WHEN: Tuesday April 2, 2019 from 7pm to 9pm
WHERE: Building 72 in the Arboretum at the Central Experimental Farm,
east of the Prince of Wales roundabout
DETAILS:

Learn how to introduce new plants to your garden in the springtime.
Mary Shearman Reid and Stephanie Sleeth with MG Ottawa-Carleton will present ideas to help you plan your garden and will provide a wide range of tips for savvy shopping.

COST: Lectures are $12 FCEF member, $15 non-member. Use the PayPal links below.
INFO: Email info@friendsofthefarm.ca or call 613-230-3276
Member $12
Non-member $15

Richard Inchley of Richard Inchley Ponds & Aquaria will provide an introduction to water features, encompassing both ponds or pond-less water features (bubbling rocks, bubbling columns, container water feature), and what is involved with adding a water feature to your property.

The meeting is from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Old Town Hall, 821 March Rd (lane way entrance to the Old Town Hall is on Klondike Rd across from Shopper’s Drug Mart) $5 for visitors or join our 2019 program for $15.

WHEN: Saturday April 6, 2019 at 9:30am
WHERE: Building 72 in the Arboretum at the Central Experimental Farm, east of the Prince of Wales roundabout
DETAILS:

What better way to enjoy nature, fresh air, exercise, plant life and contribute to the beauty of the Farm than to join one of the Friends’ Gardening Teams?
For those interested in volunteering, come out and meet the garden team leaders and event coordinators at the Volunteer Recruitment Orientation
For more information on garden team duties, days and times, see Volunteer Activities

COST: Free admission
INFO: Email volunteer@friendsofthefarm.ca or call 613-230-3276

Marianne and Matt Gee of GeesBees (www.geesbees.ca) will introduce us to the sweet, gold- en world of beekeeping and their passion for saving honeybees, protecting pollinators, renting hives, teaching courses and, of course, harvesting great honey! 

Membership: $25 per year; $40 for a family; drop-in fee—$7 per meeting. 

Information: Ottawa South Community Centre at 613 247 4946

Christine Libon, a member of the club who has her own hort/landscaping design business, will be our guest speaker.  Her slideshow and talk is called “Welcome to My Gardens”.  She will be looking back at some of the projects she’s completed since starting out in the business and will be giving some tips throughout the presentation with regards to design, reliable plantings, etc and maintenance shortcuts.

Creating A Garden for Monarch Butterflies by Monarch Teacher Network, Ottawa Chapter, with Johanna Cutts, Joan Harvey, and Mary Ash.

Learn about organic vegetable, herb, and edible flower/weed gardening with experienced and qualified instructors. Joins us for a series, three half-day, Saturday morning seminars will cover 12 different topics – you choose 9-  designed to help you plan, plant, grow, and harvest your own little slice of organic paradise in the city.

One day passes are available, which includes 3 full seminars. Or discounts are available with registration for full package passes, 9 seminars in all. Student and limited-income discounts are available too!

Where: The Hintonburg Community Centre, 1064 Wellington St W, Ottawa

When: Saturday mornings – March 9^th, April 13^th, May 11^th 9:30am-1:45pm

April 13th

• Soil
• Compost
• *choice* Garden Planning Workshop
• *choice* Low Maintenance & Labour Saving Gardening

At the Canadian Museum of Nature. Opening ceremony at 7 p.m., on Wednesday, April 10. Entry to Exhibition included in Museum admission. Hands-on Ikebana workshops will be offered to the general public, Saturday, April 13, at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Workshop fee: $15 + museum admission. Workshop registration at nature.ca. Info: 613-566-4700.

Terry Humphries from the NARGS Adirondack Chapter will present the flora of the Dolomites in the Fassa Valley in Trentino, northern Italy.

Following on from the successful Ikebana workshop last year, we are offering a Sunday afternoon flower-arrangement workshop just in time for Easter. Call The Fire-hall to register. 

Information: Ottawa South Community Centre at 613 247 4946

Mary Ann Van Berlo will cover design elements – line, colour, texture, shape, space and mass, and movement. The principles of repetition, rhythm, emphasis, balance and symmetry, proportion and scale, and unity and diversity in some landscapes will be illustrated.  The GHS meets at the Top Generation Hall at 4373 Top Generation Crt, off Ramsayville Road in Ottawa. Contact Denise Kennedy 613-738-9724

WHEN: Tuesday April 16, 2019 from 7pm to 9pm
WHERE: Building 72 in the Arboretum at the Central Experimental Farm,
east of the Prince of Wales roundabout
DETAILS:

This presentation is directed towards those who have minimal rock gardening experience.
This talk addresses the history of the art of rock gardening, along with identifying those individuals who have made large contributions to the introduction of rock garden plants from around the world.
Josie Pazdzior and Rob Stuart from Master Gardeners with MG Ottawa-Carleton will give suggestions for hardy plants suited to sun and or shade and will present their own experiences, successes and failures.

COST: Individual Lectures: $12 FCEF member, $15 non-members  Member: $12      Non-member: $15
INFO: Email info@friendsofthefarm.ca or call 613-230-3276

WHEN : Wednesday April 17, 2019 from 7pm to 9pm
WHERE: K.W. Neatby Building, Salons A & B, 960 Carling Avenue near Maple Drive
DETAILS:

The Friends’ board of directors cordially invite the public to attend the 2018 AGM, membership is not required.
The AGM will begin with a short business meeting and a presentation on The Flora and Fauna of Algonquin Park presented by Michael Runtz
This is followed by a guest presentation and refreshments, please register if you plan to attend.
Algonquin Park is one of Canada¹s best loved treasures. Its 7,600 square kilometers supports habitats ranging from towering southern hardwood forests to boreal floating peat lands, and these are home to myriad fascinating plants and animals. This highly visual talk will focus on some of the natural history highlights of this great park.
Free parking in the lot east of the K.W. Neatby Building, access from Maple Drive.

COST: Free admission, registration is required.
INFO: Register here or call 613-230-3276

Join us to hear Iris Waung describing how to win at a flower show.

Enjoying your water features in the evening with LED low voltage night lighting with Geert Meganck of Geert’s Land and Waterscapes.

How to start seeds. Speaker: Rebecca Last. Mini Show, Light Refreshments, Garden items for sale. Guests $4. City View United, Church Hall, 6 Epworth Ave. nepeangardeners@gmail.com 613-224-3987