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The Columbine Newsletter Archive

The Columbine is the newsletter of the Kingston Horticultural Society.

Current Issue

January/February 2020

Previous Issues

November/December 2019

September/October 2019

May/June 2019

March/April 2019

January/February 2019

November/December 2018

September/October 2018

May/June 2018

March/April 2018

January/February 2018

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Upcoming Events

  • KHS February Meeting February 13, 2020 at 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Ongwanada Resource Centre, 191 Portsmouth Ave, Kingston Speaker: Joyce Hostyn / Topic: The Advancing Carolinian Forest and How Climate Change is Affecting Gardening in Eastern Ontario / + Social Treats + See Exchange
  • KHS March Meeting March 12, 2020 at 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Ongwanada Resource Centre, 191 Portsmouth Ave, Kingston Speaker: Nancy Graham Jensen / Topic: Feature Flower Arrangements for the Home / + Mini Design Demo
  • Seedy Saturday March 14, 2020 at 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
  • KHS April Meeting April 9, 2020 at 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Ongwanada Resource Centre, 191 Portsmouth Ave, Kingston, ON K7M 8A6, Canada Speaker: Nicolette McGraw / Topic: Photographing Your Garden for Best Effects and Presenting the Photos Later Flower Show: Elemental Spring / + In the Spotlight Spring Desing Show + Mini Design Demo + Social Treats
  • KHS May Meeting May 14, 2020 at 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Ongwanada Resource Centre, 191 Portsmouth Ave, Kingston, ON K7M 8A6, Canada Speaker: Stephen Kapusta / Topic: The Correct Habitat for Hummingbirds / Flower Show: May Days

Welcome to Gardening Kingston!

Time of change is always in the air. We embrace it and adjust. September has arrived.

The colours in the garden change to reflect the warming sunsets and golden leaves of fall and brings a different kind of freshness and new life for us to enjoy, don’t you think?

It is also the beginning of our new year when we are filled with enthusiasm to reconnect and hear about your summer adventures.  Visiting with fellow gardeners is a great way to gain insight into their strategies for a manageable garden. Did you know: Sprinkling Epsom salts around the base of tomato plants help to produce larger tastier yields? Monarch butterflies require a few days after hatching to get their wing strength?  Check out our bi-monthly newsletter “The Columbine” for more gardening tips and society updates.

Your curiosity has lead you to explore what we have to offer! Check out our upcoming list of monthly guest speakers under the subtitle “Meetings” as well as the activities listed under “Events” like our monthly Flower, Veggies and Design competitions.  Why not consider dropping in for a visit and experience the benefits of sharing with others in their joy of gardening. No experience required. Visit “Membership” to see some of the benefits of becoming a member as you receive discounts at local garden centres and nurseries.

Share in the experience. Continue to harvest the fruits and veggies from your garden. Enjoy the delightful friends of nature fluttering by. Cherish.  See you soon.

Happy gardening in the Limestone City.

Jean Barna, President

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