​Harriet Suter talks about photos at Kincardine Horticultural Society’s April meeting

The Kincardine Horticultural Society’s April speaker was Harriet Suter who presented a slide show and commentary on the photographs she took and considered for entry into the Ontario Horticultural Association (OHA) District photo contest.

She considered photographic principles, such as the one third/two thirds rule, colour, lines for the eye to follow, mood, the story the photo tells, and so on. The OHA contest sets out eight categories: four seasonal ones, black-and-white, close-up and vegetables.

The process of narrowing down her photos to her eight final entries not only made Suter more aware of how to take better photos, but made her appreciate the distinct quirks, characteristics, and beauty of different flower species even more, especially in the close-up and black-and-white photos.

The horticultural society is offering day trips in June. One is to “Among the Peonies,”, another to the Durham Herb Fair, and also a trip to see Vicky Culbert’s Garden in Goderich and Stoeckli Organics. If you are interested in going on one of these, contact Caroline Gorski at gorski@bmts.com.

This year, the society is having work done on the flagpole garden on Harbour Street in Kincardine. The municipality has a new horticulturist, and she is helping with the pruning of shrubs, etc., at the garden.

Two dates to keep on your calendars are the Garden Tour, Sunday, June 29, and the plant sale, Saturday, May 31. The plant sale will be at the home of Grace Morris at 423 Park Street, Kincardine. More information will follow for both of these events.

The May meeting will be held Monday, May 5, at 7 p.m., in the seniors’ meeting room at the Davidson Centre, with guest speaker Fran Farrell. See you there!