ Monthly Meeting (zoom): 7:00-9:00pm
Anna Leggatt: “Vegetable gardening in containers”
February 19, Wednesday
Executive Meeting (zoom): 7:00-9:00pm
March 12, Wednesday
Members’ Monthly Meeting: 6:30-9:00pm
Sean James: “An appetite for gardening- incorporating edibles”
March 19, Wednesday
Executive Meeting (zoom): 7:00-9:00 pm
April 9, Wednesday
Members’ Monthly Meeting: 6:30-9:00pm
Shaun Booth: “Managing invasive species in the garden”
April 12, Saturday
District 6 AGM and workshop: 10:00 am-3:00 pm; Location: Georgetown; Cost: $25, please see attached poster for details
Optional Hypertufa Planter Workshop after AGM – please email for details.
April 13, Sunday
Fresh Floral Spring Centrepiece Workshop: 3:00-5:00 pm; Location: Tansley Woods Community Centre; Cost: $67. Please see attached poster for details.
Registration is open until April 1
April 16, Wednesday
Executive Meeting (zoom): 7:00-9:00pm
May 14, Wednesday
Members’ Monthly Meeting: 6:30-9:00pm
Flower Show Entries Competition
David Wood:” Attracting birds to your garden”
May 21, Wednesday
Executive Meeting (zoom): 7:00-9:00pm
May 24, Saturday
Plant Sale: details to be confirmed
June 8, Sunday
Miniature Workshop (OJES Floral Design): 1:00-4:00 pm; Location: Burlington Seniors Centre; Cost: $20. Members only.
Further details to follow
June 11, Wednesday
Members’ Monthly Meeting: 6:30-9:00pm
Flower Show Entries Competition
Strawberry Social hosted by our Society
Rob and Christine Croley: “Urban Homesteading, not just hippies with cell phones”
June 18, Wednesday
Executive Meeting (zoom): 7:00-9:00pm
July 19, Saturday
Ontario Horticultural Association’s Annual General Meeting (zoom)
August
Member Barbeque and Potluck Social
Details to be confirmed
September 10, Wednesday
Members’ Monthly Meeting: 6:30-9:00pm
Flower Show Entries Competition
David Stotesbury: “The history of beekeeping and mead making and its relationship to Burlington’s history”
September 17, Wednesday
Executive Meeting (zoom): 7:00-9:00pm
October 8, Wednesday
Members’ Monthly Meeting: 6:30-9:00pm
Pie Fest hosted by our Society
Ryan Vieira: “Composting with worms”
October 15, Wednesday
Executive Meeting (zoom): 7:00-9:00pm
October
Fresh Floral Fall Centrepiece Workshop
Fee and details to be confirmed
November 12, Wednesday
Members’ Monthly Meeting: 6:30-9:00pm
Speaker and topic: tba
November 19, Wednesday
Executive Meeting (zoom): 7:00-9:00pm
December 10, Wednesday
Members’ Monthly Meeting: 6:30-9:00pm
Potluck dinner followed by Annual General Meeting
December 17, Wednesday
Executive Meeting (zoom): 7:00-9:00pm
December
Fresh Floral Holiday Centrepiece Workshop
Fee and details to be confirmed