The Ancaster Horticultural Society — beautifying Ancaster for 65 years.

What we do

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Top-Notch Speakers

Enjoy learning from expert speakers on a variety of horticultural and environmental topics. Share your gardening interests with other gardeners at our monthly meetings.

Next Meeting:
Tues. Sept. 15, 2026
7:15 pm
Ancaster Old Town Hall

Note: September Speaker to be announced

(‘The Contribution of Plants to Life Support in Space’ with Dr. Mike Dixon, University of Guelph has been rescheduled to Tues. Jan. 19, 2027

(7:15 Best Blooms Competition
Bring a single stem or bloom from your garden and compete for a gift certificate from Harper’s Garden Centre.)

Join us! Guests are welcome!

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Annual Plant Sale

Our annual Plant Sale

Saturday May Long Weekend 2027

Proceeds support our community programs. Thank you to all of our volunteers, plant donors and customers for helping to make this a great sale!  See you next year!

 

Do you have plants to donate?  Fall is a good time to divide perennials and we would love to have them.  Pot donations up and bring to our September 15th meeting. Ancaster Old Town Hall 7:15pm

 

An image of the Ancaster Horticultural Society's annual plant sale.
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Ancaster Trillium Awards

Beautifying Ancaster is our mission and 125 of the most beautiful nominated front gardens are chosen in residential and commercial categories each July.

 

 

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Community Gardening

Our volunteer garden crews plant and maintain three municipal garden areas plus the gardens at Fieldcote Memorial Park.

Fieldcote garden volunteers meet every Thursday 9:30 – 12 noon through the summer.

Join us — we have fun!

An image of Ancaster Horticultural Society members working in a garden.