Oakville Horticultural Society

Record #: OAK0653
Last Modified: 06 Sep 2024
Last Full Update: 06 Sep 2024

Contact Information

E-Mail info.ohs@oakvillehort.org
Website www.oakvillehort.org
Contact Form oakvillehort.org/wp/?page_id=61
Social Media Facebook Facebook, Instagram Instagram
Primary Contact Veronica Heiderich, President; Email: president.ohs@oakvillehort.org
Alternate Contact Valerie Potter, Secretary; Email: secretary.ohs@oakvillehort.org

Site Information

Site Location About half of regular meetings are held in-person at Knox Presbyterian Church, 89 Dunn Street, Oakville, and the other half via Zoom link online
Located In Community Oakville
Address & Map
Knox Presbyterian Church (in person meeting location)
89 Dunn St
Oakville, ON L6J 3C8
Mailing Address c/o Secretary, OHS 
PO Box 1220 
146 Lakeshore Rd W 
Oakville, ON L6K 0B3
Physical Access Fully Accessible - meeting location

Agency Information

Description (Agency)

The OHS is a member society of the Ontario Horticultural Association, and encourages interest in gardening and related environmental issues by providing education and fellowship.
Legal Status (50) Non Profit
Established 1957
Funding Grants - OMAFRA ; Fundraising ; Donations ; Fees - annual membership
Elections Elections are held at the Annual General Meeting that is scheduled on the second Monday in December. Most positions have a term of two years, with the exception of Past-President (1 year).

Description and Service Details

Description (Service)

The Society aims to further the knowledge of horticulture by stimulating an interest in gardening in our community, and has been encouraging the beautification of both public and private properties since 1957. 

Partnering with Oakville’s conservation groups, the Society also seeks to encourage and protect plant diversity in our community’s forests and wetland areas.

Usual events include:

  • Annual Garden Tour in Oakville - normally in mid-June
  • Annual Plant Sale, normally in May. 
  • Guest speakers on various topics at our monthly meetings 
  • Judged flower / photography displays at monthly meetings
  • Maintenance of community gardening projects
  • Junior Garden Program promotes hands-on experience of gardening by children (and their parents) who grow a variety of vegetables in individual family plots in a community garden.
Hours
  • Meetings held at 7:30 pm on the second Mon of each month from Sep-Jun
  • The Junior Garden Program runs May-late Septempber, where participants meet on Tuesday evenings at Oakville Municipal Greenhouse, 1100 Cornwall Road, Oakville.
Dates
  • member meetings and events run Sep-Jun
  • visit website for details on dates and speakers
Areas Served Oakville - and surrounding area
Eligibility Ages: 18 year(s) and up 
 
Junior Garden Program involves families with children aged 6 years and up
Application

Contact us via email at membrship.ohs@oakvillehort.org or visit website for more information
Languages English
Fees Membership - Annual Memberships: Single - $20 * Family (2 adults at same address) - $30 * Junior Garden Program - $75, includes a Family membership in the OHS

Categories and Classification

Youth Main Categories Sports / Recreation
Youth Sub-Categories Special Interest Clubs
Service Categories Environmental Beautification ; Horticultural Societies