TRENTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES
THURSDAY, FEB 15, 2024 7 pm
ZOOM MEETING
38 Members Present
Meeting Minutes:
7 PM WELCOME TO ALL BY PRESIDENT JUDY MULDOON
Our Guest Speaker was NANCY LOUWMAN, MASTER GARDENER Topic: Getting More Yields in your Garden using Pollinators. Nancy gave an informative talk on a wide variety of different plants that pollinators love. Some plants require both a male and a female in order for the plant to perform successfully. She also mentioned about having native plants in our gardens and the importance of native plants. Nancy emailed an additional handout which Judy emailed out to you.
Motion to accept January Minutes. Motioned by Gus Morrissey Seconded by: John Paton
Treasurers Reportby Penny Tracy. In the Bank: $7229.76 Certificate $2518.37 Petty Cash $100 Total $4616.39 *Home Show Paid Motioned by: John Paton Seconded By: James Kimmerly
Membership Reportby Patricia Dunham -65 signed members for 2024 at this time. Memberships for 2024 are now available. Please contact Pat Dunham at 613-921-1004. You can also e-transfer $15 for your membership to Judy at: trentonhorticulture@gmail.com. 2024 memberships are due by the next meeting.
Bay of Quinte Home Show: We will be participating in the Bay of Quinte Home Show on April 26, 27 & 28. Volunteers will be needed for the 2–3-hour shifts. If you would like to do a Demonstration at the Home Show, Let Penny Tracy or Sally Latimour know. Please contact Sally Latimour or Penny Tracy if you are interested in helping out. There will be a sign-up sheet available at the March Meeting. FYI Volunteering at the Home Show also allows you to see the show Free. We will have a variety of items to sell at the show and/or purchase a membership for $15 for yourself or a friend.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:Please keep track of them. And record them on your calendar.
UPDATES:
A word from James Kimmerly: OHA Convention 2024: Location- Guelph, Ont. Dates of Convention: July 12-14 Save the date. Rooms are limited $159 per night at the Delta Marriott Hotel in Guelph. 50/50 tickets can be purchased- see the garden Ontario website for more details. gardenontario.org AGM- District 3 is being held in Belleville on Saturday April 28, 2024. More information to follow.
Update on our day at Carson’s Market: If you attended Carson’s Market you would have had a fantastic day. He had informative seminars in the morning and again in the afternoon. Local clubs had displays of what’s happening in their clubs and there was plenty to see and purchase at Carson’s Market. They are open Tuesday-Sunday from 10am-4pm
Flower Show Schedules 2024: Lezlie Miller is working on Finishing the Flower Show schedules for 2024. Sally Latimour and Carol Wilson are also assisting Lezlie to prepare the show schedules. The schedules will be on our website shortly.
UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS
Executive Board Meeting: Monday February 26 @6:30pm by Zoom
THURSDAY MARCH 21, 2024: IN PERSON MEETING AT BATAWA COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 4:30 PM. Guest Speaker: Michelle Cummings from Earth & Bloom about starting seeds.
THURSDAY APRIL 18, 2024: IN PERSON MEETING @ 7PM- Guest Speaker: Astrid Maschalla- Recipe for a Great Herb Garden Mini Flower Shows Begin in April: Design-Out on a Limb-A design using branches, please add the colour ORANGE somewhere Photography-NEW 4”x6” photos, mounted on white board, of trees and/or birds Horticultural Possibilities: Houseplants **Please see below for the 2024 Mini Flower Show Schedule
Bay of Quinte Home Show: April 26, 27 & 28. A Sign-up Sheet will be available at the March Meeting. See Penny Tracy or Sally Latimour
Bus Tour: Oshawa Peony Festival: Please let Judy Muldoon know at the March meeting if you intend to go on the bus. $30 saves you a seat.
Meeting adjourned at 8:08pm by Judy Muldoon, President
6 GARDENS WILL BE ON TOUR IN OUR REGION FOR OUR MEMBERS TO WANDER IN.