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Does your pond work as it should?
Guest speaker & GOWGHS member – Richard Inchley – takes us through what to look for in a “working pond”. Doors open at 7 pm and the speaker begins at 7:30 pm.
Events: Club or Society Meetings
The Gardens of New Zealand
Retired Master Gardener and plant collector extraordinaire Mary Ann Van Berlo will take us on her recent tour of the intriguing gardens of the south and north islands of New Zealand with an added emphasis on the water gardens, ponds and wetlands she discovered throughout.
No GOWGHS Meeting in February
No meeting or speaker sceduled
Ottawa Orchid Society February Meeting
Please note: Due to an expected snow storm, the Ottawa Orchid Society is moving the February monthly meeting on Sunday February 16 to an online meeting only. Members please watch for the email with the registration link. Join us for our February meeting to hear Nicholas Rust of RustyExotics Orchids in Athens, Georgia. He will…
Pushing the Zone Limit
ZOOM MEETING – Pushing the Zone LimitDiscover plants that will grow in our area despite being ‘not hardy’ according to their label. Mary Annwill share information on some of the unusual plants that she’s successfully grown in both her formerrural Ottawa garden and in her current Maitland garden. She will provide some cultivation tips thatshe’s…
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This is a Zoom meeting-please email if you are not a member and are interested in attending.
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…
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….
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…