In Joan Leslie's booklet, "The Story of Bronte Horticultural Society" which covered the years up to 1999, she noted that "Bronte Horticultural Society has been fortunate to have had excellent speakers." She also mentioned that many members, who are also Master Gardeners, have given talks, as have knowledgeable members. As before, to all those who have jumped in at the last moment due to cancellations, Bronte Horticultural Society is most grateful. The tradition continues.

Year	Topic	Speaker Information
2000	Perennial Beds	Lorraine Mennen - Pathways to Perennials
	Proposed Butterfly Garden	Lee Barnard - Bronte B.I.A.
	Preparing Your Spring Garden	Richard Gruener - Connon Nurseries
	Roses	Kristof Isakowski - Town of Oakville
	Homeopathic Medicine	Ashgar Upal - Town of Oakville
	Bonsai & Rocks	Bernt Duddik
	Winterizing Your Garden	Lorne Sparrow - Master Gardener
	Centerpieces	Margaret Devries - Hopedale Florists
2001	Gardens of Quebec/Maritimes	Frank Kershaw
	Identifying Bud Formation	Anita Van der Wouden - Rattlesnake Pt.
	New Annuals	Gayle Jakaitis - Gayle's Greenhouses
	Gardens of St. Judes	Diane Wiggins
	Identifying Perennials	Member participation
	English Country Gardens	Sean James - Fern Ridge Landscaping
2002	Starting Seeds	Lorne Sparrow - Master Gardeners
	Small Urban Gardens	Bob Dickson
	Composting	Charlie Hogg - Master Gardener
	Identifying Annuals	Member participation
	Collecting Seeds	Belinda Gallagher - Master Gardener
	Planting, Pruning & Care of Shrubs	Patricia Thompson - Arborist
2003	Butchart Garden Video	Judy Wiklund
	Plant Texture & Foliage	Janet Anderson - NEA Perennials
	Ground Covers	Sean James - Fern Ridge Landscaping
	Roses	George Pagouiski - RBG Rosarian
	Inspiration For Your Garden	Yvonne Cunnington
	Garden Soil	Marg Richards
	Bird Observation & Attracting Birds & Butterflies	Hugh McArther & Randy Wilson
	Question & Answer Night	Lorne Sparrow - Master Gardener
	30-Year Garden Transformation	Dave & Cathy Cummins
2004	Seaweed Natural Fertilizer	Ray Buffet - Share Grow
	Exotic Evergreens	Jim Lounsbery - Vineland Nurseries
	Perennial Gardening	John Valleau - Heritage Perennials
	Daylilies, Hostas & Peonies	Jack Kent - The Potting Shed
	Container Gardening	Ann Fabris - Sheridan Nurseries
	Winter Gardens	Sean James - Fern Ridge Landscaping
	Garden Humourist	David Hobson
	Low Maintenance Gardens	Miriam Goldberg - Wildflower Farm
2005	Gardens of the Eastern Townships	Frank Kershaw
	Communities in Bloom Program	Murray Cameron - Town of Oakville
	Clematis and Vines	Peter Keeping
	Lilacs	Bruce Peart
	Container Gardening	Paul Zammit
	Question & Answer	Society Master Gardeners
	Decorating Ideas for Fall	Elaine Martin - A Day in the Country
	Native Plants	Ken Parker - Sweet Grass Gardens
2006	Canada West Slide Show	Lorne Sparrow - Master Gardener
	Xeriscaping	Sean James - Fern Ridge Landscaping
	"Joy in the Garden" - humour	Paul Knowles
	Bearded Iris	Bob & Ann Granatier - Trails End Gardens
	Grasses	Belinda Gallagher - Triffids Plants
	Selections for Shade	Paul Zammit - Plant World
	Planting for 4 Seasons	Paul Zammit - Plant World
	Ground Covers	Dave & Cathy Cummins
2007	Garden Design	Stephanie Morris
	Starting Seeds	David Marshall - Master Gardener
	Gardens Around the World	Anna Leggatt
	Dividing & Propagating Perennials	David Marshall - Master Gardener
	Perennials That Work	John Valleau - Heritage Perennials
	Herbs	Marilyn Edmison-Driedger
	Extending the Garden in Fall	Marion Jarvie
	Bulbs	Dugold Cameron - Garden Import
2008	Early Colour in the Garden	Marion Jarvie
	Trip Through Arizona - Slide	Rosalind Rumball
	Flowering Trees & Shrubs	Lorne Sparrow - Master Gardener
	Wise Water Use	Chris Denech - University of Guelph
	Landscaping for Small Spaces	Denis Flanagan
	Border Design	Belinda Gallagher - Triffids
	Members Night	Provided by our own members
	Water Gardens	Andy Lohaza - Town of Oakville
2009	Chicago Botanical Gardens	Sean James - Fern Ridge Landscaping
	Roses	Lorne Sparrow - Master Gardener
	New Flowers & Veggies for 2009	Connie Dam-Byl
	Orchid Care	Scott Milne - Orchid Society
	Curb Appeal	Frank Kershaw
	Perennials for All Seasons	Lorraine Mennen - Pathways to Perennials
	Ornamental Grasses	Belinda Gallagher - Triffids Plants
	Dwarf & Unusual Conifers	Jim Lounsbery - Vineland Nurseries
	Gardening for Songbird Conservation	Christina Sharma - Chirp
2010	Landscaping with TLC	Sherry Hayes
	Lavender	Busy Bee Gardens
	Trees in the Urban Environment	Tom Bradley
	Herbs	Glen Brunetti
	Lilac, Peonies & Irises	Ken Brown
	Dahlias & Mums	Jim Hall
	Small Trees	Tony Post
	Photographing Gardens	Tom Stephens - Society Member
	Bulbs, Tender Perennials, Annuals & Perennials Together	Sean James - Fern Ridge Landscaping
2011	All About Rhododendrons	Laura Grant
	Delphiniums	Christine Gill
	Bringing the Tropics North	Fred Prescod
	Hostas & Peonies	Jack Kent - The Potting Shed
	Clematis	Peter Keeping
	Vegetables for Small Gardens	Steven Biggs
	Autumn Gardening	Sean James - Fern Ridge Landscaping
	Shade Gardening	Anna Leggat
	Continuous Blooms	Lorraine Roberts
2012	Gardens in Quebec and the Maritimes - Slide	Lorne Sparrow - Master Gardener
	Zen Gardens	Wolfegang Bonham - LovePeaceLandscaping
	Garden-Friendly for Wildlife	Gail Trenholm
	Daylilies	Jane Fish
	Wild Birds & Your Garden	David Wood - Wild Birds Unlimited
	Summer-Flowering Bulbs	Dugald Cameron - Garden Imports
	The Hydrangea	Edel Schmidt - Sheridan College
	Bulbs	Marjorie Mason
	Fast Growing Trees	Joelle Mulski & Adam Koziel - Earthgen
2013	Conifers	Darren Heimbecker - Whistling Gardens
	Well-behaved Plants & Shrubs	Edel Schmidt - Edelweiss Landscaping
	Evening Gardens	Wolfegang Bonham - LovePeaceLandscaping
	Garden Photography	Marilyn Cornwell
	Little-known Gems	Jim Lounsbery - Vineland Nurseries
	Magnolias, Rhodos & Azaleas	Kevin Kavanagh
	Worms & Vermiculture	Cathy Nesbitt
	Garden Design	Vicki Taylor-Scott
	Landscape Design	Adele Bakhaus
2014	Annuals & Perennials	Sean James - Fern Ridge Landscaping
	Garden-friendly for Bees	Paul Kelly
	A Yankee in the Queen's Garden	Carlo Balistrieri
	Rose Grafting and Propagation	Roland Craig
	Question & Answer	Society Master Gardeners
	Garden Design	Wolfegang Bonham - LovePeaceLandscaping
	Unique Plants	Marjorie Mason - Mason House Gardens
	Lavender	Melissa Achal - Neob Niagara
	Dahlias	Jim Hall
	Flower Arranging	Lizzie Matheson
2015	Best Perennials	Marion Jarvie
	Question & Answer	Society Master Gardeners
	Bringing Monarchs to Your Garden	Carol Pasternak
	Bugs - Good, Bad & Ugly	Angie Mennen - Pathways to Perennials
	Fabulous Ferns	Cathy Kavassalis
	Perennials & Other Picky Plants	Lee Chapman - Terra Gardens
	Gardens that pop	Ken Brown
	Achieving beauty/diversity in your garden	Bill Andrews
	Low maintenance gardening	Dugald Cameron
2016	No Petunias, a Potpourri of Unique & Unusual	David Hobson
	Cold Frames – Get an Early Start on the Season	Kyla Dixon-Muir
	Re-juvenating, Restructuring & the Art of Layering	Marion Jarvie
	Perennials Worth the Hunt	Paul Zammit – Toronto Botanical Gardens
	How to Achieve Beauty, Diversity & Low Maintenance	Bill Andrews
	New Plants for 2016	Denis Flanagan – Landscape Ontario
	Growing Gracefully: Maturing a Landscape	Sean James – Fern Ridge Landscaping
	Growing Nuts in Ontario	Elizabeth Burrow – Jewels Under the Kilt
	Gardening From a Hammock	Dan Cooper – Master Gardener
	Floral Arranging....and Here Begins the Journey	Lizzie Matheson
2017	Creating a Pollinator’s Paradise	Liam Kijewski, Wildlife Gardening
	The Fascinating Biology of Orchids	Dr. Larry Peterson
	Introduction to Herbal Medicine	Elizabeth Boyd
	Look at Plant-Animal Interactions in the Garden	Martin Galloway
	Creating an Interesting, Intriguing Garden	Wolfegang Bonham, Peace, Love and Landscaping
	Plants in Jeopardy	Kevin Kavanagh
	Prepping Your Garden for Winter	Charlie Dobbin, Garden Solutions
	Planting for Biodiversity	Paul Zammit
	Daylilies: Five Top Plants	Paul Gelatly, “The Tattooed Gardener”
	Great British Garden Revival	Frank Seviour
2018	Taking a New Direction With Roses	Alex Henderson (RBG)
	Making a Difference	Sean James
	Edibles in the Urban Landscape	Steven Biggs
	Life and Times of the Monarch	Donald Davis
	Growing Healthy Organic Fruit Trees	Susan Poizner
	Soil Health	Glen Munroe
	Garden Designs	Wolfgang Bonham
	“Eco-Initiatives”	Mike Prong
	“The History of Oakville Parks”	Jane Arnett (Oakville Parks & Open Space)
	“Floral Design & Reverie”	Lizzie Matheson
2019	A Glimpse Behind the Scenes	Steve Weirsma (Town of Oakville)
	Grow and Learn	Emma Beggs
	Pond & Waterfall Aesthetics	Wolfgang Bonham
	Rethinking Beauty	Paul Zammit
	9 Things I Learned From Other Gardeners	Rob Howard
	Building a New Nature Based Economy	Kyle Hutcheson
	Questions & Answers	MGs Lorne Sparrow & David Marshall
	A Look at the Lighter Side of Gardening	David Hobson
	Exotic Flowers of Southeast Asia	Don Cooper
	Simon’s Tour of Positivity (Juggling Act)	Simon Harmgardt
2020	Rain Gardens	Janet Hughes Mackey
	A History of the RBG	Dr. David A. Galbraith, Ph.D.
	Herbs (For the Spring Breakfast Meeting)	Catherine Kavassalis - Master Gardener
	Remaining speakers cancelled due to Covid-19
2021	The Future of Gardening	Claudette Sims
	Making the Most of the Autumn Garden	Theresa Forte
	The Garden Regrets	Helen Battersby
	Best of British Gardens	David Hobson
2022	Vertical Vegetables	Ken Brown – Zoom Meeting
	How to Grow & Care for Roses	Marie Decker – Zoom Meeting
	A Pollinator Patch from the Ground Up	Katherine Kavassalis – Zoom Meeting
	Behind the Scene	Danielle Duval (Town) – Zoom Meeting
	Cultivating Positive Thoughts	Theresa Forte – Zoom Meeting
	Perennials That Wow!	Heinke Thiessen – Zoom Meeting
	Putting the Vegetable Garden to Bed	Julia Damakos
	Tree Care Tips	Anelia Tichkova
	Attracting Birds to the Garden	Paul Oliver
	Tour of Positivity	Simon Harmgardt
2023	Perfect Plant Pairings	Paul Gellatly – The Tattooed Gardener
	Native Plants for Beauty & Diversity	Lorraine Johnson
	Whistling Gardens, Then & Now	Darren Heimbecker
	Soil & Composting Solutions	Ryan Viera
	A Garden in Conundrum	Claudette Simms – Master Gardener
	Succulent Gardening for Beginners	Molly Shannon
	Magnificent Monarchs	Margaret Larson – Master Gardener
	My Home Garden	Paul Gellatly – The Tattooed Garden
	Flowering Houseplant Clinic	Michael Erdman
	Holiday Songs	Martin Francisco
2024	The Invasive Jumping Worm	Beth Wagar - Master Gardener
	Highlights from the 2023 University of Guelph Trial Gardens	Rodger J. Tschanz - Ornamental Plant Technician
	Gardening in Raised Beds & Containers	Anna Leggatt
	Zone Pushing in the Face of Climate Change	Kevin Kavanagh
	The Imperfect Garden	Lorraine Roy
	Making Gardening Easier	Nancy Lee-Colibaba
	The Three + 1 Tenors	Kenneth C. Brown
	Low Maintenance Native Boulevard Gardens	Jeanne McRight
	Let's Design	Sharon Goren
	Mother Nature's Humour	Catherine McGill