2025 Winter Light Festival

Winter Light Festival at Nikka Yuko Japanese GardenCelebrating 10 Years of Lights and Friendship!Dates: November 28 – February 28 December: Wednesday – Sunday, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM (8:30 PM…

Paper Quilling: Greeting Cards Workshop

Join us for a fun-filled workshop on paper quilling and learn how to make amazing art with paper strips!Unleash Your Inner Artist with Paper Quilling! Join our Holiday Quilling Workshop…

Holiday Ornament Workshop

Celebrate the season with a fun-filled holiday ornament workshop!Celebrate the spirit of the season by crafting unique, nature-inspired holiday ornaments! In this cozy and creative two-hour workshop, participants will learn…

Forest Bathing at the Garden

Connect with nature and join us for a guided forest therapy walk! Discover the beauty of nature in winter through a guided outdoor Forest Bathing walk with certified Forest Therapy…

CHS Annual General Meeting, Photo Show & Awards Presentation

Calling all members – you are warmly invited to join us and celebrate the close of our 50th Anniversary season at the Annual General Meeting on December 8, 2025.  We…

Georgina-Brock Garden Club – Christmas Party & Potluck Dinner

Georgina-Brock Garden Club, Christmas Potluck, AGM & Seasonal Demonstration. Elysia Harvey of Emerald Grove Designs will demonstrate a seasonal design.

Paris Hort. Society Annual General Meeting.

Paris Hort. Society Annual General Meeting. Executive and Board of Directors installation. Doug Hanna will demonstrate how to build a bucket composter.

Credit Valley Horticultural Society December Meeting

Our guest speaker, Michael Erdman will be demonstrating Floral Themed Holiday Arrangements. Michael Erdman has co-authored two books – Indoor Gardening and Perennial Gardening. His garden has been featured in…

Thorndale – Guest Speaker

Christmas Pot Luck Guest Speaker  – Brenda Symns Topic – Seasonal Decorating with Natural Material Members and partners only. Sorry No Guests for this meeting

BRANTFORD GARDEN CLUB

PLANTS IN JEOPARDY   presented by Kevin Kavanaugh & Dylan Cowan Christmas  dinner meeting for members ; dinner tickets must be purchased in advance

CHS Annual General Meeting, Photo Show & Awards Presentation

Calling all members – you are warmly invited to join us and celebrate the close of our 50th Anniversary season at the Annual General Meeting on December 8, 2025.  We…

Christmas Party & Potluck Dinner

Christmas Potluck, AGM & Seasonal Demonstration. Elysia Harvey of Emerald Grove Designs will demonstrate a seasonal design.

Cheap & Cheerful Festive Décor on a Shoestring Budget

Come join us on Zoom to see our guest speaker, Penny Stewart, to present, “Cheap & Cheerful Festive Décor on a Shoestring Budget. Watch and learn fun inexpensive holiday designs…

AGM and Christmas Social 2025

Your Invitation to the OHS Holly Jolly Social Members, please join us for our annual holiday social and AGM on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 7 p.m. at St. Mark’s Church. It’s…

Human Rights Day

✨ Human Rights Day Celebration at Nikka Yuko ✨Wednesday, December 10 • 6–9 PM(A special opening — the Winter Light Festival is usually closed on Wednesdays!) Join us for a…

Credit Valley Horticultural Society December Meeting

Our guest speaker, Michael Erdman will be demonstrating Floral Themed Holiday Arrangements. Michael Erdman has co-authored two books – Indoor Gardening and Perennial Gardening. His garden has been featured in…

BRANTFORD GARDEN CLUB

PLANTS IN JEOPARDY   presented by Kevin Kavanaugh & Dylan Cowan Christmas  dinner meeting for members ; dinner tickets must be purchased in advance

Ottawa Orchid Society December 2025 Meeting

This is the month for a Festive Celebration. Nick Cox of our Conservation Committee will update us on the Deep River Rescue project, and our Year End Financial Statements will…

Minyo Dancing Performance

Warm up inside the Bunka Centre as the Nikkei Cultural Society Minyo Dancers share their vibrant folk dancing performances, the perfect cultural finale to your Garden <a href="http://visit.Performance" target="_blank" title="visit.Performance">visit.Performance…

Basha Nori (Horse & Wagon) Rides

Basha Nori is Back This December! Enjoy magical horse & wagon rides around Henderson Lake this holiday season, proudly provided by Once Upon A Time Rides and sponsored by CIR Realty.…

Keep Fit in Winter (4 sessions)

Move easily this winter and Keep Fit!Get your body moving and feeling good! This class combines gentle, full-body exercises that boost your balance, agility, strength, and posture—all while helping prevent…

Renaturalizing the Don River – The Story of Biidaasige Park

Danny Brown is an urban planner with over a decade of experience in shaping cities, building communities, and protecting and conserving our public green spaces. He currently works for Parks…

Native Plant Series: Winter Sowing

Join us for an engaging workshop where you’ll learn about biodiversity, native plants & how to enhance your garden!Nature needs your help and it’s as simple as using native plants…

Floral Design Program: Abstract Design

Build on your floral design skills and learn the concept of abstraction to floral design.Explore the concept of abstraction in the world of art and its application to floral art…

Orangeville – Melanie Kramer “Top Native Trees and Shrubs for your Yard”

Please welcome our guest speaker this evening, Melanie Kramer, as she talks about “Top Native Trees and Shrubs for your Yard”. Learn what will thrive in our zone 5 region.…

Botanical Printed Notebook

Join us for a fun-filled day of creating a customized botanical printed notebook!Using the process of Linocut, you’ll be creating a custom printed Japanese notebook. From designing your image, through…

Botanical Mixed Media: Textured Peonies

Get creative this winter with an acrylic mixed media workshop!Experience the beauty and vibrancy of peonies in this fun and hands-on one-day workshop. Using acrylic paints and mixed media techniques,…

Floral Design Program: Miniature, Small, and Large Floral Design

Join us and learn about how to best utilize space in your designs!By focusing on the size of various designs this course will illuminate questions of scale, proportion, and the…

Floral Design Program: Classic Design Fundamentals 1

Learn the basics of classic floral design including four styles – a water-viewing design, a centrepiece, a crescent, and a mass design.This course is the prerequisite to all other courses…

Orangeville – Billie Joe Reid “Nature Journaling”

Please welcome our guests tonight, Billie Joe Reid, as she talks about “Nature Journaling”. What a great way to get out and interact both mentally and physically with nature. Guests…

Get the Jump on Spring 2025

Where the Plant People Meet Shake off the winter blues and start the countdown to spring at Toronto Botanical Garden’s much-loved Get the Jump on Spring one-day garden extravaganza. Whether…

Floral Design Program: Classic Design Fundamentals 2

In this follow up to Classic Design Fundamentals 1, you will enrich your understanding of traditional design.Join Pat Ware in this follow up to Classic Design Fundamentals I and enrich…

Orangeville – Paul Brydges “A Backyard Garden Retreat”

Please welcome our guest speaker this evening, Paul Brydges, as he talks about “A Backyard Garden Retreat”. Relax in a beautifully designed area of your garden. Guests are welcome, free…

Brampton Seedy Saturday and Garden Show 2026

The Brampton Horticultural Society and the City of Brampton is pleased to invite you to join us for our Annual Seedy Saturday and Garden Show. If you are interested in…

Seedy Saturday 2026

Mark your calendars and get ready to kick start your garden season for 2026. Co-Hosts Cannington Horticultural Society and Georgina-Brock Garden Club are already planning another fantastic Seedy Saturday experience…

Food For Life: How Some Organizations in Ottawa Are Addressing The Food Insecurity Gap

This panel of community leaders, experts and speakers from the Ottawa area,who are actively working to address food insecurity in our community, will be joining us to share some important…

Haldimand Seed & Garden Show

Probably the largest Seed and garden show!  Over 60 local and Artisan vendors, Tons of free seed, workshops, tree specialist for questions, Native plants for sale, and so much more.

A Team Approach to Protecting Canada’s Biosecurity:  How A Detector Dog And His Handler Work Together On This Important Issue

In-person presentation by Matthieu Morin, Food, Plant and Animal K9 Officer, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) A Team Approach to Protecting Canada’s Biosecurity:  How A Detector Dog And His Handler…

Interesting Perspectives & Wisdom From The Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton (MGOC)

September 22:  In-person:  A panel of Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton Interesting Perspectives and Wisdom from the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring a group…

Designing With Nature, for Outdoor & Indoor Enjoyment

This inspiring and informative talk will showcase this speaker’s passion for plants and creative greening solutions. She will explore the world of indoor and outdoor plants, offering practical tips and…

Soil – Don’t Call it Dirt!

Soil is the foundation for everything we grow, whether it is vegetables, ornamental plants, or a lawn.  Retired Master Gardener, Mary Ann Van Berlo will speak about the importance of having…

Orangeville – Melanie Kramer “Top Native Trees and Shrubs for your Yard”

Please welcome our guest speaker this evening, Melanie Kramer, as she talks about “Top Native Trees and Shrubs for your Yard”. Learn what will thrive in our zone 5 region.…

OFNC Book Club Meeting

The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but…

Gardens of New Zealand

Jack Wilson will take you through some of the remarkable gardens of New Zealand which he visited the winter of 2024-25 as well as provide some tips for those considering…

Combating Invasive Plants: Tackling the Phragmites in Ontario

Matt Bolding, Ecologist and GIS Professional, invasive Species Program Coordinator, Ducks Unlimited Canada (Eastern Region).      Combating Invasive Plants:  Tackling the Phragmites in OntarioInvasive Phragmites australis is an invasive…

Orangeville – Billie Joe Reid “Nature Journaling”

Please welcome our guests tonight, Billie Joe Reid, as she talks about “Nature Journaling”. What a great way to get out and interact both mentally and physically with nature. Guests…

The Edible Garden

Peacock Gala 2026

Welcome to a World of Shimmering Feathers For 2026, our annual Gala will transport you to a world of shimmering feathers and tropical natural splendor. You’ll enjoy an evening of…