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Creating Your Own Pollinator Garden
Berit Erickson will be sharing her experience of establishing a pollinator garden around her Ottawa home. She will talk about her successes as well as her mistakes. Berit writes a blog on her website replete with information of interest to those of us who want to do the same.
PHS – Spring Flower Show and Invasive Species
Beware Buckthorn & Burning Bush – Managing Invasive Species in your Own Garden During the judging of the spring flower Show, Connie Cull will speak on Invasive Species The doors will open at 6:00pm and the meeting will start at 7:00pm. After the meeting, you are invited to view the results of the Spring Flower…
PHS – Butterfly Way/Pollinator Gardens
Learn how to become part of a citizen led project to increase habitat for pollinators of all kinds. Let’s lead Pakenham to become a Butterfly Way Ranger in Mississippi Mills and join more that 150 other communities who have achieved this goal. The doors will open at 7:00pm and the meeting will start at 7:30pm….
PHS – Ten Cotswolds Gardens
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to visit the world-famous Chelsea Flower Show? Pakenham Hort member and past president, Sherryl Smith, will guide us through ten Cotswolds’ Gardens and a day at the Chelsea Flower Show as part of her presentation. The doors will open at 7:00pm and the meeting…
PHS Movie Night “Greenfingers”
Please join us as we kick off 100 years of Horticulture in Pakenham. We are thrilled to sponsor a free movie night in the sanctuary of St Andrews United Church. We will be showing the uplifting British comedy, Greenfingers, based on a true story of prisoners that complete in the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show…
Agincourt Garden Club – by Zoom – Wild Flowers, Their Names and Meanings by expert David Hawke
Agincourt Garden Club MONTHLY MEETING Monday, Feb. 10 by Zoom! Using Zoom means we won’t have to drive on the slippery winter roads at night. (If you don’t know how to use Zoom on your computer, please approach your younger tech savvy relatives; invite yourself over to your friend’s house and/or visit the local library, well before…
Water-wise Gardening
As climate change brings hotter weather and more extreme precipitation—how can we gardeners adapt? Master Gardener and blogger (www.gardeningatlast.ca), Rebecca Last will discuss strategies for water-wise gardening including: preventing run-off, harvesting water, watering wisely, conserving soil moisture, xeriscaping, and plant selection.
Gardening for Birds
Berit Erickson of The Corner Pollinator Garden and Wildlife Habitat will join the Kanata-March Horticultural Society’s June meeting to discuss how we can attract more birds to our gardens. In 2017, Berit Erickson began adding native plants to her yard to create habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. She’ll share how to support birds by…
Why We Love Annuals – How to Use them in the Garden
Claire Leduc from the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton joins the Kanata-March Horticultural Society’s May meeting to discuss the use and versatility of annual plants and flowers in our gardens. From small and sweet to big and bold, annuals with their wide variety of shapes and colours can add personality and character to any garden. Many…
The Urban Potager – A Field to Table Experience
Think rainbows of color in the saladier and beyond. Crisp lettuces, Asian greens, sweet tomatoes and blooms. In this presentation from Odette McIntyre of the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton, you will learn how to create an attractive living space full of vegetables, ornamentals, herbs and structures in an urban setting where space is a constraint….
Growing Dahlias
Dahlias play a key role in many flower gardens, with their variety of heights, colours, shapes and their willingness to flower right up to the last hard frost! Brittiny Lepage of The Dahlia Darling joins our March meeting to show us how to successfully grow dahlias in our local growing zone. Topics to be discussed…
Getting a Head Start on the Growing Season
February is a great time to start making spring plans for your garden. Rob Stuart will be joining us to share his extensive experience in the preparation and timing of growing your own annuals from seed in anticipation of summer. He will also cover the types of soil, pots, watering, light and temperatures required, as well…
Building a Resilient Garden in the Face of Climate Change
As the weather becomes increasingly erratic, our gardens are facing more challenges than ever. Bri Petersen, of Urban Gardening Canada, will discuss the changes we can make in our gardens to better plan for and withstand weather events. In addition, Bri will educate us about ways to garden with the planet in mind, and turn…
WHEN IS A WEED MORE THAN JUST A WEED (ZOOM PRESENTATION)
MANY OF THE COMMON PLANTS THAT WE SOMETIMES CALL WEEDS ARE ACTUALLY USEFUL IN NUTRIENTS AND CAN BE USED TO MAKE HERBAL REMEDIES AND ARE EVEN GROWING IN OUR BACKYARDS AND LOCAL FORESTS. DR. SHAWN YAKIMOVICH, KEMPTVILLE NATUROPATHIC CLINIC AND CLAUDE SMITH, KEMPTVILLE GREENHOUSE CAMPUS WILL DISCUSS PLANT IDENTIFICATION, HOW TO FORAGE, MEDICINAL PROPERTIES AND…
Gardens in New Zealand
Retired Master Gardener and plant collector, Mary Ann Van Berlo, will take members on an armchair tour of the amazing gardens of the south and north islands of New Zealand. The tour will emphasize the different styles of gardens she recently visited: from formal to English cottage-gardens and from the exotic to the native.
The New York High Line Park
This presentation will provide a very interesting overview of what Mary Crawford discovered during her visit to New York’s High Line Park. You will learn about the background of the park, its design and the creative use of plants and other vegetation in its unique design and beautiful gardens. Mary will share some inspirational photos…
Design and Biodiversity Considerations in Your Outdoor Space
In this presentation, you will learn about the essential elements of garden design and how to maximize your current or future outdoor space. An important feature in your garden design will be the inclusion of biodiversity considerations to attract various elements of nature, including pollinators of various types. It’s never too early to start thinking…
Problem Solving: How a Wildlife Garden Evolves
February General Meeting: Guest Speaker Chris Kingdon, “Problem Solving: How a Wildlife Garden Evolves” If you have a garden, you likely have a ‘problem area’. Perhaps it’s ‘too wet’, constantly flooding in the spring thaw or after a heavy summer storm. Or perhaps it’s ‘too dry’, with the soil turning to cracked concrete by July….
Landscaping Using Naturalistic Principles
Please welcome our guest speaker tonight, Matthew Gove as he talks about “Landscaping Using Naturalistic Principles” He will show you how to imitate nature and blend in with our native ecosystem. Guests are welcome, free parking, draw prizes, sharing table, bring a mug for refreshments.
Balcony Gardening and Gardening in Small Spaces
After a short business update, hear Cindy Saunders present on Balcony Gardening and Gardening in Small Spaces. Cindy Saunders joined our Horticultural Society in 2021. Her day job is as a Commercial Property and Liability Underwriter at a top Canadian Insurance company. She is an enthusiastic amateur gardener whose gardening knowledge comes from research and…
Vanquish Invasives
Featured Speaker Presentation: “Vanquish Invasives”, Elizabeth Spedaliere, Tri-County Master Gardeners Meeting is open to all; free admission. Interested in joining Garden Stratford? Go to About/Membership at www.gardenstratford.org , or join at the meeting. Program is subject to change.
Going Green to Save Some Green
Television personality Carson Arthur observes that today’s homeowners want to make better choices outdoors, especially when it comes to the environment. He will share new studies and findings that shed light on the best choices for our homes and their value, as well as for the planet. The focus of this presentation will be water,…
Taking A Garden From Mish-Mash to Magnificent
This class is for you if you have bought someone else’s idea of a garden, or somehow you have arrived at a confused garden layout by your own doing. Does you garden lack design, structure, movement, Joanne can help. When it comes to our gardens, they can become a confused collection or hodgepodge of plants. …