The Moorefield and District Horticultural Society’s Summer Flower Show and meeting was held on June 24.
There were 73 entries in the show, which was judged by Monica Skinner, who complimented members on their entries and gave some helpful comments on how some of them could be enhanced.
Skinner, a master gardener and a photographer, was also the speaker for the evening.
She presented a slide show entitled The Language of Flowers. She described how flowers mean or say different things in different countries and cultures.
In our country, a flower is associated with each month of the year (e.g. January – carnation, February – violet, June – rose). Each Canadian province has a flower as its emblem. For example: Ontario – trillium, Saskatchewan – prairie lily, Yukon – fireweed.
Skinner gave a brief history of some of the oldest cultivated flowers including the tulip, rose, iris and lily, and told the legends associated with some of them. She also described how flowers have been intertwined with religion over the centuries.
Jo Houston thanked Skinner for the informative presentation. During recess, lunch was served by Martha Rumph and Houston and members had the opportunity to buy tickets for door prizes.
During the business meeting Clara Bauman reported that the society’s annual flower and bake sale had been a success, with a profit of $506.
At the close of the meeting, members joined in singing Happy Birthday to long-time member Jean Dobben, who celebrated her 88th birthday on June 21.
The next meeting of the society and the Fall Flower and Vegetable Show is scheduled to be held on Aug. 26 at the Moorefield Community Centre.
