June General Meeting: Guest Speaker Ingrid Janssen, "Passionate About Peonies"

Peonies are beloved for their gorgeous blooms and captivating fragrance. They are adaptable, easy to grow plants that fit into any garden style. Tonight’s speaker will reveal the different types of peonies that can be grown in our gardens, and highlight variances in flower forms and colours. She will also share how we can achieve 6 weeks of peony blooms in our gardens, and tips for dealing with the few pests and diseases that can plague peonies.

Ingrid Janssen, who will be participating in-person this evening, is a horticulturist, speaker, blogger and master gardener. She has been gardening for most of her life and is a passionate, some would say, “Crazy” gardener. Ingrid is an inspirational speaker who has appeared on TV and has spoken at Canada Blooms several times. She has both ornamental and food production gardens on her country property and has been a dedicated native plant enthusiast for more than 30 years. Ingrid earned a Horticulturist Diploma from the University of Guelph and is an active member of several horticultural and plant societies, as well as the Durham Master Gardeners.

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Success at the Flower Show 
At 7:15 this evening, Horticulture and Design Judge Bonnie-Lynn Murphy will briefly share tips and techniques to help new and experienced Flower Show participants prepare entries that will place favorably in horticulture and design classes. This is timely advice as our first Flower Show of the year is July 7th.

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Members: Instructions for participation in this virtual and in-person event will be emailed to members twice - once on the Friday prior to the meeting, and again on Monday. Instructions are also available by logging into our site and checking the "members-only" version of this event. 

Visitors: Guests are welcome to participate in this virtual and in-person event at a nominal fee of $5.00. Instructions for participation will be emailed to non-society members who complete the registration process prior to the event start time.

About In-Person Attendance at the McConaghy Centre: 

• Doors to the auditorium open at 7:00 pm. 
• Please sign-in upon arrival.
• A brief presentation on "Success at the Flower Show" will be provided from 7:15 to 7:30. Please keep talking to a minimum during this time, in consideration of the presenter and attendees interested in this topic.
  
• The meeting begins promptly at 7:30 pm.

• Please bring a mug or cup if you would like hot coffee or tea.

• To help us get to know each other, members and visitors are encouraged to wear a name tag. If you don't have a name tag, a temporary one will be provided.

• Click here for more information about our General Meetings, including directions to the McConaghy Centre.