Gardening Events for Ottawa and Area

The Native Plant sale will be held Saturday June 1, 2019 from 9:30 to 12:30 at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden, located off Prince of Wales Drive south of the Arboretum/Experimental Farm in Ottawa.  For sale will be native plants which attract birds, insects and butterflies.  A variety of plants are available for both sunny and shady gardens.  For more information go to our website http://ofnc.ca/programs/fletcher-wildlife-garden.   Free Parking

Healing with Plants is a series of workshops that will focus on one common,
local, abundant plant each session. Participants will harvest and process
the plant (conditions permitting), and make a herbal preparation to take
home. Time will be spent discussing how to identify the plant, appropriate
harvesting practices, herbal actions and how to work with the plant’s
healing properties. Workshops can be taken individually or as a series.

Workshop 1, June 1: Healing with Plantain- Preparation: salve

Plantain is beloved by herbalists as an exceptional vulnerary that heals
and restores integrity to damaged epithelial tissue.

Workshop 2, June 29: Healing with Red Clover- Preparation: dried herbal tea

Workshop 3, July 27th: Healing with Milky Oats- Preparation: tincture

Workshop 4, August 17th: Healing with Goldenrod- Preparation: hydrosol

Space is limited to 10 participants.

Prices are offered on a sliding scale
http://www.thewildgarden.ca/sliding-scale-pricing.html . I invite you to
pay one of the reduced fees, if paying the full price would cause you to be
less secure in your ability to meet your food, health, housing or essential
transport needs.

No refunds with less than 72 hours cancellation notice.

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$108 plus HST This fee covers all workshops in the Healing with Plants
series. Register here.
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Marcela Ferreyra of Bariloche Argentina has recently retired from teaching botany at the university in Bariloche and has led numerous botanical tours in Argentina and Chile for notables such as Martin Sheader. She presented at the NARGS conference in Steamboat Springs. Marcela is an excellent and knowledgeable presenter.

Join Owen Clarkin and Eric Jones for Trees of the Southeastern United States at the Dominion Arboretum.  This tour will feature trees and shurbs native to the southern forest of North America and will feature trees such as Magnolias, Sweetgum, Pesimmon and Sweetshrubs.  For registration please visit our website page.

All tours start at Building 72 in the Arboretum. Although the tours are free and open to the public, please register in advance on each tree tour website page. Donations to the Friends of the Farm are gratefully accepted during the tour.

WHEN: Tuesday June 4th, 2019 from 7pm to 9pm
WHERE: Building 72 in the Arboretum at the Central Experimental Farm,
east of the Prince of Wales roundabout
DETAILS:

Percy Saunders the son of first director of the CEF introduced some marvelous peonies.
This talk addresses what makes these peonies breeding so valuable, his work and how gardeners around the world gained access to his creations.
Blaine Marchard a volunteer with Friends of the Central Experimental Farm will be hosting this lecture.
This is a free event, however a suggested donation of $10 would be appreciated.

PERENNIALS, HOUSEPLANTS, GARDEN ACCESSORIES

EXPERT ADVICE FOR NOVICE & EXPERIENCED GARDENERS

Join us for our Summer Social and a panel of Lanark County Master Gardeners.  Bring your Questions

Spring Social (no speaker)

Plus: Plant & Vegetable Show and election of WCGC executive for 2019 – 2020

New timing for this annual event!  Come and bid on wonderful specimen plants in the auction and then browse the plant sale tables.

Auction starts at 7:30 p.m. followed by the general plant sale.

Details to Follow

Join us for a fun day trip to the Tweed Cannabis Farm at the old Hershey factory in Smith’s Falls for a 2 hour private tour.  We’ll lunch in beautiful Perth, either bring your own picnic or join us at FiddleHeads Bar and Grill restaurant.  After lunch we’ll go to Gemmell’s Garden Centre where you can shop for not only plants, but other gardening paraphernalia (obelisks, clothing, etc.).  We’ll end at the demonstration gardens and nursery of Whitehouse Perennials and see among other things, lovely peonies and daylilies in bloom and be able to shop for uncommon plants that are hardy in our zone.

We have 2 pick-up points: 8:00 at the WalMart lot at TrainYards in the East end or at 8:30 at the Eagleson Park and Ride at the West end.

To register please send your name to Robb Wainwright at robb.wainwright@gmail.com or Gloria Sola (the.canadian.ecuadorian@gmail.com or 613-567-1929) and let us know if you are joining us at Fiddle Heads and where you would like to be picked up.The cost is $40 per member which includes transportation and driver gratuity.  Please make cheques payable to the OHS and send to Ottawa Horticultural Society, P.O. Box 8921, Ottawa, ON K1G 3J2.

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.

ART, JAZZ & the
GARDEN, June 15, 2019- 9am to 5pm

Celebrating Canada’s Garden Days, the
Ramble is pleased to announce that Saturday June 15th will be ART, JAZZ
& the GARDEN from 9am to 5pm. Music will be provided by Red Jazz and
Nicolas Stackhouse, and members of the MAG Artists (Merrickville
Artists Guild), and several guest artists will be in the award-winning gardens
displaying and selling their art. Free Admission- All are welcome…please come
and help us celebrate Garden Days and the creativity of these great artists.
This is a great chance to experience the gardens at the height of their summer
glory.

This display garden and
garden centre, named Destination Garden
Centre of Canada in 2015, is open to the public at 7210 Burritt’s Rapids Road, County
Rd 23, and is situated on 7 acres of picturesque woodland. Its mission is to
capture the imagination of gardeners and plant collectors.

The Ramble is open
mid-April to November daily from 9 am – 5 pm.

Contact Dave Dunn

7210 Burritt’s Rapids Rd

North Grenville Ontario (near Merrickville)

613-258-3797,
info@rideauwoodlandramble.com, rideauwoodlandramble.com, daviddunnart.com

A fundraiser for a new garden bench at Carp Memorial Hall.

Visit 9 beautiful local gardens and KIN Vineyards, and includes Victorian tea.

$20 per person.

Tickets available at Bee You Creative Styles, 3775 Carp Rd @The Hive in Carp (beside Alices)

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16, 2019, from 10am to 4pm
WHERE: Building 72 in the Arboretum at the Central Experimental Farm, east of the Prince of Wales roundabout
DETAILS:

It’s a 2-day sale for a reason – literally thousands of the best used books in Ottawa!
All fiction is alphabetized, 18 categories of non-fiction plus many vintage books.
Great selection, great prices – $1 for paperbacks, $2 for trade paperback and hardbacks, $3 for new releases.
Have books to donate? Hang on to them for the Fall Used Book Drop-off on Saturday October 20 – please don’t drop off books any other time of year, thanks!

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

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.

Check out the details on Instagram and Facebook. Website coming soon.

This walk will introduce participants to the wild edible and medicinal
plants of Eastern Ontario that are in season in early summer. Plants we may
encounter include: red raspberry leaf, lemon balm, comfrey, lambsquarters,
plantain, ox-eye daisies, mint, milkweed…

Learn about:

* plant identification
* edible, medicinal and other traditional uses of common, bioregional
plants
* harvesting, processing and storage practices
* the ethics of wildcrafting
* and more!

Prices are offered on a sliding scale
http://www.thewildgarden.ca/sliding-scale-pricing.html . I invite you to
pay one of the reduced fees, if paying the full price would cause you to be
less secure in your ability to meet your food, health, housing or essential
transport needs.

No refunds with less than 48 hours cancellation notice.

$20 plus HST This fee covers my costs and %100 of my time. Register here.
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$72 plus HST Sign up for all 4 plant walks for a discounted price. Register
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WHEN: Sunday June 16, 2019, from 10am to 2pm – will be cancelled in case of rain, check www.friendsofthefarm.ca
WHERE: Ornamental Gardens west of the Prince of Wales roundabout.
Park in Ag Museum lot (Pay & Display). The Friends of the Farm will be at the Farm entrance near the Museum parking area with additional information on garden tours. Light refreshments will also be available.
DETAILS:

A gem in the heart of Canada’s Capital, the Central Experimental Farm’s Ornamental Gardens have enchanted visitors for more than a century.
Friends of the Farm invite you to join them in the spectacular gardens on this National Historic Site.
Friends expert garden volunteers will offer free guided tours of the CEF Ornamental Gardens including these historic gardens
Peony – Heritage Rose – Explorer Rose
Macoun Memorial Garden, Rock Garden, Perennial and Annual Gardens, Iris and Daylily Gardens

COST: Free admission, donations gratefully accepted during the tours
INFO: Email info@friendsofthefarm.ca or call 613-230-3276

WHEN: Sunday June 16, 2019 from 10am to 2pm – will be cancelled in case of rain, check www.friendsofthefarm.ca
WHERE: Explorer Rose Garden in the Ornamental Gardens west of the Prince of Wales roundabout.
As part of June Blooms, park in the Ag Museum lot (Pay & Display). The Friends of the Farm will be at the Farm entrance near the Museum parking area with additional information on garden tours and book signing. Light refreshments will also be available.
DETAILS:

Take a guided tour of the CEF Explorer Rose Garden, when they should be at their mid-June best, conducted by the Friends expert Rose Team.

Roses have a long history at the Central Experimental Farm due to the interest in roses of William Saunders, the first director of the Farm, who was a hybridizer. Isabella Preston also hybridized roses.

Felicitas Svejda, who came to the Farm in 1961, sought to develop roses that would withstand Canada’s severe winters. Her seedlings went through a rigorous six year scheme, including in 1983 sending the roses to 20 test stations across Canada and to four in bordering states in the US.

The resultant Explorer Rose series brought her and the Farm international acclaim. These roses are named after early explorers of what is now Canada – John Cabot, William Baffin and Henry Hudson, to name just three of the thirteen.

Svejda was particularly proud of her Champlain rose, which combines absolute hardiness and a long flowering period of profuse bloom. View the Explorer Roses in the CEF Collection.

Get tips on which Explorer roses will work best in your garden and how to keep them happily blooming.

COST: Free admission, donations gratefully accepted during the tour
INFO: Email info@friendsofthefarm.ca or call 613-230-3276

WHEN: Sunday June 16, 2019, from 10am to 2pm – will be cancelled in case of rain, check www.friendsofthefarm.ca
WHERE: Heritage Rose Garden in the Ornamental Gardens west of the Prince of Wales roundabout.
As part of June Blooms, park in the Ag Museum lot (Pay & Display). The Friends of the Farm will be at the Farm entrance near the Museum parking area with additional information on garden tours and book signing. Light refreshments will be served.
DETAILS:

Take a guided tour of the Central Experimental Farm Heritage Rose Garden, when they should be at their mid-June best, conducted by the Friends expert Rose Team.

Roses have a long history at the CEF. The Heritage Rose Garden was rehabilitated by the Friends of the Farm beginning in 1999 and officially opened in 2001

The Garden is approximately 220 by 50 feet and has four lattice entrances with a small bird bath in the middle. Its 220 roses showcase varieties that were grown in the past gardens at the Farm alongside one-time bloomers and modern repeat bloomers. The collection ranges from ramblers to shrubs to smaller varieties.

Learn about roses that were originally bred at the Farm by William Saunders, its first director, by Isabella Preston, and by Dr. Felicitas Svejda. View the Heritage Roses in the CEF Collection.

Get tips on what will work best in your garden and how to keep your roses happily blooming.

COST: Free admission, donations kindly accepted during the tour
INFO: Email info@friendsofthefarm.ca or call 613-230-3276

Peony ‘Bordeaux’ in the Ornamental Gardens.
WHEN: Sunday June 16, 2018, from 10am to 2pm – will be cancelled in case of rain, check www.friendsofthefarm.ca
WHERE: Peony Beds in the Ornamental Gardens west of the Prince of Wales roundabout.
As part of June Blooms, park in the Ag Museum lot (Pay & Display).
DETAILS:

Take a tour of the Central Experimental Farm Peony Beds with the Friends expert Peony Team
Visit the award-winning and heritage peonies in 12 garden beds with 400 named species and over 600 individual plants
This includes over 105 different cultivars in the Saunders Collection of peonies introduced by the most prolific peony breeder of all time, A.P. Saunders, son of the first Director of the CEF, Dr. William Saunders
Get tips on what works best in your garden and ways to keep your peonies happily blooming
View the Peonies in the CEF Collection

COST: Free admission, donations gratefully accepted during the tour
INFO: Email info@friendsofthefarm.ca or call 613-230-3276

Maplelawn garden, on Richmond Road just west of Westboro,  is scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, starting at 7:15.   Eileen Hunt and Nancy Villeneuve will be the hosts for the tour.  The garden should be colourful at this time of year and hopefully some peonies will be in bloom.

– GOWGHS June Meeting –

Stuart Swanson, will give a presentation on the therapeutic benefits of gardening.

The Official opening of the Canadensis SunShelter will include entertainment, refreshments, a strawberry treat and an opportunity to visit the gardens. This event is free to the public and an opportunity to become a member of the CBGS will be possible during the evening.

The stunning Sun Shelter is nearing completion. Join us on June 20th to officially open the new sun shelter and launch Beyond the Edge: Artists’ Gardens 2019 summer events. You will be treated to strawberries and musical performances. IT IS FREE! See you there.

At this family-friendly, kid-focused event we will use our senses to safely
touch, smell and taste a variety wild, edible and medicinal plants and play
games to help children connect to the healing plants growing around them.
Wild iced tea will be served.

All ages welcome. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Prices are offered on a sliding scale
http://www.thewildgarden.ca/sliding-scale-pricing.html . I invite you to
pay one of the reduced fees, if paying the full price would cause you to be
less secure in your ability to meet your food, health, housing or essential
transport needs.

No refunds with less than 72 hours cancellation notice. You will receive a
reminder email before the event with additional details, directions etc.

$25 plus HST per family. This fee covers my costs and %100 of my time.
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The 11^th annual Water Garden Tour, hosted by the Greater Ottawa Water Garden Horticultural Society, will be featuring 10 beautiful water gardens of various designs and sizes, with an additional site being showcased at night.

 

Date: Saturday, June 22, 2019

Times: Day: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Evening: 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Cost: $20.00 per person

 

Tickets/Tour booklets for this self-guided tour are available below on this Website page, or www.ottawawatergardens.com or can be purchased at Ritchie Feed and Seed stores, Big Al’s Aquarium, Artistic Landscape Design, Peter Knippel Garden Centre, Budd Gardens, KB Backyard Depot (Greely), Rideau Woodland Ramble (near Kemptville), Beyond the House (Russell), and Nesbitts Greenhouse (Aylmer QC). (Cash only).

 

Proceeds from the 2019 Water Garden Tour will be directed towards a community project in the Ottawa area. Proceeds from previous years went towards the construction of water features at the Ruddy-Shenkman Hospice in Kanata, in the Healing Garden at the Queensway Carleton Hospital, and outside the Peter D. Clark Long Term Care Home.