Events: Courses and Workshops

Flower Design Workshop

Flower Design Workshop

Nepean Horticultural Society Flower Design Workshop, Thursday, April 24, 7-8:00 at the Nepean Museum, 16 Rowley Avenue   Judy Fine will be presenting. Cost: $15. What to bring: a kenzan (flower frog) If you don’t have one, Judy will lend you one to be returned to her at the end of the workshop; a container will be provided for…

ORCHIDOPHILIA 2025

ORCHIDOPHILIA 2025

Orchidophilia 2025 We are excited to announce our 41st Annual Orchid Show and Sale, Orchidophilia is happening on Saturday, April 26 (12 noon -5 pm) and Sunday, April 27 (9 am -4 pm) at Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave Building D in Ottawa. There are limited tickets for Advanced Entry to the Vendors’ at 11…

Easter Planter Workshop

Easter Planter Workshop

Using a wooden base, you will build your “nest” using chicken wire, branches and moss.Inside you will be adding an assortment of Spring bulbs, filling in with moss and other decor.  You will leave with a fully completed arrangement.   NOTE:  Photos are from a previous workshop.  This year’s arrangement may not be exactly as…

Pruning Class

Pruning Class

Join us and learn the basics of pruning. Pruning can be a daunting task but it is vital for the well being of our gardens.Topics of discussion – when to prune, why prune, how to prune and of course the best tools for the job.Demonstrations will take place so you can actually see how this…

Pruning Class

Pruning Class

Join us and learn the basics of pruning. Pruning can be a daunting task but it is vital for the well being of our gardens.Topics of discussion – when to prune, why prune, how to prune and of course the best tools for the job.Demonstrations will take place so you can actually see how this…

Gardening for the Planet: An Afternoon with Lorraine Johnson

Gardening for the Planet: An Afternoon with Lorraine Johnson

Climate Legacy and the Ontario Horticultural Association are partnering on a new webinar: Gardening for the Planet! We’re thrilled to welcome advocate, writer, and cultivation activist extraordinaire Lorraine Johnson as our speaker. Climate change threatens ecosystem health and is already negatively impacting plants and animals in Ontario and globally. Existing challenges such as the spread…

“Seed Starting” Starting seeds indoors for beautiful summer gardens

“Seed Starting” Starting seeds indoors for beautiful summer gardens

With all the snow we’ve been having, it will be nice to start thinking ahead to our summer plantings. This month’s meeting features a local flower grower, Natalie Tovell from Farmview Gardens in Kinburn who, with her husband Rob, have developed and planted flower beds on their just over one-acre property. Fast forward a few…

Growing Green

Growing Green

Presented by the Rockland Community Garden, in partnership with the City of Rockland, Growing Green: Gardening & Sustainability Fair is a fundraising and community-building event that seeks to blend a passion for gardening, nature, and sustainable living into one annual event packed full of vendors, community groups, educational seminars, and hands-on workshops.  This year’s event…

Botanical Mixed Media: Transform Your Garden Photos into Paintings

Botanical Mixed Media: Transform Your Garden Photos into Paintings

Explore your creativity with a three-part mixed-media painting workshop! Capture the beauty of nature and turn it into a work of art in this beginner-friendly course at the Toronto Botanical Garden. Using your own photos of flowers and plants from the gardens or your home, you’ll explore how to transform simple images into vibrant mixed-media…

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…