Sheila has been a Life member of the Hort Society since 2009. Members will remember Sheila for her amazing and unique garden at her home on York Road. She was so proud to share it with our members on many occasions, whether it was for a “wee visit” for a small group or opening up her garden for hundreds of people as part of our annual Garden Tours. In addition to our society, she was a member of many other gardening and horticultural groups, including the Master Gardeners of Niagara, the Niagara Chapter of the  Rhododendron Society of Canada, the Ontario Rock Garden and Hardy Plant Society, and many others. Sheila was instrumental in creating and building the beautiful Daffodil Gardens of Hope throughout the Niagara-on-the-Lake community in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. Our society recently recognized Sheila’s many years of promoting and nurturing gardens with a Garden Hero award as part of the 2022 Year of the Garden.

The NOTL Hort Society will miss Sheila, her energy and enthusiasm, her wit, her extensive knowledge of plants, trees, and native specimens, and much more. A tribute to Sheila will be planned for spring 2023. For information on Sheila’s funeral service on Saturday, January 7, 2023, see this link.