Beryl is the District Director of the Ontario Horticultural Association and past President of the Lakefield Horticultural Society, a position she held for many years.

In addition to her administrative roles, Beryl teaches courses at the Peterborough Environmental Garden and has her own regular newspaper column. She also finds time to create flower arrangements for a variety of special events, to work at “Ontario Blooms” (the major garden show that attracts visitors from all over the province), to judge roses at the Royal Winter fair in Toronto and the Canadian National Exhibition. She is also much in demand as a judge at various flower shows in Toronto and her hometown of Peterborough. You’ll also find her at country fairs throughout the province judging everything from squashes to the maple syrup some people cook them in.

Beryl’s work in the community is renown and she has received several awards for her many contributions, including: The Canada 125 award (given to a select group of Canadians on our country’s 125th anniversary), Citizen of the Year, an Award of Merit from the Ontario Horticultural Association, and a variety of other horticultural awards. As testament to her work in the gardening arena a lily was developed in her honour. Like the woman, the Beryl Harris Lily is a beautiful plant with purple and white flowers:

We at ForGreatStuff.com are delighted and honoured that Beryl Harris has agreed to take on this role for us. Her expertise and humour are highly valued, and much appreciated, by all our readers.

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