Author Profile

Claire McCaughey

Claire McCaughey has a Certificate in Sustainable Urban Horticulture (2014) and Landscape Design (2019) from the University of Guelph. She is also a member of Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton since 2015. In addition, she is a 4th Grade Teacher of Sogetsu Ikebana (the Japanese art of floral design) and participates annually at exhibitions at the Museum of Nature and the Embassy of Japan. She has a lifelong interest in practical gardening and growing plants (both indoors and outdoors).

Articles by Claire McCaughey

  • A large bed of mixed grasses in a yard

    Sense of Sound in the Garden

    Sound is the sense that is least obviously linked to the garden. Perhaps because it has less of the immediacy of the other senses…

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  • A hand reachng out to flowers in a soft light

    Please Touch the Plants: The Sense of Touch in the Garden

    Author: Claire McCaughey, Master Gardener of Ottawa Carleton Gardening is an active, hands-on pursuit where the gardener has her hands in the soil, feeling…

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  • Yogurt with strawberries and gooseberries in a bowl

    Fresh from the Garden: The Gardener’s Sense of Taste

    Author: Claire McCaughey, Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton One of the true joys of gardening is eating the vegetables, herbs, and fruits that you…

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  • Ornamentals and vegetables planted together

    Mixing it Up: Combining Edibles with Ornamentals

    Author: Claire McCaughey, Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton Just a few decades ago, planting ornamental plants and food crops together would have been frowned upon…

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  • Sense of Smell in the Garden

    Author: Claire McCaughey, Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton. In this article, the first of a five-part series on the five senses in the garden, the…

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  • Bur Oak by a road side

    Keystone Plants Trees – Ecoregion Five

    Author: Adair Heuchan, Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleto.. “Oaks support more forms of life and more fascinating interactions than any other tree genus in North…

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  • A dozen or more glorius orange nasturtium flowers

    Edible Flowers You Can Grow

    Author: Claire McCaughey, Master Gardeners of Lanark County. Edible flowers have long been part of the cuisines of distinct cultures. Take, for example, squash…

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  • Two white serviceberry flowers

    Keystone Plants: Flowering Perennials in Ecoregion Five

    Author: Claire McCaughey, Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton; published with permission. “We can each make a measurable difference almost immediately by planting a native nearby.…

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