Final Info for the 2026 AGM
BALL AGM Meeting, Lecture and Lunch
Speaker: Horticulturist Paul Zammit
Rethinking Beauty: Inspiring Gardeners in a Changing World
Thursday May 14, 9:30 a.m.
Live at the Bayshore Centre or online (a link is included in the AGM emails sent to all 2025-26 members).
It's all free for current members (those who purchased at least one series ticket for the 2025-26 season). For the AGM and speaker, no tickets are required. Light lunch reservations are now closed.
BALL AGM Agenda
Thursday, May 14th 2026
9:30 a.m.
Financial Statements & Committee Reports
Membership Vote to Approve Reports & Nominations
Announcement of the upcoming speakers for the 2026/2027 BALL Lecture Series.
10:00 a.m.
Guest Speaker: Paul Zammit
12:00 p.m.
Lunch and Coffee Break
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Financial Statements and Chair and Commitee Reports
Please read the Finacial, Chair and Committee reports and bring your questions to the AGM.
Lecture and Speaker Details
Paul Zammit is a graduate of the University of Guelph and is a professor of Horticulture at Niagara College. He is a passionate and energetic gardener and lover of nature who has been delivering presentations across Canada and internationally for over 35 years. In 2022 Paul became the regular garden host on the CBC program Ontario Today. Since 2019, Paul has had the pleasure of assisting Marjorie and Jeff Masson with international garden tours to England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Paul has been the recipient of several industry awards. Most recently, in 2019 and again in 2021, he received the Garden Communicator of the Year award from Landscape Ontario. In 2023 he received an Educator award from the Perennial Plant Association. He can be heard regularly on CBC Radio.
Rethinking Beauty: Inspiring Gardeners in a Changing World
Do you ever question why and how you (or we) garden? Are we just striving for something that is aesthetically pleasing to the eye? Paul believes it is a gift and an amazing opportunity to care for a garden space. With 35 plus years of experience in the horticulture industry, Paul finds himself questioning some traditional gardening practices as we face global climatic and biodiversity challenges. He believes we must all have a closer look at the important role that both private and public gardens play to have a better understanding of the impact and potential of our actions, actions that can reach far beyond the defined property lines. Join Paul for an energetic presentation where he will share his views on what he believes makes a garden beautiful in these changing times.
