About Us
Our Mission
Pickering Horticultural Society’s mission is to inspire passion, respect, and understanding of gardening, horticulture, the natural landscape, and a healthy environment.
What We Do
We support horticulture by:
- exploring the theory and practice of horticulture at our meetings
- encouraging the planting of trees, shrubs, and flowers on public and private grounds
- promoting balcony and community gardening, and outdoor beautification
- arranging field trips, contests, competitions, and exhibitions related to horticulture and awarding prizes
- sharing seeds, plants, bulbs, flowers, trees and shrubs
We also promote:
- protection of the environment
- sharing of horticultural information
- the benefits of therapeutic horticulture
- interest in the study of horticulture
Pickering Horticultural Society History
The Pickering Horticultural Society has deep roots in our community—pun intended! The society was founded on April 28, 1933, in the midst of the great economic depression. Our first speaker was John F. Clark who gave an illustrated talk on “Continuous Bloom in the Garden”. Later that summer, the society held its first flower show at St. Andrew’s Hall.
The joy and satisfaction of growing beautiful flowers, and enjoying nutritious food from your garden, is timeless.
You can read more about our history here: PHS Complete History
Keeping Pickering Beautiful –Our Community Gardens
We have a volunteer crew who learn, socialize, and have fun by maintaining public gardens (Garden Locations) in the community.
See our work in the colour and texture of the perennial flower beds in Esplanade Park at Pickering City Hall. The Bicentennial Garden on Valley Farm Road at the recreation complex was created by us as our contribution to the bicentennial celebrations in 2011. Near Frenchman’s Bay, we created the xeriscape garden in Progress Park as part of the Communities in Bloom project. We also design and maintain the flower bed at Liverpool Road and Krosno Boulevard. The next time you’re strolling by the lake at the end of Liverpool Road, notice the 30-odd planters spilling with colour that we maintain for everyone to enjoy. If you are interested in helping with the gardens you can refer to this schedule : (Public Garden Schedule)
Learn More About Gardening Clubs in Ontario
OHA Website: www.gardenontario.org
District 17 Website: https://www.ohadistrict17.ca/
