Kincardine Horticultural Society installs executive; learns about scientific illustration
Well now, Kincardine Horticultural Society members, you have no excuse not to have all your outside work done. Our weather has been beautiful and conducive to putting the gardens to bed for the winter.
The November meeting was the annual general meeting, and began with the treasurer’s report with 70 members paid for 2025. The books will be audited, and the election of officers was conducted by Joan McLaughlin. The officers were reinstated for 2026 with one new director.
McLaughlin spoke on the need to recruit new executive members. She suggested that we have a nominating committee and approach members not on the executive to take on a role for the society to remain fresh and active.
She also discussed the board meeting to be held in Kincardine, June 6, 2026, with the Kincardine Horticultural Society hosting the event.
Joan McLaughlin (fourth from right) installs the new Kincardine Horticultural Society executive; photos courtesy of Shirley Thomas
Faded Petal Is the 2026 Garden Colour of the Year. Faded petal exemplifies romanticism, sophistication, and relaxation, a stark contrast to Barbie Pink and Millennial Pink, which made a splash a couple of years ago.
The Christmas Party will be held at the Dec. 1 meeting which will be a potluck appetizer social. Sue Telford and Rosalie Zettler will be providing materials for everyone to make a Christmas table decoration.
The guest speaker for the November meeting was
Jenna McGuire (left), an ecologist, educator and scientific illustrator of the Saugeen-Bruce Peninsula. She has an undergraduate degree in wildlife biology from the University of Guelph and a graduate certificate in Scientific illustration from California State University, Monterey Bay.
Her illustration studio is in Southampton, down near the shore, in a 185-year-old cottage where she also keeps a native plant teaching garden.
In addition to freelance illustration and graphic design work, she teaches and prepares children's activities at the local Forest School, emphasizing natural materials and traditional skills.
As an artist, she works with local natural pigments, dyes and fibers in her art practice to better understand more sustainable art processes.
She shared her presentation on Botanical Wonders of Lake Huron’s west coast, the Lake Huron shoreline and the various vegetation along the shoreline. It was most interesting with a slide show of beautiful natural plants.
There were four door prizes of spring bulbs, and the winners were Caroline Gorski, Grace Morris, Marie Starrs and Harriet Suter.
Our next meeting is Monday, Dec. 1. Hope to see you there.
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