MEETING THE CHINOOK CHALLENGE!
WHEN: 4th Thursday, Sept - Nov, & Jan - April, 7:00 pm
WHERE: TEMP - Cochrane RancheHouse
The Clubhouse is closed due to Covid-19
COST: $10 guests per meeting or event
MEMBERSHIP: $25 single; $35 family
MEMBER DISCOUNTS: 10% sponsor discounts on plants
WHERE: TEMP - Cochrane RancheHouse
The Clubhouse is closed due to Covid-19
COST: $10 guests per meeting or event
MEMBERSHIP: $25 single; $35 family
MEMBER DISCOUNTS: 10% sponsor discounts on plants
The Cochrane & District Horticultural Society was founded in April 2005 by local gardeners unified by their love of gardening. We serve Cochrane and surrounding district with varied activities focused on education and sharing gardening expertise & experience in Hardiness Zone 2a and 2b with Chinook conditions!
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Cochrane and District Horticultural Society AGM
Join us this Thursday, September 24th from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
at the Cochrane Ranchehouse, Birch/Cedar rooms.
(Social Distancing requirements in place - please bring your masks.)
We are thrilled to have as our guest speaker Kath Smyth, a well known horticulturalist with extensive experience in both small and large scale gardening. Kath is a regular on CBC Radio as well as on Global Morning News Calgary. She will share her knowledge with her unique, warm sense of humour and her informed perspective. Her topic will be "Create a Garden That Works for You" and she will be entertaining
questions after her presentation.
Memberships will be available for purchase at the meeting.
Single membership : $25.00
Family membership : $35.00
Non-member/guest fee: $10.00
Hope to see you there.
Perennial Plant & Seed Sale
Held on Sept 12 was a hugh success and raised over $400 for the Cochrane food bank. Thank you to all members who participated, including bringing all the wonderful plants and seeds
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1. FIELD TRIP - Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs
Wednesday, July 29 2020, This event was well attended and pretty awesome (even with the scorching heat), well worth the trip. Check out their website https://www.bgss.ca
2. LEMONADE IN THE GARDEN
Thank you to the members who have already opened up theirs gardens for visits.... It is so exciting to share our love of anything gardening!
Visits during August
TUESDAY, August 4:
1. Lyn Webber - new time 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm - New Garden
2. Meryle Lehn - 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm -
TUESDAY, August 11:
1. Shannon Want - new date and time 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
2. Miranda Gustafson - 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm - garden/greenhouse
3.HERITAGE GARDEN
We continue to maintain the heritage garden at the Westerson Cabin in the Cochrane Ranche. Thank you to everyone who helped with the spring clean up and has stepped to help on a 2 week rotating basis.
There are a few openings and if you are able to help contact please send an note to our email cochranedistricthortsociety@yahoo.ca.
We have monthly meetings from Sept through May(excepting Nov/Dec when we have our annual Xmas workshop) with guest speakers, preserves and photo competitions and lively round table discussions. We also enjoy touring member gardens, field trips, workshops, plant trials & plant exchanges.
We are as varied as the plants in our gardens but we all have one thing in common. WE LOVE GARDENING!
For more information, contact us at:
cochranedistricthortsociety@yahoo.ca
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