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.