09/02/2026
🔊 Join Us!
On September 2nd, our speaker will be our very own Sarah Holland, speaking to us about the history of our prestigious club.
Date: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026
Time: 7:30pm-9:00pm
Location: Salvation Army Community Church - 59 Ballantine St., Cobourg
Sarah has served on the boards of Victoria Hall Volunteers, and Northumberland Learning Connection, and is an active member of the local St. John Ambulance therapy dog program.
Sarah is a Life member of the Ontario Horticultural Association, awarded after nine years serving on the Board of the Cobourg Garden Club, four years of which were as president.
She will be speaking about the origins of the Cobourg Garden Club which was founded in February 1859. She will talk about what gardeners were growing in those early days, who was involved, and the great interest shown in attending Cobourg’s annual flower shows.
She will bring us to the present with a look at some of the major projects and highlights of the Garden Club's history, up to 2024, its 165th anniversary.
