Events: Botanical and Gardens

Limestone Barrens of Newfoundland

Limestone Barrens of Newfoundland

Presentation: The Limestone Barrens of Newfoundland Recently Erika travelled to Newfoundland. Her talk will focus on the flora of western Newfoundland’s boreal forests, widespread bogs, and serpentine and limestone barrens.  Before the Presentation, 10 am to noon Fledgling Seed Sowers-Workshop Seed Sowing Workshop—to get you started Hands on! Take your seed creations home: Hibiscus trionum,…

Notes on a Japanese Garden

Notes on a Japanese Garden

“In a Japanese-themed garden, a small space holds big ideas about designing with plants, stone, water and “ma”, the all-important space in between. Part garden travelogue, part gardening experiment, this lecture aims to inspire.”   This is the fifth and last in a series of five lectures being presented by the Friends of the Central…

Sowing the Inspired Garden

Sowing the Inspired Garden

“Advice on seasonal gardening tasks such as sowing from seed, dividing perennials, trimming and clean-up. Tasks that will inspire garden splendour and good health.”   This is the fourth in a series of five lectures being presented by the Friends of the Central Experimental Farm and the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton in 2025 to offer timely and informative…

Winter Light Festival – Nikka Yuko

Winter Light Festival – Nikka Yuko

Welcome to our annual Winter Light Festival experience! We hope you will enjoy this year’s light display celebrating the seasons! The garden will be separated into four sections, designed to capture the essence of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Don’t forget to check out our giant Lite-Brite display made by Wesbridge Construction inside the Kid’s Corner! If you would like to add the Kamakura [Igloo] Projection Dome, to your experience, use the add-on option in the ticket levels (labelled in black). This add-on does not include garden admission and must be purchased with an admission ticket. This experience is not available on Fridays in January and February, instead, it is reserved for our Date Night in the Dome bookings, available on our website.  For more information on special events, bookings and garden history please visit our website: nikkayuko.com

Gardens in Light

Gardens in Light

Enter a world of dreams and wonder! For its 12th edition, Jardins de lumière has redesigned the lighting in the Japanese Garden and is offering a fairytale multimedia version of the Legend of the Butterfly Lovers in the Chinese Garden. In the Japanese Garden – Refinement and sensitivity. Presented for the first time, “Yûgen* –…

Butterfly Weekend

Butterfly Weekend

Join us for all things butterflies! Butterfly safari, face painting, bookmark making, workshops and trivia. How much do you know about the allusive butterfly? Enjoy a wonderful weekend of events at the world famous Vallarta Botanical Garden and don’t forget about our fabulous restaurant! See you there.

Philadelphia Flower Show

Philadelphia Flower Show

Tour Details The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is both the nation’s largest and the world’s longest-running horticultural event, featuring stunning displays by premier floral and landscape designers from around the globe. It’s also been honored as the best overall event in the world by the International Festivals & Events Association, competing with events such as…

The Utrecht Botanic Garden

The Utrecht Botanic Garden

October 20 Presentation: Connor Smith: The Utrecht Botanic Garden Connor Smith will introduce us to the Rock Garden at Utrecht Botanic Garden, the largest academic botanic garden in the Netherlands. It is one of the largest in Europe and hosts more than 3,000 different species. With special focus on the Rock Garden and its collections, basically at…

Harmer House Garden Party

Harmer House Garden Party

We are gathering with You! Ottawa’s Best Community Member Champions, Harmer House Residents, Supporters and Staff. Join us for the chance to celebrate Summer with a one of kind Community Garden Party and the Grand Opening of our Courtyard Fountain sponsored by the Greater Ottawa Water Garden Horticultural Society. All event proceeds will go to…

Windows on the Garden

Windows on the Garden

Celebrating the Year of the Arts in Newfoundland & Labrador with an outdoor art exhibit, Windows on the Garden. Fifteen local artists, working in a variety of media, were selected through a public call for artists responding to the theme, “Envisioning Nature.” Each artist is presenting their vision through a repurposed window and frame. These…

Des saveurs botaniques – Botanical Flavours

Des saveurs botaniques – Botanical Flavours

Explorer la biodiversité végétale dans notre assiette, c’est une délicieuse façon de participer à la transition socioécologique! Tout l’été, cultivez la gourmandise écoresponsable à travers des activités ludiques. Au menu : apprenez à réduire le gaspillage alimentaire et dégustez des végétaux aux saveurs étonnantes pendant que les jeunes enfants s’amusent à jouer à cuisiner à l’aire…