MINDEN & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING TUESDAY MARCH 1st 2016     MASTER GARDNER: Eileen Hughes and Heather Chambers provided an introduction to Insects In The Garden. This year at our meetings, the Master Gardeners will present a series of talks on beneficial and problem insects. GUEST […]

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MINDEN & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY POT LUCK LUNCHEON & GENERAL MEETING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2016 TIME:                           12:00 Noon LOCATION:                Minden United Church CHAIR:                        President, Mary Jane Irwin ATTENDANCE:         There were 46 in attendance with 6 new memberships. Mary Jane Irwin welcomed everyone and introduced the […]

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MINDEN & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3rd 2015 CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm and introduced District 4 Assistant Director Pam Chellew. LOCATION: Minden Community Centre CHAIR: President, Mary Jane Irwin and Melanie Hevesi ATTENDANCE: There […]

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MINDEN & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING TUESDAY OCTOBER 6th 2015     MASTER GARDENER: Heather Chambers provided information on different varieties of Hydrangea GUEST SPEAKER:   Steve Bacon of Four Season Sprouts in Port Stanley provided information on the health benefits of sprouts and how to grow them. […]

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MINDEN & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1st 2015     MASTER GARDNER: Lou Loree gave a powerpoint presentation on Identifying Edible Mushrooms GUEST SPEAKER:     Lorraine Turcotte of Minden Florist Shop demonstrated how to make attractive fall decorations from materials you can find in your garden […]

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MINDEN & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2015   MASTER GARDENER:   Carolyn Langdon presented information on alternatives to peat. It is not a renewable resource so she recommended using well-rotted wood chips (3 yrs. old), composted kitchen waste and amending the soil with green […]

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MINDEN & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING TUESDAY JULY 7, 2015     MASTER GARDENER: Eileen Hughes gave information on ‘Garlic Scapes’ GUEST SPEAKER: Karen Sloan provided many hints on dried flowers. She donated 2 books for the draw table & a gift for our door prize.   […]

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MINDEN & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING TUESDAY June 2nd 2015   MASTER GARDENER: Janice Hardy provided information on Attracting Pollinators to your Garden GUEST SPEAKER:     Anna Mizyn presented “Drought Tolerant Plants”.   REFRESHMENT BREAK   CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the meeting to order at […]

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MINDEN & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY GENERAL MEETING TUESDAY May 5th 2015    Time:  7:00 pm LOCATION:   Minden Community Centre CHAIR:            President, Mary Jane Irwin ATTENDANCE: There were 34 in attendance   MASTER GARDENER: Marg Chambers gave us an outline on Soil GUEST SPEAKER:     Glen Springer spoke about Photography […]

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