Niagara Falls Horticultural Society

The health & well being of our members/guests is of the utmost importance to us during these uncertain times. We have made the difficult decision to cancel our March & April board meetings as well as our April general meeting. The District 9 Spring AGM has also been cancelled. We will continue to monitor guidance from the federal & provincial governments and update you as we have further information. We urge you to reach out to fellow members to see if any are in need of a...nything . . . groceries, medication, etc. If you are baking, cooking . . . make extra and give it to a neighbour/friend in need. Take this time to get out into the garden and do some initial clean up...leaves, branches, etc. Start planning new projects that you have in mind. Enjoy the spring blooms as they push their way way up through the earth...snowdrops, aconites, crocus, hellebores and daffodils. Browse through plant catalogues and order a few new presents for yourself or someone else fro the garden . . . like Veseys. Barb Blythin is putting an order in soon. Get in contact with her if you would like a catalogue. Great prices and our society gets to keep 50% of the profits. WIN WIN for all. Please keep safe & healthy. Dont forget to wash your hands! Shannon Boles Vice President Niagara Falls Horticultural Society

F A L L P L A N T S A L E Hey all, we are having a scaled down plant sale this coming Saturday, September 19th from 10am - 1pm at the parking lot at Mullen Garden Market, 4856 Drummond Road, Niagara Falls. ORNAMENTAL GRASSES I HOSTAS I PERENNIALS ... Cash or E- transfer payment available. Volunteers will be masked & gloved. We ask that shoppers wear mask as well & maintain 6 social distancing when possible. Proceeds to back into beautifying & educating the community through Horticulture. MEMBERS: If you have some plants available to be divided for the sale, please bring them labelled to Mullens for 9am on Saturday. Wed also appreciate a couple of extra hands to help out.

Thank goodness! I might start eating them now that theyre available boneless!

Warning: Once you start collecting seeds, it becomes an obsession.

Has a hint for testing germination rate :)

A short video about the history of marigolds and the very special white one!

Coral? Brains? Man-eating neon fungus? Nope, just Celosia! These fun summer blooms are sure to turn heads with their flashy floral structures in a wide variety ...of vibrant colours. Find these bizzare blooms in the Trials Garden (Hendrie Park) and the Barbara Laking Memorial Heritage Garden (Laking Garden).

Making a mandala is a great way for kids to explore their creativityand they can do so with natural materials they find outside. Join Arvolyn Hill, Family Prog...rams Coordinator for our Everett Childrens Adventure Garden, as she shows you how to craft this geometric pattern from stones, sticks, leaves, and flowers that you find on explorations around your yard or local park. Make it as simple or complex as youd like! See more

Vincent van Gross did not disappoint! Amazing experience at Toronto Zoo, assisting in the pollination of the Amorphophallus titanum, with cryogenically frozen p...ollen. Will be returning tomorrow with some fresh pollen from New York for the final segment. Thank you Alison for coming to experience the bloom with me! Thank you Jesse, Amanda, Amber, Amanda, Jennifer for the opportunity to work with another bloom and share my knowledge with some of the zoo staff for future blooms; to Clare for all the work I know you put in so the public could enjoy the experience; believe me, they did. To Paula for your assistance in the cryogenic freezing and thawing of the pollen! The best part is seeing people experience the plant, and of course the smell for themselves. There were lineups for several hours just to spend a few moments and take a few photos with the stinky wonder! See more

Does anyone have any Sweet grass that they can share/divide up for the gals taking care of the armoury bed?Does anyone have any Sweet grass that they can share/divide up for the gals taking care of the armoury bed?

Trillium Award letters are starting to roll out today!! Congratulations to all the participants and award winners. Lets see those letters & your gardens!!

Full bloom at June Blakes Garden! The colours are incredible right now. Dont miss it if you are in the Blessington area. Thanks as always to June Blake

Whats that smell? For the second time at the Toronto Zoo, a corpse plant (Amorphophallus titanum) is projected to bloom in the next week! This species only ...blooms for 8-36 hours and this is the second time this species has bloomed in the GTA! Grown from seed, it can take six to ten years for a plant to produce its first flower, after which it can take several more years for it to bloom again. This plants predecessor, Pablo Pe-ew caso, bloomed back in September 2018. Based on the current growth in comparison to Pablo, we anticipate the bloom to occur next Wednesday. However, the Amorphophallus titanum can be unpredictable and given that this would be an early bloom for this particular plant, anything can happen. The Greenhouse is currently closed to the public, however, stay tuned for growth updates and if our Greenhouse hours change.

Meet the giant trolls hidden in remote places all over the world, thanks to artist Thomas Dambo... Listen the full interview on Outlook here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08lg412 (Via BBC World Service)

Lets see your favourite part of your garden right now! This is mine. Lots n lots of colour. The butterflies love the echinacea especially on the right.

This is legitimate. 2 incidents occurred in Vancouver last week.

Disconnection leads to apathy. Reconnection leads to empathy. Empathy leads to compassion.

Would anyone have a Russian Sage that they could part with for a fellow gardener? I can give you their contact details.