Pickering Horticultural Society

Meetings & Events

Pickering Garden Club Meetings & Events

Pickering Garden Club Meetings on the second Tuesday of the month feature entertaining and informative speakers who educate our members on various aspects of horticulture and gardening. The meetings are a mix of virtual and in-person meetings. In addition to speakers, we also have a variety of social activities as part of the monthly meetings and the May, September and October meetings usually include professionally judged flower shows. Points and prizes are awarded to worthy specimens at our flower shows, and all members are encouraged to exhibit and participate in this friendly competition.

Our team of volunteers also weekly maintain our community gardens.(Garden Locations )Here is our schedule if you would like to join us: (Public Garden Schedule)

DATE

SPEAKER

TOPIC

January 13, 2026 – Virtual

Scott W. Holland

Bird Houses & Native Plants

Plant Chat

February 10, 2026 – Virtual

Guinevere Kern

 

Optimizing Horticulture for Health

Photo Show & Plant Chat

March 10, 2026 – Virtual

David J. Hawke

Wildflowers, Legends & Lore

Plant Chat

April 14, 2026

Rabeeya Amjad

Invasive Species & Environmental Impact

Spring Houseplant & Garden Swap

Tool Sharpening

May 12, 2026 – Flower Show

Linda Lee Purvis

Decorative Techniques with Botanicals

May 23 & 24, 2026

Plant Sale

Visit our booths at Artfest 

June 9, 2026 – Flower Show

Joanne Shaw

Creating a Low Maintenance Garden

July 4, 2026- Bus Trip

Visiting the Villages of Fergus & Elora

More details to follow

July 24-26, 2026

OHA Annual General Meeting & Convention

Durham College

More details to follow

September 9, 2026- Flower Show

Dennis Campeau

Dream Your Garden into Existence

October 13, 2026

James Kamstra

Snakes-Fascinating & Useful in the Garden

Youth Awards & Fall Garden Swap

November 10, 2026

PGC Annual General Meeting

Potluck Dinner, Awards & Volunteer Appreciation

O’Brien Room, Chestnut Hill Recreation Center

In-person Meeting Details

September through November and April through June monthly meetings are in-person and January through March will be virtual meetings. In-person monthly meetings are held in the O’Brien Rooms at the Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex (formerly Pickering Recreation Complex) starting at 7:30 pm (unless otherwise noted). Doors open at 7:00 pm. 

On Flower show dates, members who are exhibiting need to place their entries to be judged, before 7:15 pm. Out of consideration for the judges, the 7:15 pm deadline will be strictly enforced. 

Virtual Meeting Details

January through March monthly meetings are virtual, and start at 7:00PM. The link to the meeting sent the week before the meeting.

Guests Are Welcome!

Guests are always welcome at our meetings, whether accompanying a member or just looking to see what we are about. You don’t have to be a member to attend one meeting as guest. For virtual meetings, please contact us at pickeringgardenclubinfo@gmail.com and ask to be sent the link for that month’s meeting. For in person meetings we are located in the O’Brien Rooms at the Chestnut Hill Developments Recreation Complex is via the Back Arena Entrance off of Diefenbaker Ct.