At the Annual General Meeting on January 6, the new Executive for the Sault Ste. Marie Horticultural Society was sworn in. The new president is Abby Obenchain, with Rita West becoming the new past president. Cecile McCaig is 1st vice president, Karen Poirier is secretary, and Charlene Brown continues as the society’s efficient and capable treasurer.

For a full list of the 2014 Executive, go to our Executive page.

Also at the January 6 meeting, Abby Obenchain gave a presentation on lesser-known and less popular perennials that may be a good choice for your garden. If you’d like a PDF of her presentation, please send an email to [email protected].

IMPORTANT: Please note that beginning in February 2014, monthly society meetings will begin at 7 pm instead of 7:30. Doors will open at 6:30 pm. Please check out our 2014 calendar of events here. Most society events are open to the public. Got a question? Email us at [email protected].

Please pass this information on to your gardening friends in SSM and area, and consider bringing a friend to the next meeting. It will be on February 3 and will feature David Court presenting a talk on flower shows in Montreal and Taiwan, as well as an “I ordered too much!” seed exchange.