SPEAKER’S LIST 2005
District #1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
Contact
Topic
Fees
Availability
District #2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
Contact
GERRY & SHARON 3840 Old Almonte Road
CHANNER
Almonte, Ontario
K0A 1A0
(613) 256-0228
(near Ottawa)
herbgarden@icons.net
Topic
Landscaping With Herbs;
Herbs As A Business; Gardening With Herbs;
Herbs In The Kitchen Garden; Herbs Make Good Sense;
Herbal Delights From The Kitchen; Planning and
Planting Your Herb Garden; Getting Acquainted -Knowing Your Herbs; Maintaining Your Herb Garden;
Harvesting Your Herbs; Harvesting & Using Everlastings.
Fees
To Be Discussed
during April
Availability
Anytime
IAN
EFFORD
1909 Broadmoor Ave.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1H 5B3
(613) 526-4427
avocet.intl@sympatico.ca
Iris; Ottawa Botanic Garden Project
Travel Cost To Be
Covered
ISABELLE
NICOL
408-59 Bayshore Drive
Nepean, Ontario
K2B 7G8
(613) 820-1406
isabelle@igs.net
Photography of Nature and Wildlife
slides for each season, wildflowers, insects,
birds, etc.
$75 +
depending on
mileage
Most times except
Friday evenings and
Saturdays
PHIL
REILLY
3328 Diamondview Road
Kinburn, Ontario
K0A 2H0
(613) 832-2965
(near Carp, Ottawa)
reilly@magma.ca
Ornamental Grasses; All Season Bloom;
Slide Shows on New York, Philadelphia,
Quebec City, Montreal, Over 100 Perennials;
~~ many others -- ask for list
$200 + mileage
of 35c /km
Anytime
Anytime
District #3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
DAVID
ALGUIRE
Contact
Box 69
Delta, Ontario
K0E 1G0
(613) 928-2850
Topic
Organic Vegetable Gardening.
Fees
To Be Arranged
Availability
To Be Arranged
DOUG
AVERY
2234 Hallecks Rd. W.
Bedding Plants; Perennials - see website;
Brockville, Ontario Hangers.
K6V 5T3
(613) 342-8514
(near Brockville)
dougavery@vipnet.com
www.averysgardenmarket.com
To Be Arranged
Fall/Winter Best
PHILIP
BAUD
182 Norman Rogers Drive
Kingston, Ontario
(613) 545-9825
Horticultural Photography
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
TURID
FORSYTH
RR 1, Elgin,
K0G 1E0
(613) 359-5061
Ontario Garden Photography
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
DR. CLIVE
GREENSTOCK
9 Country Lane,
Petawawa, Ontario
K8H 3E2
(613) 687-8011
(near Pembroke)
clivelg@nrtco.net
Explanations of Irradiation; Genetic Modification;
Chemicals and Health; Natural Medicines;
Nuclear Energy and the Environment; Food irradiation;
Nuclear Medicine To Diagnose and Cure Disease;
Cancer: What Causes It and How to Avoid It; Aging:
How to Prolong Life; GM Food: What Is It All About;
What Is Radiation and Where Does It Come From;
Diet and Health: How To Prevent Disease; Risk: How To
Cope With It and the Media Paranoia.
To Be Discussed
Anytime
BARRY
MATTHIE
RR 2, Bloomfield,
Ontario
K0K 1G0
(613) 393-2864
Daylilies
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
WILMA
KENNY
P. O. Box 201
Sydenham, Ontario
K0H 2T0
(613) 376-3804
All Horticultural Subjects + Workshops
To Be Arranged
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DAVID
TESSIER
586 Davis Drive
Kingston, Ontario
K7M 7Y3
(613) 634-2323
Citrus Plants - History, Varieties, Culture
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
ANN
TOKARUK
RR 2,
Carelton Place, Ontario
K0A 1J0
(613) 257-1755
Getting Going In The Garden
To Be Arranged
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District #4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
MINA
B.
CLAPPISON
Contact
Topic
1006 Ontario St. N.
Winter Containers; Exhibiting From A To B
Cobourg, Ontario
Judge’s Point of View; Basic Gardening K9A 3C7
What To Grow.
(905) 372-4217
cell: (905) 269-4217
(near Cobourg, Ottawa,Peterborough)
Fees
To Be Arranged
JOE AND HAZEL
COOK/
BLOSSOM HILL
SERVICES
681 Fife’s Bay Road
RR #2
Peterborough, Ontario
K9J 6X3
(705) 742-9923
blossomh@pipcom.com
www.pipcom/~blossomh
Delphinium Elatum: Growing and Hybridizing
To Be Arranged
Anytime
GORD
DEVRIES
10173 Danforth Rd.
RR #5, Cobourg, Ontario
K9A 4J8
(905) 373-8888
natures@eagle.ca
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; How To Build A
Stone Wall; A Garden For All Seasons;
Continuous Blooms In Your Perennial Border;
How To Choose The Right Contractor For A Job;
Property Management - the when to do what job
Schedule; Pricing and Estimating Your Back Yard
Interlocking Project.
To Be Arranged
During Winter
LAURA
HAFERKORN
Box 3054
Brighton, Ontario
(905) 355-2786
norswood@eagle.ca
Roses - History and Culture; Gardens of the
North Atlantic; 2002 Floriade in Amsterdam. (eastern Ont. only)
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
BERYL
HARRIS
3015 Freeburn Lane
Youngs Point
K0L 3G0
(705) 654-3881
near Peterborough)
cockayne@nexicon.net
Roses; Putting Your Garden To Bed;
Getting Your Garden Started In The Spring;
General Gardening; Composting; Creating A
12-Month Garden.
To Be Arranged
100 km distance
March thru Oct.
TONY
KENNY
RR #1
Bailieboro, Ontario
K0L 1B0
(705) 939-6995
tony@tallgrassprairie.on.ca
Tallgrass Prairie – Restoration in Eastern Ontario,
Rice Lake Plains,
Maple Syrup
To Be Arranged
Availability
March thru Nov.
Anytime
KRISTIE
McCABE
277 Kenrei Road
Shoreline Naturalization,
RR # 1
Native Plants,
Lindsay, Ontario
Conservation Issues,
K9V 4R1
Habitat Gardens- Birds and Butterflies
(705) 328-2271
Invasive Species
kmccabe@kawarthaconservation.com
To be Arranged
Anytime
PAULINE
PLOOARD
RR #1,
Hobby Bee Keeping - slides, favourite flowers,
Minden, Ontario
honey types.
K0M 2K0
.
705) 286-1590
(near Lindsay)
pauline.plooard@sympatico.ca
$75 + mileage
Anytime
SIAN
PRITCHARD
P.O. Box 238
Grafton, Ontario, K0K 2G0
(905) 349-3504
(near Cobourg)
cattprit@eagle.ca
General Knowledge - ask regarding topics.
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
GEORGINA
M.
ROSE
1443 Elizabeth St.,
RR #1,
Campbellcroft, Ontario
L0A 1B0
(905) 797-3415
(near Port Hope)
rosewood@nhb.com
Pressed Flowers; Drying Flowers -- not including
arranging.
To Be Arranged
100 km limit
Mon. to Sat.
DAWN
TACK
136 County Rd. #4
Peterborough, Ontario
K9L 1V6
(705) 742-5918
gardensplus@peterboro.net
www. gardensplus.ca
Daylilies; Hostas; Shade Gardening;
Gardening With Daylilies; The Many Uses of Daylilies;
Low Maintenance Perennials.
(bus tours available).
$75. under 25 kms.;
+ travel expenses
after 25 kms.
Sept. thru June
AUDREY
E.
WILSON
1010 Ontario Street
Cobourg, Ontario
K9A 3C7
(905) 372-3937
Flora and Fauna of Pategonia; Monarch Butterflies Research (Sept.).
Negotiable
Anytime
District #5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
SANDY
CARLTON/
ARCADIAN
DAYLILIES
ROSEMARY
DOBSON
Contact
c/o Arcadian Daylilies
72 Hendrick Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M6G 3S5
416) 657-1444
arcadiansc@aol.com
sandy@arcadiandaylilies.com
Toronto, Ontario
(416) 293-9036
foxytrot@sympatico.ca
Topic
Slide Presentations and Discussions Dealing with the
History of the Daylily, Evolution of Modern Cultivars;
Daylily Forms, Types, Traits and Habits, Awards and Honors;
Daylilies on the Popularity Poll, Leading Edge Cultivars and
Future Introductions; Care and Maintenance of Daylilies;
Guided Tour along the Stout Silver Medal Beds of the
Humber Arboretum for groups of 5 or more.
Houseplants: Growing and Showing , Spring Flowering Bulbs,
Summer Flowering Bulbs, How to Grow Lilies,
How to Grow Dahlias, City Gardening, Vegetable Gardening,
Tips on Entering Flower Shows and What Judges Look For
Garden Shows (Floral Designs/Horticultural Exhibits,
Public Gardens Worth Visiting,
Demonstrations: Creative Floral Designs
Fees
To Be Arranged
Availability
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
DENIS
FLANAGAN
122 Beryl Ave.
Landscape Design for the New Homeowner;
Stouffville, Ontario
Care of Tropical Plants; Tales of a TV Gardener;
L4A 7Y2
Gardening for the Four Seasons;
(905) 640-8094
Basic Botany -- The Language of Plants;
(near Markham)
Award Winning Gardens (slide program).
dflanagan@landscapeontario.com
$200 + travel
Anytime
JOAN
deGREY
3 Thyra Ave.
Peonies - herbaceous and tree; Photograph
Toronto, Ontario
Your Garden; Erythronium; Species Tulips;
M4C 5G4
North American Wildflowers; Clematis. evenings
(416) 698-9854
(near East York)
joandegrey@sympatico.ca
Open to Offers
Anytime
Locally except Tues.
LAURA
GRANT
27 Taylor Drive
Toronto, Ontario
M4C 3B4
(416) 422-2164
(416) 250-9000
lagrant@trebnet.com
Gardening with Perennials, Annuals and Wild Flowers;
Water Gardening; Orchids for Novices;
How To Grow Rhododendrons;
Plant Hunting in Montenegro; Alpine Plants of
Alaska, Colorado and Montenegro; Rhododendron
Gardens Of The East and West Coast.
$150. + mileage
Locally
Anytime during
Winter
ANNA
LEGGATT
2593 St. Clair Ave. E.
East York, Ontario
M4B 1M2
(416) 755-2325
(near Toronto)
Shade Gardening; Rock Gardening; Vines;
Gardens and Plants in Different Parts of the World;
Climbers - like Clematis; Container Gardening;
Birds, Butterflies and Small Reptiles; Ground Covers;
Japanese Gardening; Water Gardening; Wild Flowers;
Lawns; Perennials; Plants For Problem Areas;
Shrubs For Home Landscaping; Travelogues - Several
Places Around The World; Soils; Structures and
Ornaments; Unusual Trees; Fruit Trees.
$120. + mileage
if longer distances
Anytime
ALEX
McINTOSH
830-109 Front Street E.
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 4P7
(416) 681-9149
annealex@sympatico.ca
Memoriam Book –View and Explain it’s History, How to Enter
a Friend’s Name- Answer Questions -- 20 minutes,
To Be Arranged
+ .25 mileage
April thru Oct.
Mon./Thurs./Fri.
Leave by 9:30
Max. Dist. 150 klm
from Toronto
PETER
KEEPING
2152 Maple Grove Road
Bowmanville, Ontario
L1C 3K7
(905) 697-7842
(near Toronto)
peterkeeping@hotmail.com
Growing Clematis In Canada
$100. within
75 klm.
Anytime By
Appointment
TERRY
KENNEDY
15 Wilmac Court,
Vandorf, Ontario
L0H 1G0
(905) 727-3319
(near Aurora)
ourtropics@ica.net
Design Principles and Elements; Orchid Secrets;
Just About Anything About Orchids and
Their Display.
$100. if sales
are permitted)
To Be Arranged
JIM
McWILLIAMS
Box 63
Pickering, Ontario
L1V 2R2
(905) 686-2834
(near Toronto)
mcwilliams@sympatico.ca
Vegetables: Dahlias; Chrysanthemums.
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
LORRAINE
MENNEN
PATHWAYS
TO PERENNIALS
4681 Lloydtown/Aurora Rd.
RR 2, Kettleby, Ontario
L0G 1J0
(905) 939-8680
1-800-551-0355
(near Schomberg/Aurora)
lorraine@pathwaystoperennials.com
Perennial Design for a Healthy Bio-Diversity;
Perennial Collections for Spring Borders;
Perennial Design for Long Seasonal Bloom;
or Using Native Perennials for Groundcover Solutions;
Fabulous Shade Perennials; Gardening for Wildlife;
Easy to Grow Perennials for Beginners;
The Container Craze is On; Perennials For Hot Stuff;
Sociable Gardens; Perennial Combos For
Professional Results; Outdoor Living Rooms.
How to Grow Garlic – Organically
How to Grow Grass/Lawn - Organically
How to Grow Vegetables - Organically
How to Grow Hot Peppers - Organically
$150.
100 km limit
To Be Arranged
Aug. thru Feb.
To Be Arranged
VINCENT
POWERS
4720 Old Scugog Road
Bowmanville, Ontario
L1C 3K2
(905) 263-9907 (905) 263-2944
The.spruce.treeon.aibn.com
(near Oshawa)
To Be Arranged
MARK
VANDERWOUW
LEWIS
ARNOLD
17468 Warden Ave.
Newmarket, Ontario
L3V 4W1
(905) 733-5906
treecare@sympatico.ca
Plant Health Care; Pruning Trees and Shrubs
To Be Arranged
Best Times
Fall and Winter
NIKOLA
WARNOCK
Box 608
Sutton, Ontario
L0E 1R0
(905) 722-6035
(near Newmarket)
alpinetrough@rogers.com
Alpine Troughs - construction, planting, types of plants;
Xeriscaping; Water Gardening; How To Balance
Your Pond Naturally; Gardening In China; Perennials;
Scree and Alpine Gardens.
To Be Arranged
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District #6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
DAVID
COLLINS
Contact
Topic
36 Cedar Street
Spring Flowering Bulbs;
Paris, Ontario
Roses - History & Culture.
N3L 3E3
Perennials
(519) 442-6495
(near Brantford/Woodstock)
FLWPLUS@EXECULINK.COM
Fees
$75 + mileage
Availability
Anytime
BILL
FERRIER
20 Mohawk Ave.
Port Credit, Ontario
L5G 3R4
(905) 891-1629
$120 + mileage
To Be Arranged
Alternatives To Pesticides - will bring handouts
BELINDA
GALLAGHER
RR #3, Georgetown,
Georgetown, Ontario
Annuals That ArePerennial and Perennials That Are
L7G 4S6
Annual; Perennials Through The Seasons; Perennials (905) 877-7523
Forget The Tried and True, Try Something New; Unusual
(near Mississauga, Oakville) and Rare Perennials For Our Region; Vine and Perennials
belinda@triffids.com
That Will Knock Your Socks Off; The Really, Really
Mixed Up Border; Ponding - Water Features From The
Ground Up; Coping With Unusual Seasons - Too Wet or
Too Dry; It’s A Jungle Out There - a short, humorous
talk on garden tasks; You Have To Have Grasses; What’s
In A Name - you have to have proper nomenclature in
gardening; Container Gardening - Pots and Pots of Pretty
Things; Flower Arranging 101; Flower Design For
Competition; Using End of Season Bits For Fall Arrangements;
“Oh Those Holiday Greens” - Christmas Arrangements.
$75. - $100.
Anytime
depending on event.
+plants for sale in season
+always a gift prize brought
MARIA
HILTS
RR #1
Puslinch, Ontario
N0B 2J0
(519) 836-7657
mhilts@uoguelp.ca
Plant Propagation: Cuttings and Starting Seeds
Gardens of England
Growing Garlic
Hostas
To Be Arranged
Anytime
Week-ends
and Evenings
KAREN
HUNT
2133 Concession 4 West
Troy, Ontario
L0R 2B0
(519) 647-3332
karen@wellspringent.com
(near Hamilton/Cambridge)
To Be Arranged
Under 50 $50
50 – 100 $100
100+
$200
Anytime
6-8 Week
Advance
Notice
JACK
KENT/
POTTING SHED
Box 804
Cayuga, Ontario
N0A 1E0
(905) 772-7255
(near Simcoe, Hamilton)
jkent@pottingshed.org
www.pottingshed.org
Hostas; Daylilies; Peonies.
To Be Arranged
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PHYLLIS
KITCHEN
127 Brant Road
RR #1, Paris, Ontario
N3L 3E1
(519) 448-1191
(near Brantford)
To Be Arranged
Spring & Fall,
LEN
LEE
461 Gowland Cresc.
Milton, Ontario
$75 + mileage
To Be Arranged
Bromelias.
Success With Roses - roses for sale.
L9T 4G6
(905) 878-4085
(near Toronto)
KAREN
MICHAUD
RR #3,
Puslinch, Ontario
N0B 2J0
(905) 659-7327
(near Brantford)
The Pleasure Of Herbs; Herbs For All Uses.
$100 + mileage
To Be Arranged
P.O. Box 78012
Westcliffe Postal Outlet
Hamilton, Ontario
L9C 7N5
(905) 387-4717
fprescod@sympatico.ca
LARRY
c/o Sheridan Nurseries,
SHERK
RR 4, Georgetown, Ontario
L7G 4S7
Sheridan Nurseries (905) 798-7970 ext. 243
Ask for Nancy Silva (near Toronto)
nsilva@sheridannurseries.com
Indoor Plants - The Basics; Propagation of
Indoor Plants; The Facts of Light (Natural and
Artificial) For Indoor Plants; Indoor Plants as Air
Purifiers; Clean Air Machines You Can Grow;
Interior Plantscaping; What’s Wrong With My Houseplant?;
Hydroponics for the Home Gardener; Terrarium Gardening.
That Spot In Your Garden - slides covering evergreens,
trees, shrubs, vines and perennials; Roses - new and
old favourites; Rose Care; Vegetable & Fruit Gardening;
Adding Color To The Fall and Winter Garden; Strictly
For The Birds; Fall Gardening (Aug., Sept. & early Oct. only);
Artist’s Gardens, Music Garden in Toronto; Rhododendrons,
Azaleas, Kalmias, Pieris, etc. and other acid soil plants
including new varieties and old favourites.
$100 + mileage
Anytime except
Wed. evenings
DAWN
SUTER
Growing Lilies - the ‘true’ lilies; Growing To Show Preparing for Horticultural Shows and What the Judges
Are Looking For; Growing Orchids in the Home;
The Bog Garden; Writing A Design Show Schedule.
FRED
PRESCOD
RR #4
Hagersville, Ontario
N0A 1H0
(905) 768-0467
(near Hamilton, Brantford)
dawn.suter@accglobal.net
$125 in GTA;
$150 outside GTA +
expenses + mileage
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District #7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
NINA
ADRILE/
JOHN
HARRIS
Contact
RR #3
Clifford, Ontario
N0G 1M0
(519) 338-3228
(near Mount Forest)
Topic
Shade Gardening; Woodland Gardens; Mixing Natives
and Exotics; Vines the Crowning Glory of the Garden;
Starting From Scratch On The Cheap; Scented Plants
& Herbs; Wild Flowers; Plant Photography; Natural
Landscape Planting; Propagation; Ornamental Vegetables.
CLARA
BAUMAN
7025 Wellington Rd. 109
Make Wreaths with Fresh Materials;
RR #1, Moorefield, Ontario. Growing Plants From Seeds.
N0G 2K0
(519) 638-2942
(near Drayton, Palmerston)
Fees
$100 + mileage
for distances
Availability
No May 1 - July 1;
evenings
To Be Arranged
Any time during
spring, summer, fall
lenclaba@sgci.com
GLEN
COX
26 Maplewood Drive
Guelph, Ontario N1G 1L8
(519) 824-5053
Pelargoniums.
To Be Arranged
CHUCK
CHAPMAN
RR #1 Spring
(8790 WR124)
Guelph, Ontario N1H 6H7
(519) 856-4424
Wild Flowers (slides); All About Iris hybridizing, genetics, etc.
To Be Arranged
MITCHELL
HEWSON
c/o Homewood Health Centre
150 Delhi Street
Guelph, Ontario
N1E 6K9
(519) 824-1010
hewsmitc@homewoodhealth.com
Horticultural Therapy with Specialized Populations;
Horticultural Therapy and Alzheimer’s Disease;
Horticultural Activities and Special Projects For Groups;
Designing Raised Beds for Older Persons; The Best
Herbs and Vegetables To Grow; Psycho Aroma Therapy
Using Herbs and Essential Oils; Botanical Prints from the
Ontario Landscape; Teaching Horticultural Groups to Work
with Specialized Populations; Designing a Miniature
Japanese Garden; Designing Terrariums; Innovative
Christmas Designs from Nature.
To Be Arranged
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To Be Arranged
KAREN
ADELE
KURG
c/o Thornbrook
7357 Maryborough SR 12,
RR #1, Moorefield, Ontario
N0G 2K0
(519) 638-5272
(near Drayton)
thornbrook@sympatico.ca
Herbs Anything To Do With Herbs;
Available to Play Scottish Small Bagpipes.
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
PATRICIA
SYMONS
RR #5
Hockley Meadows Farm
Orangeville, Ontario
L9W 2Z2
The Mae Wests Of The Garden - Big, Bold and Beautiful
(creating High Impact Areas in the Garden)
Gardens That Glow –Plants Accessories and Techniques
to Make Your Garden a Magical Place
The Joys and Hazards of a Large Country Garden – How to
be a Passionate Gardener Survive Marriage to a Farmer ( He
Sees Cows I See Manure
Gardening the Blues – Blue Flowers Foliage and Accessories
Xeriscaping: Yesterday’s Fad Today’s Necessity – Hints, Plants
and Tecnniques
$100
+ mileage
over 30 klm
To Be Arranged
Good Gardening Practices
District #8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
WAYNE
E.
PFEFFER
Contact
P. O. Box 43
Ayton, Ontario N0G 1C0
(519) 665-7756
(near Hanover, Mt. Forest)
wepfeffer@hotmail.com
Topic
Tips on Flower Arranging; Design Classes.
Fees
To Be Arranged
Availability
To Be Arranged
District #9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
Contact
ALLISON
BARR
Fees
Availability
9425 Rec’l Road #20
Any Horticultural Topic
Smithville, Ontario
L0R 2A0
(near St Catherines/Hamilton
abar@interlynx.com
To Be Arranged
Not April,
May or June
DARRELL
BLEY
11Brimley Crescent
St. Catharines, Ontario
L2M 7A7
(905) 934-0496
(near Niagara Falls)
To Be Arranged
Mon. - Fri. Evenings,
not more than 30 kms.
Sept. - Apr.
RUSSELL
BOLES
7370 Sandy Court
Mixed and Perennial Borders; Home Garden
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Design Workshops; Down To Earth Gardening;
L2G 7R3
Container Gardening; Ground Covers.
(905) 354-7250
(near Cambridge, Hamilton)
THERESA
M.
FORTE
4066 Robin Avenue
Niagara Falls, Ontario
L2H 2R1
(905) 374-1505
theresa_forte@sympatico.ca
Topic
Monitoring Insects; Year-Round Color
Using Trees and Shrubs.
Peeking Through the Garden Gate(visits to
private gardens in the Niagara Peninsula);
Some Like It Hot (color therapy in the garden using
warm colors); Rhapsody In Blue (color therapy in the
garden using cool colors); Learning To See Shape &
Form (shape, form, texture and movement in perennial
gardens - special emphasis on perennial grasses);
Daytrips For Gardeners (visits to public gardens with
To Be Arranged
$75
($100 outside
Niagara + travel)
50-60 kms;
Any time
Spring/Summer/Fall
Anytime
Fall/winter/spring
best for slides
history of their owners); Spa In A Basket (hands-on
basket planting with aromatic herbs & flowers, history
and uses of plants included -- best May/June).
CHARLOTTE
LETKEMANN
Box 977
The How-tos of Photographing Flowers.
480 Gate Street
Niagara On The Lake, Ont.
L0S 1J0
(905) 468-2533
(near St. Catharines/Niagara Falls)
maxxum@vaxxine.com
$100. + mileage
ANDREW
LOHAZA
1537 Fourth Avenue
RR #3
St. Catherines, Ontario
L2R 6P9
(905) 984-8503
alohaza@sympatico.ca
Water Gardening and Ponds
To Be Arranged
Anytime
Not Available
March to June
JIM
LOUNSBERY
c/o Vineland Nurseries
4540 Martin Road
Beamsville, Ontario
L0R 1B1
(905) 562-4836 (ph/fax)
jlounsbe@vaxxine.com
Dwarf and Unusual Evergreens in the Landscape;
Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Companion Plants in the
Landscape; Plants For The Winter Landscape;
Bamboo In The Landscape; Shrubs and Trees in the
Landscape; Hydrangeas; Pruning Demonstrations.
$110.
+ mileage for long
distances
To Be Arranged
ARLENE
MILLS
1177 York Road
Growing and Using Culinary Herbs; Growing and
RR 4, Niagara On The Lake Using Scented Herbs; (will talk on most herb related
L0S 1J0
topics except using medicinal herbs).
(905) 262-5690
(near St. Catharines)
www.niagaraherbfarm.com
arlene@niagaraherbfarm.com
JEAN
SIMPSON
407-33 Robinson Street
Hamilton, Ontario
L8P 1Y8
(905) 524-4244
jeans@execulink.com
JENNIFER
ST.DENIS
56 Rose Avenue
Welland,Ontario
Pruning: When, How and Why
Perennials: Planting, Care,Low Maintenance, Reliable
Low Maintenance Garden Design : Shapes, Plants
Plants for Long Narrow Lots and Design for
Designing fot Increased Shade or Privacy
Any Horticultural Topic- Will research specialty request topics
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
Jan./Feb./Mar./
Sept./Nov.
Tues. to Fri. evenings
$95
+ .25 klm
over 50 klm
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
Minimum
2 months
L3C 2X1
(905) 734-1625
notice
District #10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
SHIRLEY
BELLOWS
Contact
RR 1
Arva, Ontario
N0M 1C0
(519) 660-8068
(near London)
rsbellows@attcanada.ca
IRENE
BOURIS
Box 141
Sparta, Ontario
N0L 2H0
(519) 775-2680
(near London, St. Thomas)
STAN
CAVENEY
46 Kingspark Crescent
London, Ontario
N6H 4C4 of London
(519) 472-6103
caveney@uwo.ca
MARGO
DARGATT/
HOSTA’S
CHOICE
Topic
African Violets; Houseplants For Your Health;
Seasonal Talks on Houseplants -- ie: Christmas Gift
Plants; Gardening With Nature (Organic Gardening)
Attracting Wildlife To Your Garden; Heritage Seeds;
Saving Your Own Seeds; Growing Kitchen Sprouts;
Starting Seeds Organically; Vegetable Gardening
Organically; Gardening and Nature Throughout The Seasons;
What Is The Judge Looking For?; Organic Lawn Care;
Putting Your Garden To Bed; Growing and Propagating
Houseplants; Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardens;
Attracting Wild Birds To Your Garden.
My Personal Philosophy of Gardening; Butterfly
Gardening; Gardening With Natives; Woodland/Shade
Gardening; The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (helpful
and not so helpful bugs and critters); Xeriscaping;
Sex in the Garden ... also universal topics, just call and ask.
Fees
$75. +
estimated
mileage
Availability
Only close
distances in
winter;
Only within
45 minute drive
from London
To Be Arranged
Anytime
Insects and Plants
$50 + mileage
To Be Arranged
within 1 hr. drive
4897 Irish Drive
Appin, Ontario
N0L 1A0
(519) 289-5471
(near London, St. Thomas,
Glencoe, Dutton)
Hostas and Companion Plants
$50. +
mileage for
farther distances
Preferably
after Thanksgiving
til spring
STEVE
DONNELLY
71 Agincourt Gardens
London, Ontario
N5Z 4E7
(519) 685-1424
stevedon@look.ca
Hot New Perennials for 2004; Xeriscaping - Reducing
Your Water Bills; Low Maintenance Gardening.
To Be Arranged
JOHN
DRUMMOND
Greenbelt Farm Landscaping Roses; Trees; Landscape Gardening. To Be Arranged To Be Arranged
RR #5
Mitchell, Ontario
N0K 1N0
(519) 347-2725
Nov. - May/June;
Mon.-Wed., Sat., Sun.;
Evenings
(near Stratford, Kitchener)
BRENDA
GALLAGHER
650 Grosvenor Street
London, Ontario
N5Y 3T4
(519) 439-9081
Attracting Birds and Butterflies to Your Garden;
Growing and the Various Uses of Herbs;
Wildflowers Along the Roadside.
$50. +
mileage
LORRAINE
GREGSON
54 Finch Crescent
London, Ontario
N6E 2E5
(519) 649-5019
Koi Fish and Propagation;
Demonstrates Making A Bio-Filter
~~ accepts groups at home business
GEORGE
& ALICE
HERBERT
164 Ballantyne Ave.
Stratford, Ontario
N5A 3A7
(519) 271-1169
(near Kitchener & London)
Slides on Gardens We
Have Visited In Canada & U.S.A. -- 3 screen,
4 projector slide show with music.
$100 + mileage
To Be Arranged.
not during winter
JIM
MABEE
312 Simcoe Street
Tillsonburg, Ontario
N4G 2J6
(519) 842-9829
(near London, Simcoe)
mabeejim@yahoo.com
Gardening Tips & Tricks; Forcing Spring Bulbs;
Showing to Win -- What The Judges Are Looking For;
Floral Designing On A Shoestring; Floral Designs of the
Past; African Violets; Planting Roses; Attracting Birds and
Butterflies to Your Garden; Design Workshops & Classes
(some topics include slides)
To Be Discussed
Anytime
JOAN
PIERSON
4 Bellevue Ave
London, Ontario
N6C 4A5
(519) 438-9941
Container Gardening; Shade Gardening;
How To Use Garden Catalogues;
Colour In Your Garden Throughout The Year;
All About Planting Bulbs; Gardening With Children
To Be Discussed
Anytime
WILLIAM
PREIKSAITIS
RR 2
Rodney, Ontario
N0L 2C0
(519) 785-0176
(near Chatham, London)
Birds; Bird Houses; Carolinian Forests;
Rhododendrons
To Be Discussed
Late fall
to early spring
MARLIE
ROBERTS
21 Gablewood
London, Ontario
N6G 2Z8
(519) 472-3930
Crescent Ferns - 75% outdoors, 25% indoors
To Be Discussed
Anytime
LORNE
9447 Union Road
Trees
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
To be discussed
within 80 km of London,
not available April or May,
weekdays and evenings
By Appointment
SPICER
Shedden, Ontario
N0L 2E0
(519) 764-2070
DIANE
VAUGHAN
234 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas, Ontario
N5R 3C3
(519) 633-3213
(near London)
dvaughan@sympatico.ca
Spring Bulbs; David Austin Roses; Peonies;
Local - $35
Gardening Disney Style; Containers; Houseplants;
Elgin County - $50
The Story Behind Perennials; Christmas Plant Stories;
Others - To Be Discussed
Gardening for Birds and Butterflies; Dutch Treat -- a
slide presentation of Floriade, Keuckenhoff gardens and
various parts of Holland) ~~ most topics have slides or overheads.
CYNTHIA
VENABLES
87 Front Street
Shatford, Ontario
N4Z 4G8
(519) 272-0577
cvenables@cyg.net
Gardens and Art History of Italy – Visit Gardens in Rome,
Florence, Lucca, Ravello, The Cinque Terra, Ninfa, and Tivolli
ISA
WEBB
22049 Hyde Park Rd. N.
RR 1, Ilderton, Ontario
N0M 2A0
(519) 666-0132
(near London)
bog@lweb.net
Opening The Pond In Spring; Pond Installation;
$50 per hour
Aquatic Plants and Their Role In The Pond; Fish and
Water Quality (30 min); Pond Maintenance and
Over-wintering; Dreamscapes Landscaping Software.
(each topic approx. 1 hr. -- overhead projector required)
*products avail. for purchase *free catalogues *gift certificate donated
$80
Anytime
Requires Transportation
or To be Arranged
up to 50 kms,
Mar. after 5 p.m. only;
Sept. thru Dec. 23 after
5 p.m. only;
April after 7 p.m. only
District #11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
MATHIS
NATVIK
Contact
Topic
Orford Ridges
Native Plants Native Plant Community of Southwestern Ontario;
c/o Mathis Natvik
Carolinian Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers and Grasses.
RR #1, Muirkirk, Ontario
N0L 1X0
(519) 674-3866 cell: (519) 358-3323 fax: (519) 678-3291
(near Ridgetown)
mnatvik@netrover.com
www.carolinianplants.com
Fees
$150. locally;
To Be Arranged
for further distances
Availability
To Be Arranged,
NOT in April
District #12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
KEES
STRYLAND
Contact
173 Columbus Ave.
Timmins, Ontario
P4N 3H7
Topic
How To Use Color Effectively; Annuals
For Color; Attractive Uses for Summer Flowering 150 km limit
Bulbs; Dahlias and Gladiolus. on driving
Fees
To Be Arranged
Availability
Any time;
(705) 264-3416
bus: (705) 264-1331 ext. 329
District #13 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
Contact
Topic
Fees
SUZANNE
HANNA
122 Palace Drive
Sault Ste Marie
P6B 5H5
(705) 759-2893
wildgardener@shaw.ca
Organic Gardening: History, Practices, Composting, Mulches,
Wildflower Folklore,
Natural Pest and Disease Control, Bio-dynamics, Companion
Planting, Water Conservation, Use of Organic Products
Pesticide free lawns
Creating Back-yard Habitats Attracting Wildlife: Birds, Bats,
Butterflies and Beneficial Insects
Sanctuary Gardens: Healing, Medieval and Tea
Herbs: Starting, Design, Edible Flowers, Containers,
Culinary Uses, Medicinal, Wreaths, Crafts and Fragrant Products
Wreath Making: Preserving Flowers and Natural Material, Cutting Gardens
Weeds – A Gardeners Best Friend, Community Gardening, Sex in the Garden
Extensive list of topics…Please contact for full details
KEITH
SQUIRES
2601 Derry Road
RR #3, Campbellville, Ont
L0P 1B0
ph/fax: (905) 875-3199
Alpines - rock garden plants from the mountains of
$125 + mileage
the world to your garden; Families & Friends - a look
beyond 50 kms of
at some of the larger families such as Aster, Campanula,
Campbellville;
Dianthus and Geranium; On The Shady Side - plants for
$30 deposit requested.
full shade, dappled shade and sun-shade; High Points of
Interests - interesting perennials from 2 to 12 feet; The New,
The Novel and The Rare - new introductions, unknown
beauties and conversation pieces; Skipping Through The
Perennial Scene - random selection of hardy plants available
to Ontario gardeners; The Scree Garden - break all the rules,
no soil, no fertilizer, no water and plants love it; Worldwide
Perennials In Ontario Gardens - from China, Africa, Europe
and South America; North American Wildflowers in Your Perennial Garden.
Availability
Nov. thru March
inclusive
District #14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
Contact
Topic
Fees
Speaker
JIM
ANDERSON
Contact
8 Melville Crescent
Brampton, Ontario
L6W 2S4
(905) 459-6518
calluna@idirect.com
Topic
Growing Beautiful Roses - General Care, Modern
Roses, David Austin Roses and Winter Hardy Roses.
Fees
To Be Arranged
Availability
To Be Arranged
BERT
CARD
202-50 Baif Blvd.
Richmond Hill, Ont. L4C 5L1
(905) 508-7306
(near Toronto)
ae-card@rogers.com
Delphiniums; Pelargoniums; Houseplants
with Humour.
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
District #15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MIRIAM
GOLDBERGER
RR #3
Schomberg, Ontario
L0G 1T0
(905) 859-0286
00-GRO-WILD (476-9453)
(near Newmarket, Brampton)
miriam@wildflowerfarm.com
Availability
Wildflower Gardening; Creating a Wildflower Meadow;
Woodland Wildflowers; Subdivision Gardening Solutions;
Wildflower Gardening at the Cottage; Creating a
Wildflower Cutting Garden; Dried Flowers; Dried Flower
Crafts.
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged,
Fall and Winter
100 to 150 kms
$150
To Be Arranged
MARION
JARVIE
37 Thornheights Rd.
Thornhill, Ontario
L3T 3L9
(905) 731-1800
(near Toronto)
Designing With Shade Plants; Bog Gardening;
Rock Gardening; Perennials - Extending Your Garden
In The Fall.
FRANK
KERSHAW
55 Lambeth Road
Etobicoke, Ontario
M9A 2Y8
(416) 233-7472
(near Toronto)
Ghost Gardens of Ontario; Treasurers of Earlier Years;
Weird, Wacky and Wonderful Plants for the Garden;
Shrubs For The Home Landscape; Travelogues -- ask
for list.
To Be Arranged
150 km travel limit
To Be Arranged,
LOUISE
PEACOCK
#142-3044 Bloor St. W.
Toronto, Ontario
M8X 2Y8
(416) 233-3989
gardeningnet@wezel.com
Annuals for Various Locations; Composting;
Container Gardening; English Gardens;
Suitable Plants For Shade Gardening; Herbs;
Houseplants; Perennials; Shrubs; Groundcovers;
Vegetable Gardening In Containers; Plants for
Hot Dry Locations; Changing Your Soil; Trees For
To Be Arranged
Mar. thru Nov.
Small Gardens; Vertical Gardening; Garden Structures
and Paths; Lawns and Lawn Maintenance; Chemical
Free Gardening; Starting Plants From Seeds.
PATRICIA
THOMSON
4 Elmvale Boulevard
Insect and Disease Identification and Control;
Stouffville, Ontario
Pesticide Use and Safety; Alternatives to Pesticides;
L4A 7X3
Abiotic Conditions of Trees, Care and Identification
(905) 640-8695
of Trees.
fax: (416) 281-5844
patricia.thomson@3web.net
PAUL
ZAMMIT
14 Edwalter Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M8Y 1Z3
(416) 231-2495
fax: (416) 231-2604
(near Etobicoke)
oakleaves@rogers.com
Specific Perennial Groups -- Hosta, Daylilies, Lilies
or Sedum; Gardening for All Four Seasons;
Without Flowers; Small Space Gardening or Space
C onscious Gardening; Container Gardening for Four
Seasons of Interest; Creative Container Combinations;
Plants That Like It Hot -- Both Tender Treasure and
Hardy Garden Performers; Lighting The Way -- Bright
Selections for the Shade Garden; Spring/Fall Gardening
Practices; Planning and Planting for All Seasons of Interest
To Be Arranged
$120.
To Be Arranged
Evenings;
Gardening not available late April
to early June
District #16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
JOHN
BEAULIEU
Contact
90 Doran Road
P.O. Box 118
Midhurst, Ont. L0L 1X0
(705) 726-7363
(near Barrie)
gesnews@bconnex.net
MARJORIE
BELL
RR #3
Shanty Bay, Ontario
L0L 2L0
(705) 722-8732
Topic
An Introduction to Gesneriads (African Violet Family);
Hybridizing and Growing from Seed;
Native Orchids, Ferns and Other Wild Flowers;
The Hardy Geraniums; Houseplants; African Violets.
Fees
$50. +
25c/km
one way
within 2-3 hrs. drive
Availability
Anytime
Anytime
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
JANE
BLACKSTOCK
RR #1
Perennials; Shrubs, Public Gardens of Canada;
To Be Arranged
Shanty Bay, Ontario
Wild Flowers; A Travelogue of New Zealand, maximum of 50 kms.
L0L 2L0
Norway, Ireland, Nepal, Tanzania, Arizona-Utah
(705) 721-0483
Canyons, China, Arctic Adventures; Wildflowers
(near Barrie, Orillia)
of the Western Arctic.
heavitreehouse@sympatico.ca
To Be Arranged
EDNA
RR #1
Flowering Shrubs; Bulbs; Principles and Elements
of Floral Design; Houseplants - why they don’t do well;
Roses - growing, winterizing, diseases, insects, and
showing.
Growing of Flowers and Techniques for Drying;
To Be Arranged
Any time,
CALDWELL
Shanty Bay, Ontario
L0L 2L0
(705) 721-0484
(near Barrie, Orillia)
ecaldwell@primus.ca
Exhibiting Tips - What Judges Look For; Review of
the Revised Ontario Judging and Exhibiting Standards
(Publication 34).
GARY
CARLSON
RR #1
31 Maplewood Prkwy.
Orillia, Ontario L3V 6H1
(705) 326-4044
gcarlson@interhop.net
Daylilies - growing, care, hybridizing, types,
where to buy.
JACK
COULSON
5 Dawson Drive
Unit 327
Collingwood, Ont. L9Y 4T9
(705) 444-6872
Agricultural and Horticultural Topics;
Issues Relating to Environmental and Discussed
Economic Trends
KATIE
DAWSON
Box 9
New and Exciting Annuals;
Glencairn, Ont. L0M 1K0
Flowers For Cutting and Drying.
(705) 424-9319
(near Barrie)
cutanddriedflowers@yahoo.ca
DIANE
GREENFIELD
96 Concession 15 W.
Penetanguishene,
L9M 2H7
(705) 533-3037
greenfie@interhop.net
KEVIN
HEALEY
36 Yonge St. N.,
Elmvale, Ontario
L0L 1P0
(705) 322-1675
(near Barrie)
shealey1@csolve.net
PEGGY
WONG
6 Oakridge Drive
Barrie, Ontario
Let’s Talk Colour and Combinations;
Ontario Light and Dry - Gardening Without Water in
Lean Soils; Lazy and Low Maintenance Techniques and Plant Choices to Save You Time In
The Garden; The Love and The Lost - Broken Romances
of the Garden; Antiques and Aliens - Historical Contest
for Our Garden Perennials; Time, History, The Universe
and Gardening; Top Trends; Revision - Looking at
Garden Design in Your Garden; Unusual Perennials
For Your Garden; A Natural Christmas Using
Garden Greenery.
prefer not weekends,
up to 150 kms.
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
Evening or Afternoon,
Thurs., Fri. and Sat.,
during winter
Prefer
Feb/Mar/April
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
Bulbs For All Seasons; Putting Your Garden
To Bed and Spring Clean-Up; Meaning and
Practice of Organic Gardening; Floriade in Holland (slides);
3 Weeks in Australia (slides); 2 Weeks in France (slides);
Cape Breton and Newfoundland (slides).
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
Dry Shade Gardening; Barrie’s Arboretum, A
Community Project. Locally
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged.
L4N 6N7
(705) 737-3910
wong.rmcg@sympatico.ca
District #17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
MARJORIE
MASON
Contact
35220 Durham Rd. #1
RR #4
Uxbridge, Ontario
L9P 1R4
(905) 649-3532
(near Pickering)
info@masonhogue.com
1670 Coates Road West
Port Perry, Ontario
L9L 1B3
(905) 985-5462
(near Oshawa)
clamrock@5ofus.com
www.lamrockslittleroses.com
Topic
Inspiration from Gardens Around the World;
Annuals From My Aspect; Spring and Summer
Flowering Bulbs; Container Gardening;
Xeriscaping; Geraniums/Pelargoniums;
Gardening Travelogues -ask for list.
Miniature Roses - Planting, Care throughout the
Season (including fertilizing, insect and fungus
control, pruning, showing, winter protection, etc);
All Types of Roses (selection for hardiness and
disease resistance, care through the season,
winter protection, etc.)
$70 + mileage
to be discussed at
time of booking
No winter
months
including Mar.
DAVID
McQUEEN
97 Chalk Lake Rd.
RR #4 max. 150 kms.
Uxbridge, Ontario
L9P 1R4
(905) 649-5276
(near Toronto)
Oak Ridge Moraine - includes forestry and wildlife;
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
JOHN SHAW
RIMMINGTON
RR 1
Cannington, Ontario
L0E 1E0
(705) 432-3239
(near Uxbridge)
$100
Anytime
SHANNON
ROSNAK
20 Mason Street
Box 52
Blackstock, Ontario
L0B 1B0
(near Port Perry/Oshawa)
(905) 986-0405
bradandshannon@look.ca
CECIL
LAMROCK
Using Stone re: walls, historical, integrating
into settings, good/bad examples
The Art of Vegetable Gardening: Style Art and Design
Gardens from Down Under: Tour Gardens of New
Zealand and Australia
Irish Garden Getaway: Castles, Arboretum and Gardens
Boston,
Gardens Through the Seasons From Spring to Fall
Ornamental Grasses: A Guide to the Most Desirable
Container Gardening Create a Stunning Miniature Garden
Fees
$250
+ mileage
To Be Arranged
Availability
Anytime
To Be Arranged
Maintaining Your Garden: Soil, Dividing Perennials
Pruning and More With Hands On Opportunities…
VICKI
TAYLOR-SCOTT
31 Bolton Drive
Uxbridge, Ontario
L9P 1A3
(905) 852-9643
(near Toronto)
dscott@powergate.ca
Perennials; Perennials in Containers; Designing with
Containers; Four Season Containers; Container
Gardening; Eco Gardening; Xeriscaping; Gardening
with Children; Landscape Design; Phenology -- using
nature’s signals.
$75
+ mileage
Available only
Oct. 1 thru Mar. 31
KOIDU
SULEV
RR #2
Uxbridge, Ontario
L9P 1R2
(705) 228-8108
(near Toronto)
A Shakespeare Garden in Herbs; Herbal Wreaths
and Potpourri; Native Herbs - The Folklore and Uses;
Herbs in Containers; Herbs to Relieve Stress - teas,
tonics and fragrance; General Herb Related Topics.
$100
+ mileage
To Be Arranged
What to Do In The Garden Now (Spring or Fall)
Making Evergreen Pot Displays (Oct.- Nov.)
Growing for Showing
Making Planters (Demo or Workshop)
Also Perennials, Annuals, Tropicals, Bulbs,
(Selection and Care of)
Judging Tips
$75 Local
orTo Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
$100
+ mileage
Not in November,
any time on
weekdays only,
prefer Tues., Wed.,
or Thurs.
BARBARA
TWINER
1996 Liverpool Road
Pickering, Ontario
L1V 1W5
(905) 839-7600
ANNA
VAN MARIS
RR 2, Beaverton, Ontario
Herbs and how make creams and tinctures;
L0K 1A0
Weeds - The Treasurers We Toss.
(705) 426-2914
(near Lindsay, Orillia)
crackoflight@lindsaycomp.on.ca
www.sweetdoveherbs.com
District #18 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
MARJORIE
BELL
Contact
23 Marie Street
Box 110
South River, Ontario
P0A 1X0
(705) 386-2935
(near North Bay, Huntsville)
Topic
Flowering Shrubs; Bulbs; Principles and Elements
of Floral Design; Houseplants - why they don’t do well;
Roses - growing, winterizing, diseases, insects and
showing.
Fees
To Be Arranged
ELAINE
VIDA
RR #1
Rosseau, Ontario
Low Maintenance Gardening; Cottage Gardening;
Landscape Design; Annuals; Container Gardening;
To Be Arranged
Availability
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
P0C 1J0
(705) 732-6338
(near Orillia, Barrie)
evdesign@vianet.ca
Insects - natural control using household products;
Native Plants; Perennials.
District #19 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Speaker
GWYNEDD
BRUNDRETT
Contact
RR 2
Baden, Ontario
N0B 1G0
(519) 634-8500
(near Waterloo)
ebrundrett@sympatico.ca
ALAIN
CHAREST
Topic
Water Gardens; Rock Gardens; Winter Gardens;
Vegetable Gardening; Herbs; The World of Lilies;
Ornamental Vegetables (Potagers); Organic
Growing Techniques; Perennials; Collecting, Cleaning,
Saving and Exchanging Seeds; Flora and Fauna of
Western Australia; Vines; Ontario Wild Flowers;
How My Family Landscaped My Garden (a biography
of Wanakiwin); Some Gardens of Great Britain.
Fees
$50 Locally
Availability
Anytime except
May and June
45 Mill Street
Garden History - Color In The Garden;
Kitchener, Ontario
Garden Design; Water Gardening; Xeriscaping;
N2G 2Y2
Specific Genuses (dianthus, verbascum,
(519) 745-9442
campanula, sedum, etc).
alain.charest@sympatico.ca
$75 + mileage
Fall/Winter
Evenings
BETTY
FRETZ
6728 18th Sideroad
RR #3
Moorefield, Ontario
(near Kitchener-Waterloo)
(519) 638-3937
Betty@Fretz.ca
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
MARY ANN
GILHULY
292 Normandy Ave.
Container Gardening; Growing and Pressing Herbs;
Waterloo, Ontario
Easy Care Perennials; Roses for Canadian Gardeners;
N2K 1X7
Organic Gardening.
(519) 746-8456
(near Guelph)
jjcato@hotmail.com or jgilhuly@rogers.com
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged,
Spring/Summer/Fall
MARION
HESSE
8 High Street,
Elmira Ontario
Daylilies
Roses: Hardy and Antique Varieties, Care and Selection
Perennials : All Aspects of…Including Grasses
Sponsored by Local Nurseries
IF 1 hour outside of Fergus/Elmira
Sept- Mid April
Preferred
N3B 2M2
(519) 669-3623
tree@sentex.net
Planting Trees : Spring Vs Fall, How to and Care
Foundation Planting : Design Basics
Putting Your Garden To Bed
Water-Wise Gardening……..Xeriscaping
DAVID
HOBSON
162 Herron
Waterloo, Ontario
N2T 1H2
(519) 576-2498
garden@gto.net
www.gardenhumour.com
Place A Look At The Lighter Side Of Gardening humorous and entertaining with tons of tips;
Gardening for Aging Gardeners; From A Lawn
to a Garden, Building A Path or Patio.
BRIE
TANGNEY
54 Royal Orchard Place
Kitchener, Ont. N2N 1Z6
(519) 744-6695
btangney@sympatico.ca
Shade Gardening; Container Gardening;
Garden Design; Herbs.
To Be Arranged
PAUL
KNOWLES
170 Shade Street
New Hamburg, Ontario
N3A 4J2
(519) 662-6757
(near Kitchener/Stratford)
pknowles@golden.net
Down The Garden Path -- a humorous look at
at gardening and gardeners
No fee, BUT
opportunity to sell
and sign books a must!
Lengthy travel - a per km
travel expense to be
discussed.
By Appointment
but always
ready to come
All Aspects of Annuals; Rock Gardening and
Types of Plants; Woodland Gardening;
Growing for Topiary.
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged
Nov. to Mar.
$75 + mileage
To Be Arranged
. Fall/ Winter
MARYANNE
WEILER
84 Old Huron Court
Kitchener, Ontario
N2P 2B8
(519) 896-0606
ELAINE
ZINK
374 Manchester Rd.
Bulbs; Designing Using Color; Easy Care Gardening;
Kitchener, Ontario
Xeriscape Gardening; Perennials; Shrubs
N2B 1A5
(519) 579-2275
elaine.zink@wcdsb.edu.on.ca
.30 per klm charge applies
$75 for up to 100;
$150 plus for larger
audiences
To Be Arranged
To Be Arranged