Gloucester Horticultural Society

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The Amazing Monarch Butterfly Migration | Environment Committee - Convent Glen-Orléans Wood Community Association Article: Nadia Ouellette, CGOWCA Environment CommitteePhoto credit: Dave Keys Fall is upon us, and we will soon witness the migration of the Monarch butterfly. From September to October, Eastern Monarchs begin their long migration from Canada to Mexico. These amazing insects will fly over 4000 km (2...

Going to pot(ting)! Ethel says "What a huge success yesterday was! You saved 50 hours of work by preparing 158 plants for next May's GHS plant sale. Thanks for your teamwork."

Recent visit to a Miyawaki mini-forest in Ottawa.

Come ask a question ! Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton is at the Cumberland Farmers' Market this morning! Say hi to EP and Margaret!

Annual road trip. This year to Pontiac area. Thanks Cathy and Anna for organizing today's fabulous road trip. So diverse and well led. Congratulations!

Lots of Daylily love today at Mike Cooney's daylily garden. Mike kindly donated some for our plant sale next spring!

*******Photo contest update *******
Big news!!. The Executive has revised the prizes for the photo contest. They are now 15 for first, 10 for second, and 5 for third!!!

Class 3. If it's green - it may be mean (look for beauty in weeds). We are looking for mostly green bits only. Here is an example, a red root amaranth.

Weeding at Pat Clark community centre. Garden looks excellent. Thanks to LL and PS.

Members of GHS attending 2024 Ontario Horticulture Association 116th Convention and Annual General Meeting in Guelph July 12-14.

Flowers for Rothwell Heights and Laurier Manor. Merci à nos bénévoles. Thanks to our volunteers.

Flowers for Rothwell

Plant Sale 2024
On May 11 we had our annual Plant Sale. We were blessed with nice weather. The donations of plants from our members’ gardens were exceptional once again this year. We also had native plants and trees which were sold for a reasonable price. Many of our customers were appreciative of the availability of these plants. The proceeds from this sale enables us to offer bursaries to qualified applicants. It also helps offset our operating expenses. Thank you for coming to this fun event and we hope to see you next year.

The Pat Clark garden is waking up! While checking it out a red admiral butterfly was inspecting the Pulsatilla vulgaris - Pasque flower!

Any guesses?

Plant sale coming soon.

I saw this video during a class at Guelph. It is a really simple way of understanding the relationship between soil pH , plants and fertilizer/nutrient uptake.

Why Is Soil pH So Important To Plant Health? Tools I Use - https://kit.com/HortTube/gardening-toolsPropagation Materials - https://kit.com/HortTube/propagation-and-irrigationReference Books - https://ki...

Spring is around the corner!

For anyone interested in gardening that includes ponds, we received this notice from Richard Inchley.

"Please enjoy a 15% discount for all early buy purchases (excluding tax and delivery) made before April 1st, 2024, for online orders only.

We have an extensive selection of water plants, water lilies, pond pumps, nets and pond additives available. Pond products and additives available for pick up/delivery at your convenience. All hardy water plants will be available Monday May 6th onward and tropicals later in month, weather permitting.

Please visit our website https://pondsandaquaria.ca/ and use code PROMO2024 to complete your purchase."

Beginning April 1st to end of 2024 please use SPRING2024 to take advantage of your 10% discount code.

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Some great winter planter arrangements from Phyllis McBain inspired by the demonstration and door prizes (composite photo) from the AGM last Nov. Thanks Phyllis.

Annual Photo Competition
Class 2 - Native plant with its pollinator
Big thanks to all the photographers

Annual Photo Competition
Class 3 - I grew it myself

Annual Photo Competition
Class 4 - Shades of Blue
Big thanks to all the photographers

Annual Photo Competition
Class 5 - Cozy spaces
Big thanks to all the photographers