2025 Events
*Please refer to your 2025 Yearbook for contact information on any of the events listed below.
Ongoing
Complimentary Day Passes for the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton
Basic Design Workshop — Saturday, March 22
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm — Approximate cost: $65.00
Trinity United Church, 400 Stevenson St N, Guelph
Guelph Horticultural Society is pleased to present a half day workshop on Basic Floral design great for novice designers. Michelle Goff will lead you through the Principles and Elements of Design then focusing on traditional designs such as miniature, small, line design, crescent, water viewing and parallel. Demonstrations of some of traditional designs will be given then participants will be able to try their hand at a crescent design. We then will have a group discussion on the designs. Floral materials will be supplied for the crescent design. If participants can bring a low container with an opening of about 3 inches in diameter, a tuna can glued to a dollar store plate will work. You can paint the can to disguise it i.e. black on a black plate. Also, bring your secateurs, sharp knife or scissors for cutting plant material.
Secateur and Garden Tool Sharpening — Tuesday, April 22
Sharp My Knife from Rockwood will be coming to Dublin Street United Church to sharpen your secateurs and other garden tools at 6:30 pm. The van will be set up in the parking lot. You can pick up your sharp tools after the meeting. Payment is cash only and you can check out the prices at: http://www.sharpmyknife.com
Society Plant Sale — Saturday, May 17
Guelph Farmers’ Market
Come early — plants sell quickly
Garden Showcase — Sunday, June 8
GARDEN SHOWCASE is an annual event that takes place this spring on Sunday, June 8, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm. You will enjoy this self-guided tour of outstanding Guelph gardens. This popular event is great value for money priced at $15. There will be one large property at the edge of Guelph and 7 other gardens for a total of 8 gardens. Continuing this year is the opportunity for a neighbourhood “walking tour”. Two gardens are located close to each other in “The Ward” and one garden is nearby on “Grange Hill”. Guests can stroll through these neighbourhoods observing beautiful boulevard gardens along the way.
Unique to the 2025 Garden Tour is that All the Gardens have been created and tended by members of the Guelph and Wellington County Master Gardener’s group. Members of the GWMG are knowledgeable about plants and enjoy sharing their expertise with the public. This year you will experience first hand learning about gardening from these experts with their own gardens as inspiration!
As always there is a wide variety of garden styles and an interesting diversity of plants to discover. In the mix are three large gardens, three small gardens- two of which are rental properties and two average city properties. Explore creative ideas in design, eco practices, vegetable growing, garden structures and art objects integrated into the landscape. Enhance your experience of the gardens with local artists displaying their artwork and local musicians playing as you wander. Learn and satisfy your curiosity by posing questions to the Garden Owners, Garden Minders and Master Gardeners who are available to share their knowledge and expertise with you. Learn from them, take with you and adapt these ideas into your own home garden.
See website, for garden locations and ticket outlets.
Bus trip to Hendrie Park at the Royal Botanical Gardens — Wednesday, June 18
Join us for a 1 ½ hour guided tour of Hendrie Park at the Royal Botanical Gardens. The knowledgeable guides will take groups of 15-17 people on a relaxed and pleasurable journey where you learn about the rich history, gardens and trails that make the RBG so special. After the tour we will meet up for a catered lunch in our own private lunch space. After lunch you will have one hour of free time to explore before heading back to Guelph. On the way home we will have some retail therapy at Terra Greenhouses — Waterdown.
More details to come.
Annual Summer Flower Show — Saturday, June 21
Old Quebec Street Shoppes, 55 Wyndham St. (downtown Guelph)
See page 22 of the 2025 Yearbook for the entry schedule.
Penny Table Evening — Tuesday, November 25
Doors open at 6:30 pm. Dublin Street United Church
Penny Table items are to be at the church by 7:00 pm.
7:30 pm. Meeting starts.
Speaker: Michelle Goff. Michelle will be presenting a “Christmas Design Demonstration”. Michelle will inspire us with her holiday design ideas using living plant material.