2025 Meetings
Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at St. Andrews Church, 110 Mill St.,
Stirling
Monday January 20 at 7:00pm
Speaker: Dan Guenther, Wild Birds Unlimited
Tips and Tricks of Backyard Feeding – How to make your yard a haven for the
birds!
Director of Meeting: Mary / Secretary: Susan
Mini-Show:
1. Design – “Winter Wonderland” – your choice
2. A Horticultural Christmas Gift - named.
3. Collection of Seed Pkgs. and/or pictures of plants you hope to try in 2025
4. Horticultural Show Off.
Monday February 10 at 7:00pm
Speaker: Bonnie Moore, Woodland North Lavender Farm
Uses, varieties, how to use Lavender for teas, baking and more!
Director of Meeting: Mary / Secretary: Louise
Mini-Show:
1. Design – “Love is in the Air” – your choice
2. A Breath-taking Houseplant - named
3. “Pruning is Good” – an arrangement (not necessarily a design) using twigs
from pruning.
4. Horticultural Show Off.
Monday March 17 at 7:00pm
Speaker: Gary Westlake
Garden Art for Cheapskates!
Director of Meeting: Mary / Secretary: Jan
Mini-Show:
1. Design - “March Winds” – your choice
2. “My Houseplant Has Babies” - named
3. “Thinking of Spring” – a vase of twigs showing signs of spring – same or
different
4. Horticultural Show Off
Monday April 21 at 7:00pm
Speaker: Christene Gilbey, Sun Workshipper Succulents
Description TBA, but the topic will definitely be succulents!
Director of Meeting: Mary / Secretary: Susan
Mini-Show:
1. Design – “April Showers” – your choice
2. A container of seedlings - named
3. Early spring flowers - named
4. Horticultural Show Off.
Monday May 12 at 7:00pm
Speaker: Aptie Sookoo, Public Health Inspector
Tick identification, habitats and control methods, Symptoms of Lyme Disease and
more.
Director of Meeting: Mary / Secretary: Louise
Mini-Show:
1. Design: “Hallelujah It’s Spring” – your choice
2. Vase of mixed daffodils
3. “Rhubarb Delight” – and edible entry with recipe included
4. Horticultural Show Off.
Monday June 16 at 6pm
Potluck Dinner – is at the Farmtown Park
There will be an overview on how to prepare plants and flowers for a design
Potluck dinner - bring your best dish!
Director of Meeting: Mary / Secretary: Jan
(No mini-show at this meeting)
Monday September 15 at 7:00pm
Speaker: Caryn Phoenix-Renz
A presentation of the Chelsea Show; a behind-the-scenes look at the final days of a big show garden build in 2024, along with highlights of the show itself.
Director of Meeting: Mary / Secretary: Louise
Mini-Show:
1. “Autumn Arrangement” for a large coffee table. All materials must be home
grown. Accessories permitted.
2. Collection of Garden Vegetables from your garden – named
3. Vase of Dahlias – named if possible
4. Horticultural Show Off.
Monday October 20 at 7:00pm
Speaker TBA
Mini-Show:
1. Design – “It’s Pumpkin Time” – your choice
2. Collection of Seeds saved for 2026 – named
3. One Homegrown Pumpkin or Ornamental Gourd or any other Squash -
named
4. Horticultural Show Off
Monday November 17 at 6pm
Our Annual General Meeting and Christmas Dinner
Details TBA
December – No meeting
Wishing everyone a magical holiday season!