Yorkton and District Horticultural Society

How to make Pomanders:

Pomanders are beautiful and fragrant accents that are pretty for the holiday season, to have in a bowl on your holiday table, or to hang with ribbon on your tree!  Long ago, they were believed to bring good fortune!

You will need:

oranges with firm skins ( Christmas oranges are too soft)

whole cloves

a small nail or toothpick

You can either make a design of lines from top to bottom of the orange, spirals, stars, or rows.  Poke a small hole in the orange and place the clove stem in the hole.  Continue  until you have completed your design.

If you will want to hang your pomander, crisscross ribbon across the orange like a sling, and tie a knot at the top to keep it in place.

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The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society remembers with gratitude all those who gave their lives for our freedom.

Please wear a poppy for Remembrance Day as a

sign of remembrance and respect.

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Winter may be almost here, but it’s always in season to learn something new!

Look at these Fall Gardening Classes with Lyndon Penner through the U of S!

Click on the U of S link for full information.

Distance Learning: Live streamed classes

Our classes are offered in an online, live-stream format that you can access from your computer, phone or tablet. Your distance class will include your instructor and their presentation live on-screen in an easy to read format and the ability for you to ask questions by typing into the course chat. Courses begin at $20 for a two-hour class.

Need help getting into your Gardening at USask class? Email us at gardening@usask.ca for immediate assistance, starting one hour before class start time.

All times listed are in Saskatchewan time (CST) and we do not observe daylight savings.

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AUTUMN GARDEN CHECK-LIST OF THINGS TO DO

** Remove this year’s annual plants.  Throw any diseased plants or leaves into the garbage.

** Rake up debris from garden site and pull any weeds.

** Trim down perennials that do not have seed heads, but  leave perennials with

      seed heads intact as these may provide winter food for birds or interest in

      the winter garden.

** Give newly planted cedars and shrubs a good drink of water before freeze-up.

** Be sure that any new perennials or bulbs are clearly marked.

** Clean and store garden implements and garden ornaments.

** Roll up and store garden hoses.

** Empty any water storage containers.

** Put clay pots into shed or garage; if they get wet and freeze they may crack.

** Empty and stack plastic containers.

** Leave some leaves in between shrubs or perennials to act as winter protection

       for the plants, and also winter homes for beneficial insects.

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GARDEN CATALOGUES

Now is the time to get your name on some mailing lists for garden catalogues: wonderful to receive on a winter day, and a great educational tool because they are fuelled with valuable information!  There are many catalogues out there, and you can search online if you have a specific area of interest.  But here are a few tried-and-true names to get you started!

T & T Seeds

garden@ttseeds.com

OR

7724 Roblin Blvd.

Headingley, Manitoba R4H 1B1

Lindenberg Seeds

www.lindenbergseed.ca

OR

803 Princess Avenue

Brandon, Manitoba R7A 0P5

Veseys

www.veseys.com

OR

P.O. Box 9000

Charlottetown, PEI C1A 8K6

Stokes Seeds

www.stokeseeds.com

OR

296 Collier Rd. S.

Thorold, Ontario L2V 5B6

W.H. Perron ( this used to be Dominion Seeds)

www.dominion-seed-house.com

Johnny’s Selected Seeds

www.johnnyseeds.com

If you are looking for herbs or medicinal plants:

Richters Herbs

www.richters.com

OR

357 Hwy.47

Goodwood, Ontario

L0C 1A0

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The Yorkton and District Horticultural Society  wishes you a very

happy thanksgiving!

Life begins the day you start a garden.

                                                Chinese proverb

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Hort members have a beautiful tomato plant…growing through a crack in the

   driveway!

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More photo added to the YDHS Virtual Garden Show bringing the total to more than 150.

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To find the 2020 Virtual Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show:

1. Use menu at top of the Home page (Windows computer)

and select the heading of: 2020 Virtual YDHS Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show

  2. or select green link below (tablet or phone):

2020 Virtual YDHS Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show

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Does anyone recognize this plant?  It is a perennial vine, and the gardeners were told that it is a honeysuckle, although it has never bloomed.

Any ideas?

Try a guess by adding a comment at the end of this post. To add a guess, click on the green comments link at the end of the post. This also allows you to see other guesses.

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