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October 2019
Steele Lecture: Trends in Gardening with Rhododendrons in Germany
Oct 7--Steele Lecture: Trends in gardening with Rhododendrons in Germany. Hartwig Schepker. Rhododendrons are being produced in millions every year in Germany for all over Europe. Currently modern approaches of using them in gardens are tested including the development of autumn-flowering hybrids or improved foliage plants. Gardeners need to use rhododendrons as plants for all-year-round and not just for two weeks of flowering. A current research project in the Bremen Rhododendron-Park also explores rhododendrons species as new sources for…
Find out more »Exploring Rhododendrons in Arunachal Pradesh: Hartwig Schepker
Oct 8—Exploring Rhododendrons in Arunachal Pradesh - Hartwig Schepker will give this second talk at 7:00pm at the BMO Community Room, Central Library, Halifax. He has made four expeditions into this remote and unexplored part of Northeastern India which was closed to foreigners until 2000. The talk is full of adventurous stories and covers many unknown or rarely seen rhododendron species in flower as well as beautiful landscapes.
Find out more »November 2019
Nina Newington: Planting the Lightfoot & Wolfville Winery
Planting the Winery at Lightfoot & Wolfville Planting in July with cranes overhead, dreams meet reality, just as, in the beds, Mediterranean meets Valley agrarian. We’ll look at the design concepts and plant choices behind the much visited and enjoyed gardens surrounding the Wolfville area’s newest winery. Planted in 2017, the mostly herbaceous gardens are surprisingly mature. Bio: Nina Newington has made her living designing and planting gardens for the past 25 years. She lives on the North…
Find out more »December 2019
Annual Christmas Party & Member Slide Show
Tuesday December 3rd is our annual Christmas Party. Members are encouraged to bring their favorite finger food and the Society will provide the wine and beverages. Any members who would like to share 4 or 5 pictures of their garden or a garden visited that they enjoyed are welcome bring the pictures on a USB drive that we can project for all to enjoy.
Find out more »January 2020
Gardens of Historic Interest in Nova Scotia
Gardens of Historic Interest in Nova Scotia Anita Jackson, long-time member and Certified Landscape Designer, will show images and discuss the garden history of various gardens and designed landscapes in our region.
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Preview of Members Pre-Ordered Plant Sale and Tissue Culture Sale
Preview of Advance Order Plant Sale. Lynn Rotin, our club’s volunteer coordinator and organizer of our Advance Order Plant Sale, will show pictures and give highlights of many of the plants available in this year’s sale. Come and make your wish list for the spring sale!
Find out more »March 2020
Introduction to Rhododendrons and Companion Plants
Cora Swinamer will be offering a PowerPoint presentation developed for ARHS several years ago. It will be beneficial for new members and members of the public who would like to know more about using Rhodos in their landscape. The intro will cover plant selection, site selection, general care/feeding as well as information on pruning and pests. The relaxed format will offer opportunity for questions and discussion. All are welcome. Following this presentation will be the regular monthly meeting of ARHS…
Find out more »Brazil – Garden Travel
Brazil - Garden Travel. Cora Swinamer, past president of our club and garden designer, will show us some impressive pictures of gardens from Brazil, including visits to gardens of Roberto Burle Marx.
Find out more »April 2020
CANCELLED : Panel Discussion: Growing plants from Seed
CANCELLED Panel discussion on how to germinate and grow plants from seeds, with four club members. Have you ever wondered if you could grow some unique plants from seeds. Well, you can. Come to this meeting and find out how others are doing it.
Find out more »May 2020
Member to Member Plant Sale changed due to ban on public events:
Our May Meeting is cancelled due to the closure of the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History and the ban on public events. Any individuals with plants for sale are asked to send a plant list with descriptions, prices, payment process and pick up information to the ARHS Secretary, Jean Henshall, by April 30th. She will send out the lists to members by May 5th. Send lists to atlanticrhodo@gmail.com Stay home and stay safe. Jean Henshall Secretary, ARHS
Find out more »September 2020
Covid 19 Meeting Cancellations
As the Museum of Natural History is closed we are making alternate arrangements for our regular monthly meeting. In lieu of September regular Tuesday meeting we have a garden tour booked for Saturday Sept 12th. Refer to times and locations in your members email announcement.
Find out more »Halifax Fall Garden Tour
Come enjoy touring 3 local Halifax gardens on Saturday September 12th! Refer to your member email for addresses for the gardens. Our new programming for 2020-2021 begins Saturday, September 12. It is also time to renew your membership to the Atlantic Rhododendron and Horticultural Society (ARHS). Memberships are valid from September 1st, 2020 until August 31st, 2021. Please consider taking a joint membership with the ARHS and the American Rhododendron Society (ARS). We will be hosting the ARS Spring…
Find out more »October 2020
The Autumn Garden: Dennis Crouse – Zoom Meeting
Speaker: Dennis Crouse, club Board member, has been gardening on his seaside property in St Margaret’s Bay for twelve years. Topic: The Autumn Garden In this illustrated talk, Dennis will discuss fall garden design with a variety of garden styles and show lots of plants that work well in the season. He will emphasize how our beautiful local natural landscapes can enrich our gardens. Members will receive a link to the Zoom meeting on the day of the meeting.
Find out more »November 2020
Annual General Meeting and Bog and Barren to Garden Talk, David Patriquin – zoom meeting
Annual General Meeting and Bog and Barren to Garden Talk, David Patriquin - zoom meeting From Bog and Barren to Garden: David Patriquin will talk about the ecology of some common plant species (many of them in the heath family - the Ericaceae) of our bogs and barrens, and how he has introduced some of those species to his garden by replicating critical habitat features within micro-environments in his garden. David retired from his position as Prof of Biology in…
Find out more »December 2020
Annual Christmas Party & Member Slide Show: via Zoom
Tuesday December 1st is our annual Christmas Party… though this year we will have to celebrate virtually. ARHS members Tina Small, Bob Howard, Sharon Bryson, Roslyn Duffus, Carol Morrison, Lynn Rotin and Dennis Stuebing will present selected photos of their favorite gardens. The zoom link for Tuesday's presentation will be sent out on Monday, November 30. If you do not receive a link and would like to participate in our zoom, please email Rebecca, arhsmembership@gmail.com Happy Holidays! Feel…
Find out more »January 2021
The Dunedin Botanical Garden of New Zealand – Todd Boland
A winter visit to the warm side of the planet, this Botanical Garden has a VERY impressive Rhododendron collection with many local hybrids. Also a spectacular rock garden, South African garden, native garden, and more. Stunning photographs at the peak time for blooms. The presenter is Todd Boland: Bird-watcher, native Newfoundlander, and Chief Horticulturalist at the MUN Botanical Garden, Todd is also a founding member of the Newfoundland Wildflower Society and the current chair of the Newfoundland Rock Garden Society.
Find out more »February 2021
Clematis: Queen of the Climbers; Zoom meeting
"Clematis: Queen of the Climbers" Everyone knows clematis, but few gardeners take advantage of the diversity of the genus and ways to grow them. Clematis can be climbing, sprawling, groundcover, large-flowered, small-flowered, white/pink/red/blue/purple/multi-colored, fragrant, and used as cut flowers, in window boxes or in containers. Clematis can be grown on trellises, over shrubs, through trees, as weavers between shrubs and as ground covers. Jeff will also discuss the clematis trials being conducted in southeastern Pennsylvania since 2014, as well as the "gardener-friendly" classification…
Find out more »March 2021
2017 Expedition to North Vietnam: Zoom meeting
Steve Hootman, Executive Director and Curator of the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, will present an illustrated talk about a two-week plant hunting trip to North Vietnam. Several plants new to science were identified.
Find out more »April 2021
A new Garden in Pereau, Kings County: Zoom meeting
Jamie Ellison, teacher, photographer, hybridizer, long-time member of our club, will present photographs and planting ideas from his new garden in Pereau, Kings County. Not to me missed!
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