Collins Bay and District Horticultural Society

Meetings & Events

2026

  • February 9 — Nancy Cole, Master Gardener, Growing & Showing Vegetables Slide Show — Everyone is welcome. No guest fee.
  • March 9 — Mike Janssen of Janssens Orchards, Caring for Trees
  • March 14 (10 AM – 2 PM) — Seedy Saturday Cooke’s-Portsmouth United Church, 200 Norman Rogers Dr., Kingston. Come see us at our booth!
  • April 13 — Zachary Douglas, Berries by the Bay
  • May 11 — Tamara Segal, Hawthorn Herbals
  • Saturday, May 16 — Plant Sale — 9-11 AM
  • June 8 — Brad King, President Lennox & Addington Horticultural Society, Neat Garden Things from A to Z
    • Spring Flower Show* — Exhibits are to be in place by 6:45 pm with judging to start at 7:00 pm. Our Flower Shows judges are certified by the OHA. Judges use the OHA reference book Ontario Judging and Exhibiting Standards for Floral Design and Horticulture, revised 2019 Edition for rules and guidelines to assess the quality of exhibits and the awarding of prizes.
  • Sunday, July TBA — Potluck lunch
  • September 14
    • Fall Flower & Vegetable Show* –Exhibits are to be in place by 6:45 pm with judging to start at 7:00 pm. Our Flower Shows judges are certified by the OHA. Judges use the OHA reference book Ontario Judging and Exhibiting Standards for Floral Design and Horticulture, revised 2019 Edition for rules and guidelines to assess the quality of exhibits and the awarding of prizes.
    • Dawn Harper, Seasons of Oops a Daisy Flower Farm
  • October 5 — Diane Huddle, A Plant That Changed the World. An interactive and exploratory presentation
  • November 9 — Cliff Byrnes, Christmas Door Swag Demo
  • December 14 — Christmas Potluck Supper & AGM

Our meetings are held on the second Monday of most months. Social time starts at 6:30 pm with program starting at 7:00 pm. We meet at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 4333 Bath Rd., Kingston, Ontario, K7M 4Z1. Enter from the west side of the parking lot and follow the ramp down to the hall door.