CANADENSIS is having a GARDEN MULCH SALE!

The Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society is having its annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 28th, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in the parking lot of Intact/Brokerlink Insurance, 1469 Stittsville Main Street, Stittsville, K2S 1E3. Everyone is welcome.

Come and choose your favourites from an assortment of annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, seeds, books and garden treasures. The price for a single plant is $2.00, 3 plants for $5.00 and 7 plants for $10.00, regardless of size. Some items may be individually priced.

This plant sale will take place rain or shine, and payment is by CASH ONLY.

For members of the Society, a reminder that Membership Cards will be available at this event. Thank you for supporting the Stittsville Goulbourn Horticultural Society!

Saturday May 28th, 9 am to 12 pm

Watson’s Mill, 5525 Dickinson St. in Manotick

Come early to get the best selection of perennials, annuals,
herbs, vegetables, gardening advice and much more!

Nothing is better than a plant freshly dug up and shared from
a Manotick Horticultural Society member’s garden!

Whether your garden
is full sun or shade, or you’re looking to grow some vegetables, we have plants to suit all gardeners.    

Everyone is welcome to this much anticipated annual event that celebrates the love of growing.  Spread the word and help support MHS.

For inquiries, please email mhs@manotickhorticulturalsociety.com or visit our website at https://manotickhorticulturalsociety.com/

Rain or Shine | Elmwood School – 261 Buena Vista Road

Spring is here at last! To celebrate, Elmwood School will be hosting its first Elmwood Plant & Garden Art Sale on Saturday, May 28 on the grounds of the school. The sale will include a selection of perennials, herbs, vegetables, indoor plants and hanging baskets, as well as outdoor garden art created by local artisans. 

For more information, please contact Andrea Thomson, Director of Development & Alumni Relations at athomson@elmwood.ca or 613-749-6761 ext 260

Agincourt Garden Club, Outdoor Plant Sale, Saturday May 28, 10 a.m – 2.   Rain or Shine Buy annuals, houseplants, perennials that come back every year, veggies that the club members have grown themselves. Great Prices. We also have 2 specialty growers joining us:1) Peter Keeping with his unusual clematis – most at $10.2) Sheila Cule with uncommon plantsWe will have White Elephant Tables, which usually means gently used goods at excellent prices.Cash only folks   Location:   Knox United Christian Education Center, 2575 Midland @ Sheppard, driveway off of Rural Ave. Bus stop at Rural Ave.   For more info:  Cheryl.penner@hotmail.com

Join us for our second tree seed collection field excursion for 2022, to collect seeds for:

• Rock Elm (Ulmus racemosa)
• Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra)
• Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)
• American Elm (Ulmus americana)
• Red Maple (Acer rubrum)

A 2022 Year of the Garden event. A joint project of Canadensis Botanical Garden Society (CBGS or Canadensis) and the Ottawa Field Naturalist Club (OFNC). This collaborative project is being held to promote the cultivation of Native Trees through the collection and distribution of their seeds and seedlings, and to educate the public.

Excursion Leader: Owen Clarkin, Ottawa Filed Naturalist Club

Collect seeds to grow your own trees. We ask that excess seeds which you collect be voluntarily donated to Canadensis for our planned Native Tree Gardens at the Canadensis site.

Departing location: From the Red Barn at the Canadensis location on Prince of Wales Drive.

Cost:  Choice of two options:

1) $20 to cover:

• Participation in the excursion
• Written instructions on what to do with the seeds
• Materials needed for planting seeds 
• Participation in workshop on planting collected seeds, which will be held at Canadensis Native Tree garden
• Ongoing support when planting your own seeds at home or wherever they choose

2) Free: if you have everything you need to grow your seeds at home. (Donations are welcome)

HOW TO REGISTER:

Advanced Registration open to Canadensis Members until May 21sth.

General Registration open to all from May 22nd 

To register, simply send an email to info@jardincanadensisgarden.ca 

PLEASE REGISTER EARLY – SPACE WILL BE LIMITED – REGISTRATION ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS

For questions, please use the same email address

If you want seeds, but are not available for the excursion, please email us.

Additional Information

This collaborative project promotes Native Trees through the collection of their seeds and seedlings, education and distribution to the public.

There are roughly 50 native tree species in the Ottawa area. However, only about 5 or 6 of these native trees are available for purchase at area garden centres and nurseries. This is quite disturbing for the propagation of native trees.

We will promote the planting of native trees in Ottawa, for the protection and restoration of native plants. Ecosystem-based adaptation can reduce climate risks while also delivering co-benefits for biodiversity, livelihoods, health, food security and carbon sequestration. This native tree program includes:

• Field trips for gathering seeds from native trees for the purposes of new planting: Ottawa Field Naturalists (OFNC) know where to find enclaves of various native trees in the Ottawa area. OFNC will lead field trips.
• Education workshops on tree propagation from the collected seeds
• Targets for the number of new trees, for each tree species.
• Plant a native tree garden at Canadensis
• Offer
• excess seeds and seedlings to the general public on the Canadensis Web site store. This store would be coordinated with local nurseries so as not to impact their business. 

Dickinson Day is a yearly event that honours the village founder and builder of the historic Watson Mill, Moss Kent Dickinson.   Manotick Horticultural Society with our Master Gardener of Ottawa friends will be at booth #98, right in the heart of Dickinson Square on Saturday, June 4th from 10am to 4pm.  It’s a great time to learn more about our society and how we engage in the community.  Visit our booth to purchase plants, or rhubarb.  Enter into our raffle to win a seasonal planter.  Tap into the vast knowledge of our Master Gardener friends.  Come out and welcome summer with us!

Peonies have had a constant and important presence in the gardens of the Central Experimental Farm.  Join us for a presentation on various types of peonies, including the work of A. P. Saunders and his contribution to the world of peonies. Peony care including growing peonies from seed, planting, maintenance, and dividing plants will be discussed. 

Tour and talk will be led by Blaine Marchand, Director of the Ornamental Gardens and Arboretum with the Friends of the Central Experimental Farm, and Bill Wegman, former leader of the peony gardening team at the Central Experimental Farm.

Paid parking will be available in the main parking lot of the Central Experimental Farm, which is south of the Ornamental Gardens, off Prince of Wales Drive.

This tour is included with club membership, but all are welcome. Non-members, please register by June 6 through The Firehall here. The fee for non-members is $7. 

As a passionate life-long Horticulturist, Paul Gellatly is a co-founder of the Newest Rare and Unusual Tropical Plant Boutique “The Botanical Collection” opening in 2022.  Paul is the Regional Director of Horticulture for BC Rare Tropical Plants.  He is an avid collector of rare & unusual plants with a personal collection of over 800 tropical plants. 

Paul has affiliations with the Toronto Botanical Gardens as the Former Director of Horticulture & The Toronto Zoo as a former Curatorial Gardener managing one of Canada’s largest Tropical Plant Collections.  Paul entered Horticulture as a Profession 9 years ago with a life-long passion for gardening.  Paul started Part-time at Plant World & then accepted a position as Gardener/Grower for the City of Toronto.

Paul has been featured on podcasts & radio shows, in newspaper & magazines.  Please join us for the wonderful opportunity to see Paul speak on Zoom.  New members & guests are welcome to join Leaside Garden Society and view the meetings.

Celebrate
Gardening! in Dundonald Park, Centretown Ottawa (Somerset at Lyon). Information booths include the Master Gardeners of Ottawa, Fletcher Wildflower Garden, Ottawa Field Naturalist Club, Gardens Ottawa, Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library, Macoun Field Naturalists, Ottawa Tool Library, Ottawa Outdoor Gear Library and more. Plus children’s nature craft activities, painting of newly raised beds and planting of annual flowers. Therapeutic gardening activities and a neighbourhood tree tour. Enthusiasts on hand to teach about. vermiculture, apiaries, sprouting edible seeds and pollinators. Learn more about living the garden life!

From small and sweet to big and bold, annuals with their wide variety of
shapes and colours can add personality and character to any garden. Many
of them play the useful role of attracting pollinators while others
offer a unique twist to your dinner plate, not to mention their role in
making stunning containers and baskets.

In this presentation, Master Gardeners Claire Leduc and Catherine Disley
will help you feel confident in adding and caring for a wide range of
annuals in your garden.

Link to online presentation:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMkJSn2gaoejcGCdzK6xRWg

Note: it will be determined closer to the date if this will be an in-person or online presentation.

More details at https://ottawahort.org/event/why-we-love-annuals/

Celebrate Canada’s National Garden Day with a free guided walk through our Community Gardens! Discover the history and highlights of each garden. Tours start at 10 am or 1 pm at the Manotick Post Office, located at 1171 Maple Ave.Visit 6 unique gardens in the village of Manotick on this 2 km walk, lasting about 1 ½ hours. Tours end in the historic Dickinson Square….with treats!   Join us….rain or shine! Manotick Horticultural Society has been active in the community since 1930.  Our volunteers maintain five gardens at various community locations within Manotick.  Consider joining our society during this special year of the garden!

Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton, are planning a celebration for 2022. We invite the local gardening community to join us for Meet the Monarch. 

This is a free, family-focused, intergenerational day to learn about pollinators and butterflies and how to support them in our gardens. 

We’ll have a pollinator plant sale, a themed bake sale, mini-workshops, First Nations speakers with stories, legends and beliefs about native plants and animals, including the story of the monarch butterfly. Children can join the costume parade dressed up as dragonflies, ladybugs, butterflies and other insects. The event will be organized in a safe way, depending on pandemic protocols in place on June 18.

For a full schedule of activities go to https://mgottawa.ca/media/Schedule-Meet_the_Monarch-march-8-2022.pdf