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The Hort usually meets the last Monday of every month from September to May (except December). We are holding the meetings both in-person and through Zoom, unless there is a technical difficulty. If you are not a Hort member, but want to check out a meeting, either in person or online, you are most welcome to join us for a suggested donation of $5.  To get a link to our online meeting, send an email to treasurer@parkdaletorontohort.com to let us know you are interested. You'll be sent further instructions.

In-person meetings are held at the Bonar-Parkdale Presbyterian Church HALL, 250 Dunn Avenue, just south of Queen Street West. Doors open at 6:30pm. Meetings start informally around 7:00pm and the speaker begins the presentation at 7:30pm. Arrive after 6:30pm and enjoy tea and cookies while you check things out, chat, and ask questions!


Enter the church hall via the arched door the arrow is pointing to.

Upcoming meetings

  • January Meeting: Robert Pavlis - Building Natural Ponds

    • 2025-01-27
    • 19:00 - 21:00
    • Bonar Parkdale Presbyterian Church

    MEETING LOCATION:

    We will be meeting in person at Bonar Parkdale Presbyterian Church, 250 Dunn Ave, just South of Queen Street West. Arrive after 6:30 PM for refreshments and socializing, the meeting starts at 7:30 PM.

    We will also be holding the meeting online through Zoom. Members will be sent the link in the newsletter in the week leading up to the meeting.

    TALK & SPEAKER:

    ROBERT PAVLIS is a well-known speaker, and educator with over 40 years of gardening experience. He is an award-winning author of several books, Building Natural Ponds, Soil Science for Gardeners and Garden Myths. Robert publishes the popular gardening blog GardenMyths.com. As the owner and head gardener of Aspen Grove Gardens, a six-acre botanical garden in Southern Ontario, he grows 3,000 varieties of plants.


    For January, Robert will be speaking on how to build natural ponds that are clean, algae-free, and without pumps, filters, or chemicals. A natural pond is free of hassle, cost and complexity, and designed as a fully functional ecosystem, ideal for biodiversity, swimming, irrigation and quiet contemplation. 


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  • February Meeting: Sara Angelucci - Wonder In The Dark

    • 2025-02-24
    • 19:00 - 21:00
    • Bonar Parkdale Presbyterian Church

    MEETING LOCATION:

    We will be meeting in person at Bonar Parkdale Presbyterian Church, 250 Dunn Ave, just South of Queen Street West. Arrive after 6:30 PM for refreshments and socializing, the meeting starts at 7:30PM.

    We will also be holding the meeting online through Zoom. Members will be sent the link in the newsletter in the week leading up to the meeting.

    TALK & SPEAKER:


    SARA ANGELUCCI is a photo-based artist based in Toronto. She has been creating images of wild plants (native, invasive and introduced species) – finding them where they grow, and photographing them at night, in situ, for the past six years. Sara is an Adjunct Professor in photography at Toronto Metropolitan University.



    In her talk, WONDER IN THE DARK, Sara will talk about her experience of creating her series NOCTURNAL BOTANICAL – created in Ontario and also in her family’s village of Montottone, in Italy.


    Through Sara's small angel productions, she recently launched 5 new scarf designs. By purchasing a silk scarf from small angel productions, you can give twice - 50% of proceeds go into a fund supporting a friend in addiction recovery. The 5 new designs are made from photographs produced in Allan Gardens’ Greenhouses. These scarves are beautiful and unique, 100% silk, photographed and designed by Sara.


    Interested? Learn more here.
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  • March Meeting: Erin Nelson - Agro-ecology in Mexico

    • 2025-03-24
    • 19:00 - 21:00
    • Bonar Parkdale Presbyterian Church

    Please check back here later to see more info about our March speaker!

    MEETING LOCATION:

    We will be meeting in person at Bonar Parkdale Presbyterian Church, 250 Dunn Ave, just South of Queen Street West. Arrive after 6:30 PM for refreshments and socializing, the meeting starts at 7:30PM.

    We will also be holding the meeting online through Zoom. Members will be sent the link in the newsletter in the week leading up to the meeting.


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  • April Meeting: Shaun Booth - Making a Natural Garden

    • 2025-04-28
    • 19:00 - 21:00
    • Bonar Parkdale Presbyterian Church

    Shaun Booth is the owner of In Our Nature and co-author of The Gardeners Guide To Native Plants Of The Southern Great Lakes Region. Shaun delivers inspiring, educational and thought-provoking talks for garden clubs, horticultural societies, and conservation groups.

    MEETING LOCATION:

    We will be meeting in person at Bonar Parkdale Presbyterian Church, 250 Dunn Ave, just South of Queen Street West. Arrive after 6:30 PM for refreshments and socializing, the meeting starts at 7:30PM.

    We will also be holding the meeting online through Zoom. Members will be sent the link in the newsletter in the week leading up to the meeting.


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  • Merry May Meeting: Speakers to be announced

    • 2025-05-26
    • 19:00 - 21:00
    • Bonar Parkdale Presbyterian Church

    It's the Merry May meeting! This means we'll have a bunch of speakers with short presentations and slideshows. Please check back here later to see info about our speakers and what they'll be talking about. If you are a member and have something you wish to talk about and show us - please contact us at info@parkdaletorontohort.com and let us know about your ideas.

    MEETING LOCATION:

    We will be meeting in person at Bonar Parkdale Presbyterian Church, 250 Dunn Ave, just South of Queen Street West. Arrive after 6:30 PM for refreshments and socializing, the meeting starts at 7:30PM.

    We will also be holding the meeting online through Zoom. Members will be sent the link in the newsletter in the week leading up to the meeting.


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Past meetings

2024-11-25 November Meeting & AGM: Steven Biggs - Food Gardens In The Urban Landscape
2024-10-28 October Meeting: Birgit Siber - Heritage Red Oak Stories from Kew Gardens
2024-09-30 September Meeting: Michael McTavish - Jumping Worms
2024-05-27 Merry May Meeting - STARTING AT 7:15PM - Around The World with Ron Charlemagne, Bill Cheng, Emieke Geldof, and Helen Vorster
2024-04-29 April Meeting: Clement Kent - Tapestry Lawns
2024-03-25 March Meeting: Gordon Fitch - Food As Medicine -- For Bees?
2024-02-26 February Meeting: Ginkgo Sustainability - On Green Roofs and Green Walls
2024-01-29 January Meeting: Guinevere Kern - To Make Whole: An Exploration of Health, Healing Gardens, and Horticultural Therapy
2023-11-27 November Meeting & AGM - Ellen Schwartzel - Adding Nature to Toronto's Urban Fabric
2023-10-30 October Meeting - Paul Gellatly - Tropical Treasures
2023-09-25 September Meeting - Dr. Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh - Do Plants Think?
2023-05-29 Merry May Meeting - Hort Garden Projects
2023-04-24 April Meeting - Melanie Sifton - Restoring Urban Soils, Parks, and Green Roofs
2023-03-27 March Meeting - Jane Hayes - How to impact “Earth Care'' in the City
2023-02-27 February Meeting - Dr. Jacques-Joseph Moreau - Growing Marijuana High
2023-01-30 January meeting - Dr. Gil Penalosa - Toronto for Everyone: Affordable • Equitable • Sustainable
2022-11-28 Short AGM followed by speaker Helen Battersby - Gardening in a Changing World
2022-10-24 October Meeting - Anna Leggatt - Gardening Today, During Climate Change, Reducing Our Garden Foodprint and Promoting Biodiversity
2022-09-27 September Meeting - Clement Kent - My Wall Garden
2022-05-30 Merry May Meeting - Member's Slide Show
2022-04-25 Lorraine Johnson - Gardens for Pollinating Insects: Friends not Foes

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