CONTACT US
Perth & District Horticultural Society
P.O. Box 494
Perth, ON
K7H 3G1
Linda Bartlett
613-283-8027
pdhs@ripnet.com
The Perth & District Horticultural Society is affiliated with the Ontario Horticultural Association
Our society falls under District 2 of the OHA
MEETINGS
Join Us in the
Library at
Perth & District Collegiate Institute
13 Victoria Street
Perth, Ontario
7:30 p.m.
Second Tuesday of
Every Month
(except July, August and December)
Next Meeting
May 8, 2012
7:30 pm in the Library
“New Perennials for 2012”
Speaker: Suzanne Patry
More information...
WELCOME
Perth & District Horticulture Society (PDHS), now 27 years old, represents and supports the needs of our many novice, serious and devoted gardeners who beautify our community and lend a helping hand to nature’s masterpiece.
HISTORY
The PDHS was originally formed in April of 1901 with the first speaker being Dr. Fletcher of the Ottawa Experimental Farm. The first recorded President was Rev. A.H. Scott, the Minister of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. PDHS had a membership of more than 80 people and met continuously up until the Second World War when it went into retirement.
In 1984 several Perth residents, Gordon Bothwell and Peter McMahon being a couple of them, were instrumental in forming a new horticultural society and it has been thriving since that time. Peter McMahon, Alan Roberts and Ken Willis were early Presidents and were instrumental in encouraging local gardeners to take part in the Executive and to help with the community plantings, as well as forming a Junior Gardeners program in several area schools.