The Citizen, 2018-05-10, Page 13THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018. PAGE 13.
Kincardine to host OHA District 8 annual meeting
Planning ahead
As part of the Ontario Horticultural Association's District 8 meeting, hosted by the Ripley and
District Horticultural Society at the Point Clark Community Centre on May 5, District 8 Director
Vicky Culbert, left, and Ripley and District Horticultural Society President Sandra MacDonald,
centre, present the planning documents for the 2019 annual general meeting to Kincardine
and District Horticultural Society President Shirley Thomas. (Photo submitted)
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things, climate change and cycles
and issues surrounding water
scarcity among many others.
The second speaker was Kerry
Jarvis of Southampton, a
photographer, naturalist, author,
presenter and avid gardener whose
passion for Monarchs resulted in the
community-based project: The
Butterfly Gardens of Saugeen
Shores. He chronicled the
development of the pollinator
garden network in a multi -media
presentation featuring photos and
video of volunteers planting and
speaking about the benefits of their
experiences. Jarvis ended his talk
with advice on helping pollinators
through expansion of habitat and
awareness and an explanation of
how to rear Monarch caterpillars
using some of the materials provided
in the table favours.
For more information on the
Butterfly Garden of Saugeen Shores,
visit www.butterflygardensofss.ca.
This seminar was geared to both
adult and young horticulturalists and
was well received by the 15
members of the RDHS youth group
who were invited to attend it. They
look forward to visiting the gardens
and participating in an educational
program in August.
Following the speakers, the next
order of business was announcement
of contest results. In the photo
contest Teryl Sewell of Markdale
and District Horticultural Society
and Rose Weir of Chesley and
District Horticultural Society took
top honours. The top flower show
competitor winning both the Judge's
and People's Choice awards was
Marie McCutcheon of Brussels
Horticultural Society. Winners of the
poster contest in the categories
Grades 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 were
divided between members of the
Ripley and Durham horticultural
societies while adult winners
belonged to Ripley, Durham and
Clinton societies.
As the AGM drew to a close, the
incoming District 8 executive was
announced and Gary Brenner
performed the installation. The
board remains largely the same with
the addition of Teryl Sewell to the
photography committee.
With all the prizes awarded and/or
drawn, and all the business
concluded, District 8 Director Vicky
Culbert thanked the many people
responsible for making the AGM a
success and sent everyone off into
the sunshine to get growing.
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