Lee Valley Tools is hosting a “Get Growing” Day and London Horticultural Society is pleased to participate. There will be informative talks on a variety of topics. Hope to see you there.

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Speaker: Brenda Gallagher

Topic: Ecological Gardening

Swap Table, Refreshments and Door Prizes

Community Seed Swap, Speakers, Garden Vendor Booths, Food & Drinks

Admission is $5.00 Cash or Debit

https://londonmiddlesexmastergardeners.com/seedy-saturday-2026/

Speaker: Kimberly Nikkel, Master Gardner

Topic: Gardening on a Shoestring Budget

Seed Exchange Night

Swap Table, Door Prizes and Refreshments

Nature London presents a series of talks on Tuesday evenings from January 27 - March 3

Wolf Performance Hall

Speaker: Heather O’Shea, Master Gardener

Topic: Garden Maintenance throughout the year - building healthy soil and increasing biodiversity and beauty without all the back breaking work!

Thymely Tip - Winter Sowing, Bean Count, Swap Table, Door Prizes, Refreshments

Elections, Reports, Awards, Festive Finger Foods (potluck), Door Prizes

The Garden Club of London Annual Christmas Boutique

• Date: Saturday November 15, 2025

• Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

• Location: Civic Garden Complex - 625 Springbank Drive

  The Garden Club of London's Annual Christmas Boutique fundraiser.  Unusual and interesting handmade items using natural materials.  Tearoom, urn inserts, tree decor, herbs and preserves, handmade soaps, pressed flower cards, wreaths, lavender products and lots more. Cash or Card.

• Cost: Free Admission

• for more information: www.gardencluboflondon.ca

Speaker: Denise Hodgins - Holiday Planters and Decorating

Swap Table, Flower Show (Design), Photo Contest Entry Deadline, Door Prizes & Refreshments

LONDON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

2025 PHOTO CONTEST

Entry Deadline – Monday, October 27, 2025

·      Entrants must be paid members of London Horticultural Society

·      Photos must be recent (from 2024 or 2025) and the work of the entrant

·      8” x 10” is the minimum size for prints, 9” x 12” is the maximum size for prints

·      Photos must be mounted on black Bristol board (appropriately sized to give a border around the print)

·      Each entrant may submit only 1 (one) photo per category

·      Winning photos may be published in the Hortigram, and may require images to be provided digitally for this purpose

·      Photos may be disqualified at the discretion of the judges

·      All possible care will be taken to safeguard entries; however, the Society assumes no liability for loss or damage

Categories

Print

1.     The Garden Landscape

2.     Wildlife in the Garden

3.     Beauty in the details (a close-up)

Digital

Harmony in a pot – picture of a planter, urn or pot.  You do not have to be the creator of the pot.

Entrant Information

On the reverse side in the upper left corner, the entrant should record:

1.        Name of entrant

2.        Title of Print

3.        Category

4.        Month and Year the photo was taken

For Digital entries:

1.        Please submit to london.horticultural.society@gmail.com  with the above information

Join us for our Annual Plant Sale which takes place at the Gathering on the Green in the heart of the Wortley Village on Saturday, June 7 from 10:00am - 5:00 (or until we sell out).

You will find us in booth numbers 58 & 59 (Duchess Ave Side on the inside) Lots of selection and great prices! https://oscolondon.ca/gathering-on-the-green-2024/

Speaker - Robin Pero, Owner of Grow and Bloom Co. https://www.growandbloomco.com

Topic - Creative Container Gardening

Flower Show, Refreshments & Door Prizes

The Garden Club of London Presents

"A Floral Fanfare"

MAY 3 - MAY 4, 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Admission $8.00 Children under 12 free

GIFT SHOP TEA ROOM 10:00 - 3:30

DEMONSTRATIONS: 10:30, 12:30 and 2:30

Civic Garden Complex - 625 Springbank Dr. London, ON

https://gardencluboflondon.ca

Please note Date and Location Change - April 29 @7:00pm

"Weird and Wonderful plants" - Presentation by Heather Jerrard - https://www.mylandscapeartist.ca/about

Flower Show, Member appreciation night - each member receives a plant to take home, Plant Exchange, Swap Table

Refreshments & Door Prizes

Free Admission

Greenhouse Tour

1:00pm Guided Hike to the Garden Club’s Woodland Gardens

Plants & Compost for Sale (Cash, Cheque and eTransfer only)

Exhibits (Including the LHS), Dessert House Food Truck

https://friendslcgc.com

EarthFest London - Celebrating Environmental Action in London

https://www.earthfestlondon.ca

The London Orchid Society is hosting their annual show and sale on March 15 from 12:00 - 5:00 and March 16 from 10:00 - 4:00. Admission is $8.00 at the door or $6.00 in advance. http://londonorchidsociety.com

Be sure to mark your calendar for the 2025 Edition of Seedy Saturday

Presented by the London Middlesex Master Gardeners

“Eat your Weeds” - presentation by Brenda Gallagher

Member Seed Exchange, Swap Table

Refreshments & Door Prizes

Member Sharing Night - “Hort Shorts”

Bean Count, Swap Table (anything garden related), Door Prizes & Refreshments

Nature London has 6 upcoming talks - January 21, January 28, February 4, February 18 & February 25

Elections, Reports, Awards, Festive Swag Demonstration, Seasonal Craft, Design Show,

Sharing of favourite finger food, Refreshments

Door Prizes

Categories

1. The Garden Landscape

2. Wildlife in the Garden

3. Beauty in the Details (a close-up)

Entrant Information

On the reverse side in the upper left corner, the entrant should record;

1. Name of entrant

2. Title of print (optional)

3. Category

4. Month and year photo was taken

Entry Rules

• Only paid members of London Horticultural Society may submit entries in this competition

• Photos must be recent and the work of the entrant

• Photo size must be 8” x 10” or 10” x 12” for clarity, and must be unframed

• Photos must be mounted on 12” x 16” black bristol board

• Each entrant may submit only 1 (one) photo per category

• Winning photos will be published in the Hortigram, and may require images to be provided digitally for this purpose

• Photos may be disqualified at the discretion of the judges

• All possible care will be taken to safeguard entries; however, the Society assumes no liability for loss or damage

• Closing date for entries is October 28, 2024

• No digital enteries will be accepted

• Awards will be available at the AGM in November

Since we were unable to hold a photo contest in 2023, photos for this year’s show can be taken in 2023 or 2024.

Join us for an informative evening as Brock Fenton talks to us about bats, one of nature’s most fascinating creatures.

Photography Contest Entry deadline, Mini Flower Show - Design Class, Refreshments (Lug-A-Mug), Door Prizes

Design Classes

1. “O’Hallowe’en” - a carved pumpkin or squash decorated with seasonal plant material

2. “Baby Boo!” - a dried miniature design (not to exceed 12.5 cm (5”) in height, width and

depth) including any container, base or accessories. The container should not exceed

3.5 cm (1.5”) in height

3. “Autumn Bounty” - an interpretive arrangement using foliage with fruits and vegetables

(no flowers)

Fall Flower and Vegetable Show, Plant Exchange, Refreshments (Lug-A-Mug) and Door Prizes

Flower & Vegetable Show Details: Please bring your own containers. Paper plates will be supplied for vegetables classes 1-3.

Only one entry per class. Cut flowers, herbs and vegetables must be grown by the exhibitor

and is a member of the London Horticultural Society. No invasive plants are to be used in

the horticultural or design competitions.

Horticultural Classes

1. Tomatoes, 5, small variety, calyx on and named

2. Tomatoes, 2, slicing variety, calyx on and named

3. Beans, 6 pods, any variety, named

4. Swiss Chard, 3 leaves, displayed in a transparent glass to show stems, named

5. Collection of cut herbs, 5 varieties in separate containers,1-3 stems of each, named

6. Sedum, 2 stems, named

7. Salvia, 3 spikes, named

8. Geranium (Pelargonium) with foliage attached, 1 stem, named

9. Rose, 1 stem (bloom, cluster or spray), named

10. Collection of mixed garden flowers in a suitable container, maximum 6 varieties,

named

Each stem of blooms should be of show quality

Design Classes

1. “Farmer’s Market” - a design using fresh Ontario grown produce to include some plant

material and flowers

2. “Down by the Thames” - a water viewing design up to 24” wide (no height restriction)

3. “Take a Hike” - a design in a boot or shoe