Keeping Communities Green Since 1931
50 years a professional nurseryman, grower, horticulturist and plantsman. Garry has grown plants in the warm and wet climate of Devon, England to the frigid cold of Muskoka, Ontario and now to Northumberland County in Ontario.
A look back on the development of the botanical gardens and a number of plants that worked out really well along with a few that didn’t. Presentation also covers perennials, shrubs, trees and conifers.
Taking your garden to the next level
requires a sharp eye for detail, utilizing plants with multiple seasons of interest, careful plant selection, thoughtful design, and artistic pairings/combinations. Plants can be paired for several reasons, texture, colour, form, and functionality, to name a few. In this talk, Paul will walk you through perfect plant pairings and help you unlock the potential pairings for your own space. After all, gardening is considered the slowest of the performing arts.
Dorte has created many native plant gardens with clients, schools and the community, e.g. at Variety Village. She organizes biannual Native Tree Giveaways, distributing 1600 trees and shrubs each year. It brings Dorte great joy to see people rediscover their connection to nature as they witness the magic of life unfold, and there is no better way to fully connect to plants than to grow them from seed.
December 1, 2025 at 6:30pm – In person Celebrate the beginning of the festive season with an evening of fun and entertainment with your fellow members. There will be a potluck with a variety of food choices, games to encourage camaraderie and laughter, crafts to …
Past Meeting – November 10, 2025 Join us for our Annual General Meeting to hear about the great things your club has been doing over the past year and the exciting plans for the new one. We will also be celebrating our volunteers with cake …
Past Meeting – October 20, 2025 If you follow traditional houseplant advice, you’ll be left with disappointment because your plant is no longer “perfect”. Darryl’s approach breaks down the barriers to true, long-lasting enjoyment of houseplants. When you understand how plants work, you can gain …
Past Meeting – September 8, 2025 with Master Gardener, Gini Sage. The focus of this talk was using shrubs in your landscape for colour and seasonal interest, including a brief overview of design. A selection of flowering shrubs and shrubs with colourful foliage or woody …
by Robin Burns In 2019 The Oshawa Garden Club in partnership with Parkwood Estate and the Durham MasterGardeners embarked upon a five-year rejuvenation project in the gardens known as the Tennis CourtGardens. Located just off the back parking lot and surrounded by cedar hedges the …
by Alma-Jane MacLean Our garden club helps care for the beautiful gardens on the Parkwood Estate, which helpssupport our local hospital. It helps maintain the flower beds at Hearth Place Cancer SupportCentre, a caring agency. But why does our garden club put time and effort …