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$1 $2 $3 madness hits Sault gardeners!

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It isn’t often that the Sault Ste. Marie Horticultural Society and the Allard St. Community Garden pair up to offer two plant sales on two subsequent weekends. However, plant lovers will have another opportunity to snap up tomato seedlings, herbs and perennial favourites as well as trees and shrubs. The third annual $1 $2 $3 Plant Sale will be held this Saturday, May 31 at the Allard St. Community Garden located at 105 Allard St. (next to the Red Cross building) from 8 am to noon, rain or shine. Continue reading →

Top 10 reasons to go to the Sault Ste. Marie Horticultural Society Plant Sale on Saturday, May 24, 2014

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Sale starts at 9 am (no earlybirds, please) and runs till noon, rain or shine. It takes place at United Baptist Church, 41 Malabar Dr.

10. Lovely lovage. We’ll have a bunch of pots of this aromatic and tasty perennial herb, which is fantastic in soups and stews but can also be eaten like asparagus or even made into candy! Read more about lovage Continue reading →

May Update from the SSM Hort Society! Tons of news….plant sale, District 13 AGM, vertical gardening, Hello, Spring, hoop houses, and more!

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Well, saying it’s spring may be a bit of an overstatement. So what’s been going on in our society so far this spring? So much that I don’t know where to begin! How about with the Plant Sale? Continue reading →

Attention, Hort Society members: We’re seeking a new board member

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Dear Sault Ste. Marie Horticultural Society members,

One of the members of the society’s board has resigned due to other time committments, so at the general membership meeting on Monday night (May 5, 2014), we will be asking for nominations or a volunteer. Continue reading →

Tomatoes toppling? Sunflowers slumping? Peonies plummeting? Come learn how to improve your vertical gardening skills (staking and trellises!)

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At the SSM Horticultural Society’s next meeting, on Monday, May 5, 2014. Suzanne Hanna and June Alliston will be talking about vertical gardening….How you can stake and trellis your plants for better plant health and yield—and a more attractive garden. Continue reading →

April update: Propagation, Common Grounds, plant sale preview, upcoming events, free poppy seeds, and more!

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It should come as no surprise to all you gardeners that we have a ton of news to share at this time. After all, spring is in the air, and thoughts are turning lightly to turning soil and planting seeds! Where to start, where to start….How about with our April meeting? Continue reading →