Jeff de Jong is a knowledgeable, entertaining, expert, local horticulturalist who will be speaking on the 30 best Perennials for Victoria Gardens. Jeff has been teaching in the field of horticulture ever since he graduated from Olds College in the Landscape Management Program. Jeff has worked as the Head of Horticulture Programming for the Calgary and an instructor at Olds College teaching classes in the Landscape Design Program

Jeff is also a garden writer, photographer and watercolor artist. He has a love for travelling and leading garden tours to exciting places around the world. Jeff has continued to teach at many Horticultural Institutions on the Island as well as a host of Garden Clubs and Seedy Saturdays. He has been the host of Gardening 101 on C-FAX 1070 AM.

Regular Club meetings are on the second Monday of each month. There is no meeting in August or January. Unless otherwise announced, all Club events are at the Mary Winspear Centre.

General meetings have a guest speaker, a business meeting, plant sale, raffle, refreshments, parlour show and awards ceremony. Exhibitors should consult the parlour show schedule available from the link button above this panel.