Events: Education, Courses and Workshops

Fresh Outdoor Wreath Workshop

Fresh Outdoor Wreath Workshop

Create your own outdoor holiday wreath using fresh evergreen material and decorated with botanicals.  Perfect to dress up your entrance for the holiday season. Note:  There are 2 Options of wreaths.  One with fresh rosehips and one with artificial berries.  Please choose carefully when signing up as there is a price difference between the two….

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.

African Violet Workshop

African Violet Workshop

We are holding a one-day workshop on Saturday, October 19 for members and non-members on propagation and repotting techniques for African Violets. There are a limited number of spaces open. If you are interested in attending the workshop, please email oavsociety@oavs.org for more details.Registrations will be handled on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Gnome Tree Workshop

Gnome Tree Workshop

Date: December 14th, 2024 Time: 12:00pm Maximum Spots: 20   —–   Make and take home a Gnome Tree with expert horticulturalist; Don Lewis at our Richmond location at 5901 Ottawa St., Richmond, ON.   . Celebrate the holiday season with Don Lewis from Ritchie’s Green Team as he guides you through creating a Gnome Tree.      What’s…

Door Swag Workshop

Door Swag Workshop

Date: November 23rd, 2024 Time: 10:00am Maximum Spots: 20   —– Make and take home a Door Swag with expert gardener; Don Lewis at our Richmond location at 5901 Ottawa St. Richmond . Celebrate the holiday cheer as he guides you through creating a Door Swag.  Don will also arm you with the knowledge to…

Mumkin & Me Workshop

Mumkin & Me Workshop

Date: September 28th 2024 Location: 5901 Ottawa St., Richmond Time: 10:00am Maximum Spots: 10 (Parent + Child =1 ticket**)    —– Make and take home a Mumkin for you and your child with expert gardener Don Lewis at our Richmond location, 5901 Ottawa St. Richmond.    Celebrate the arrival of sweater weather by carving and decorating two Mumkins,…

Gnome Tree Workshop

Gnome Tree Workshop

Date: December 7th, 2024 Time: 12:00pm Maximum Spots: 20   —–   Make and take home a Gnome Tree with expert horticulturalist; Don Lewis at our Ottawa East location at 1390 Windmill Lane, Ottawa  . Celebrate the holiday season with Don Lewis from Ritchie’s Green Team as he guides you through creating a Gnome Tree.     …

Door Swag Workshop

Door Swag Workshop

Date: November 9th, 2024 Time: 10:00am Maximum Spots: 20   —– Make and take home a Door Swag with expert gardener; Lana Doss at our Ottawa East location at 1390 Windmill Lane, Ottawa . Celebrate the holiday cheer as she guides you through creating a Door Swag.  Lana will also arm you with the knowledge…

FREE Birding 101 Seminar

FREE Birding 101 Seminar

Birding 101: Not Just for the Birds Pinebush Home & Garden Ltd. is a family-owned Ontario company, with roots in the farm supply industry, distributing quality bird feeders and garden tools across Canada. Rebeca Boyar is our eastern Ontario representative; she is a local homesteader and bird enthusiast with over 20 years of experience feeding…

Winterizing your Garden Seminar

Winterizing your Garden Seminar

Date: October 26th 2024Time: 10:00am   Maximum Spots: 50   —– Have you spent numerous hours caring for your garden this summer? Are you worried about the new plants you’ve just planted and how the upcoming winter might affect them? Did you lose some plants last winter and fear losing more? Join Ritchies’ garden care experts as they share tips and…

Fall Lawn Care Seminar

Fall Lawn Care Seminar

Date: September 28th 2024Time: 2:00pm Maximum Spots: 50   —– Did you know that autumn is the perfect season to nourish your lawn? We often have so many questions about the best way to care for our green spaces, so we will answer all of your questions in one space. As the weather cools, your…