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Bond Head Parkette - Summer

Purpose:

1. To hold meetings and workshops for instruction and discussion on subjects connected with the theory and practice of horticulture and other related subjects.
2. To encourage the improvement of home and public grounds by planting of trees, shrubs and flowers, and by otherwise promoting outdoor art and public beautification.
3. To distribute seeds, plants, bulbs, flowers, trees and shrubs in ways calculated to create an interest in horticulture.
4. To promote the circulation of horticultural periodicals.

The Society meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month from March to June, and again September to November, at 7:30 P.M. at the Danube Seniors Leisure Centre, 715 Simcoe Rd. Bradford, Ontario. Click here for a map

Membership dues for our society are $10.00 per person or $15.00 per couple. Anyone is welcome to join our Society. Memberships will be sold at our general meetings.

• A yearbook, one per person or couple.
• A premium is given in the spring to each member in attendance.
• Access to a master gardeners list to help you with any gardening problems you may have.
• The opportunity to join in tours of interest.
• To participate in flower and vegetable shows.
• To hear excellent speakers at monthly meetings.
• As a member you are allowed to attend the District Spring Convention and District Fall Seminar.
• You are allowed to attend the annual Ontario Horticultural Association Convention.
• To be part of the horticultural community and join in the fellowship during refreshment time where you can exchange ideas with other gardeners.

Bond Head Parkette - Spring

We are very proud of the Bond Head Parkette (see photos) which our society plants and maintains throughout the year. This is a small corner of empty land at the intersection of County Roads 27 and 88 in Bond Head which we have tranformed to a place where you can sit and rest. There are two benches, one in sun and one in shade with beautiful flower beds for the community to enjoy. We have installed a wide walking path for pedestrians, making it suitable for wheelchairs and mothers with strollers. The concrete urns and flower beds are always in bloom and in winter are decorated for the season. This is also the site of the historical society marker recognizing the "Old Plank Road" which was used by the early settlers of Ontario. All this would not have been possible without the dedicated volunteers of the "Bond Head and District Horticultural Society" and being the recipient of a grant from the "Ontario Trillium Foundation" enabling us to fulfil this dream. We are always improving the Parkette and next year, once again, will enter it in the "Communities in Bloom" competition. Please visit this beautiful spot and let us know what you think. We hope you enjoy it.

Important Events to Remember in 2008

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We hope to see you at the next meeting!

For more information, contact Gloria Pengelly
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