Gardening Events for Ottawa and Area

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Plan to attend the Almonte Farmers Market every Saturday, all summer long.  On the third Saturday of the month, Lanark County Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer your gardening questions.  Drop by with your questions or just to say hello.

The Ottawa Flower Market will bring together local flower growers and the community in a once a month floral event from May to October. The vendors will bring their best, brightest and most fragrant displays of flowers to adorn the stalls.

Find us in Somerset Square Park, Hintonburg from 10am to 2pm on Sat May 18th for our Grand Opening Day! And then on Sat June 15th, July 20th, August 17th, September 21st and October 12th.

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Mixed Metaphors will conclude their residency at Canadensis Garden with a walking tour of the garden, discussing the work that they created during their residency. Their walk will conclude with a musical performance at sunset. All are welcome and there is no cost. Parking is free at the Canadensis site.  RAIN OR SHINE

Event is run by the “Artist in Residence”  team of Jesse Stewart and Matthew Edwards. Their company is Mixed Metaphors. 

Formed in 2014, MIXED METAPHORS is a creative partnership between award-winning interdisciplinary artists Jesse Stewart and Matthew Edwards. Between them, they hold degrees in music, visual art, architecture, and English/theatre studies. Their interdisciplinary creative work reflects their diverse backgrounds, exploring the intersection of sight and sound and reimagining the spaces between artistic disciplines. In 2015, they were awarded a public commission by the City of Ottawa to create a sound sculpture titled The Listening Tree—a 15-foot tall stainless steel sound sculpture that is located in St. Luke’s Park. In 2017, they contributed a sound sculpture titled Erratic Grass to a group exhibition at Fieldwork in Perth, Ontario. Erratic Grass is now located at Canadensis Garden in Ottawa where Mixed Metaphors will be the artists-in-residence in Summer 2019, creating several new sound-art installations.

See www.mixedmetaphorsdesign.com

Terrarium building is a great way to engage with nature and bring the outdoors inside with your own self regulating ecosystem! Emma Terrell (the Urban Botanist) will teach you all about the fundamentals of terrarium building with a live demonstration and sample terrariums, as well as educate you on the different types of plants that can be used in terrarium building.