Meetings
March 31, 2025 -POSTPONED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE
WE ARE WORKING TO RESCHEDULE THIS MEETING IN THE COMING WEEKS
Fruit Trees: Pruning & Care with Rob Alexander
Doors open 7pm Presentation at 7:30pm
Cannington Baptist Church, 60 Cameron St. W. Cannington
You are warmly invited to our CHS start-up meeting. As we celebrate our 50th Anniversary in 2025, we encourage everyone to join us for a season filled with wonderful events and activities. These will highlight 50 years of community service, horticultural knowledge sharing, and environmental awareness. We hope to see you there and look forward to growing our club together in the years to come.
Join us as Rob Alexander presents 'Fruit Trees: Pruning and Care'. Rob is the general manager at Nature's Bounty Farm in Port Perry. Since 2018, Rob has been responsible for growing and maintaining 24 acres of orchard which includes 25 varieties of apple and two different pear cultivars. The orchard consists of over 12,000 trees, ranging from recently planted high-density to 40-year-old semi-dwarf trees. Rob has traveled around the Great Lakes, visited dozens of orchards, and has learned best management practices from growers across Canada and the USA. With a background in marketing and public relations, Rob has helped transform Nature's Bounty into a leading agritourism destination in Durham Region. He is also an active volunteer in various agricultural organizations, including Durham Farm Fresh and the Durham Federation of Agriculture.
Rob brings years of practical experience and know how to the art of pruning fruit trees. Learn all the tips and skills needed for pruning your fruit trees as well as keeping the trees healthy and productive. Rob plans on having tools of the trade and samples on site for viewing. Bring your questions and learn from our expert guest speaker.
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​Doors open at 7pm - Registration table open - CHS 2025 Yearbooks will be available for members this evening​​
We welcome new and returning members to sign up for the 2025 season. Membership rates remain the same as last season.
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2025 Meeting Schedule
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February 19
'Winter Sowing Workshop & Nature Journaling' - YOUTH EVENT See workshop page: Free for all CHS Youth Members
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March 26
'Botanical Drawing' - YOUTH EVENT 5:30 - 7pm Nourish and Develop. Free for all CHS Youth members
March 29 RESCHEDULED DUE TO ICE STORM - NEW DATE: APRIL 12
Seedy Saturday - Co-Hosted by Cannington and Georgina-Brock Horticultural Clubs. Pefferlaw Lions Hall 9-2pm 38 Pete's Lane, Pefferlaw Free Admission - all welcome. Free Seed Swap table, Vendors, Guest Speakers & children's activities included
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March 31 POSTONED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE-WORKING TO RESCHEDULE-WATCH FOR NEW DATE
'Fruit Trees: Pruning & Care' with Rob Alexander
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April 23
'Designing for the Future: Creating Meaningful Garden Spaces Workshop' - YOUTH EVENT Free for all CHS Youth members
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April 22
Earth Day - help our planet - clean up your community for Earth Day
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April 29 - PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A DATE CHANGE DUE TO FEDERAL ELECTION ON APRIL 28
'Garden Seduction' with Ken Brown 7:30pm
'Intro to BioBlitz' with Richard Dickinson 7:15pm + April Flower Show ​
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May 15
'Rooting for Heath: Building Soil, building Community Workshop' - YOUTH EVENT Free for all CHS Youth members
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May 26
'Invasive Species' with Paul LaPorte + May Flower Show
May 31
Annual Plant Sale Brock 2020 Gardens, 199 Laidlaw St. North, Cannington 9am to 2pm Open to the public
Donations from your garden welcomed -please drop off prior to sale at above location -set up Friday.
Club volunteers needed - please consider lending a hand with this fundraiser.​ ​
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'Discovering Carden Alvar Hike' YOUTH EVENT
Open to CHS Youth Members - get registered to attend
June 18
'Bug + Plant Nature Journaling Workshop' YOUTH EVENT Free for all CHS Youth members
June 30
'Garden Knowledge: Q&A' Expert Panel
Youth Summer Garden Challenge Get signed up tonight! 'The Bigger Picture: We are all in this Together' Prize money for top gardens.
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July 12
'Golden Garden Party' Celebrate CHS 50th Anniversary Season Open to the public MacLeod Park, Cannington
Variety of events and activities - watch for details.​
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August 7
'Bouquet Bootcamp' with Ainsley Unique floral workshop to learn about floral exhibiting + design arrangements.
Tickets available in June. Class size limited
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September 30
'Hugelkultur Gardening & Sustainability' with Stephanie Smith + Flower Show
Youth Summer Challenge Presentations & Awards 7pm
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October 28
'Four Winds: Half a Century in the Making' with Rodger and Grace Inglis + Flower Show
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