2024

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2024 Programs

Next Meeting:
Decorate the Old Town Hall
Wednesday, December 4th
9:30am – noon

Bring your pruners and creativity! We’ll be making window and urn arrangements so, if you have any evergreen branches, berries etc., bring them along.

Guests are welcome at no charge.

An image of a meeting being held by the Ancaster Horticultural Society at the Ancaster Town Hall.

Meetings

In-Person Meetings are held at the Ancaster Old Town Hall  (310 Wilson St. E. Ancaster) on the third Tuesday of each month, with the exception of July, August and December.

There is no charge to attend a meeting.
Guests are welcome!

  • 7:30  Social Time
  • 7:45  Brief Business
  • 8:00 Speaker and Questions
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Highlights of 2024

View this year's highlights and award presentations.

Highlights of 2023

View this year's highlights and award presentations.

60th Anniversary

Our 60th Anniversary gallery! Images from the past.

Awards

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Trillium Awards

The Ancaster Trillium Awards program promotes community pride by recognizing residents who, by landscaping and maintaining their property, contribute to a more attractive community.

Each year volunteer judges from the Society choose 125 of the most beautiful nominated front properties for an award. 

2024 Diamond Award Winner

We are proud to announce our winner of the Diamond Trillium Award for 2024, Maria Ingrosso. The Diamond Trillium Award is given for 15 years of award-winning front gardens.

Twenty-four Ruby (10 yr) and Gold (5 yr) winners were also presented. Among the 100 continuing winners were many thrilled first-time winners.

Congratulations to all of our winners!

Image of Ancaster Horticultural Society's 2023 Trillium Award

How to Nominate

Trilliums are awarded in 3 classes:

  • Single Residential
  • Townhouse
  • Commercial

People can enter their own property and those of friends and neighbours in Ancaster.

Nomination entries will be accepted from May 27 - June 9, 2024.

Note: If your garden was judged last year it will automatically be re-judged this year. There is no need to renominate.

Image of Ancaster Horticultural Society's 2023 Trillium Award
An image of the Ancaster Horticultural Society 2021 Trillum Award Committee.

Judging

2024 Program

Judging begins:  June 29,  2024
Judging ends: July 14, 2024                       

How are properties judged?

  • Overall first impression
  • Landscape design & colour
  • Landscape maintenance

The Ancaster Trillium Awards program is made possible because of volunteers who contribute their personal time to judge properties in the Town of Ancaster. The judges are members of the Society with an appreciation of horticulture and gardening. Members of the community are welcomed into the Society.

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Ceremony

Annual Trillium Awards ceremony will take place Tuesday August 20, 2024.

Fieldcote Memorial Park & Museum
64 Sulphur Springs Rd, Ancaster

Map

In case of rain, the ceremony will be held inside the Ancaster Old Town Hall. Please follow the instructions given in your notification email.

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Plants

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When and Where

The Annual Plant Sale is scheduled for

Saturday May 18, 2024.

Ancaster Food Basics (plaza parking lot).
71 Wilson St. W, Ancaster
8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Map

An image of an Ancaster Horticultural Society's perennial bed, what they are famous for.

We are Famous for ...

Perennials!

We have a huge variety both donated from members’ gardens and purchased from local growers.

Your donations helped to support our community activities and are very much appreciated.  Thank You.

 

An image of an Ancaster Horticultural Society's perennial bed, what they are famous for.
Image of an Ancaster Horticultural Society Heritage tomato.

We are Famous for ...

Our Heritage Tomato Sale is over for this year.  See you next year!

All tomato seedlings are organic and locally grown for our sale.

An image of the Ancaster Horticultural Society's plant sale with expert gardeners.

We are Famous for ...

Interesting Plants! Expert Gardeners!

Every year we feature plants — something new or varieties you can’t find in nurseries. And we have lots of expert gardeners on hand to help you with your questions.

 

An image of the Ancaster Horticultural Society's plant sale with expert gardeners.