08/19/2026
📣 Our 1st Fall Meeting is coming up on September 1st!
We will have the pleasure of welcoming Sumer Seiki from the UBC Okanagan Campus to talk to us about her initiatives establishing an Okanagan Seed Bank and creating a living laboratory for educating teachers and future generations.
We can't wait!
🕛 Doors open @ 6:00 pm – meeting begins @ 6:30 pm
📍The Evangel Church (3261 Gordon Drive)
🪷 Meanwhile, get planning on what you'll bring for our Grow and Show:
*Class 1: “Dahlia Cup” donated by Kelowna and District Horticultural Society – one Dahlia bloom with its own foliage, any colour, disbudded. One full pair of leaves is to be attached to the stem.
*Class 2: “Henry and Ella Metka Gladiola trophy” – one spike of Gladiola, any colour, in a sturdy container.
*Class 3: “Lillian Jeffreys Rose Trophy” donated by Frank Jeffreys – one single Rose, any type, any colour, with its own foliage, one-half to three-quarters open. No side buds.
*Class 4: “Sweet Pea Challenge Cup” donated by Amateur Sweet Pea Association – five (5) sets of annual Sweet Peas, any colour, in a vase.
Class 5: “Not Thirsty” – an arrangement featuring drought-tolerant flowers and plant material in a vase.
Class 6: “Summer Sunset” – table centrepiece design in a low container using flowers in shades of orange and yellow with greenery from your garden. Design not to exceed 60 cm (24”) in width.
Class 7: “Fall Harvest” – a display of fruit, vegetables and/or herbs, any variety, in a basket.
Class 8: “Show and Tell”
