Jon Peters who is the Curator and Manager of Plant Records at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington will be the guest speaker at the October General Meeting of the Tillsonburg Horticultural Society. Jon will present An Historical Overview of the Royal Botanical Gardens. The meeting is set for Tuesday, October 4 starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Senior Centre Auditorium of the Tillsonburg Community Centre.

Members are reminded as well to bring their entries for the annual Photography Contest. There are four categories including:

• Natural Setting – Any Wildflower – taken at the same place – two print set – 5″ X 7″
• Farmer’s Market – 5″ X 7″ – photos of any produce
• Sunflower – 5″ X 7″ – close up, and
• Any Flowers – “Made for the Shade” – 5″ X 7″

Prizes will be awarded at the November meeting.