Your cart is currently empty!
Understanding your Soil
Learn about your soil’s health and how it helps keep your plants thriving. Includes a DYI soil texture test!Handouts available to download!
Events: Online, virtual or video meetings
How To Prepare For Flower Shows
Have you ever wanted to show off your garden flowers? Then this presentation is for you! Learn all the tips and tricks you need to prepare, enter and win flower shows. With County Blooms 2025 coming up, and floral competitions at our local Fairs, now is a great time to learn how to win a…
OFNC Book Club Meeting
Location: Zoom. All OFNC members are welcome. Please first register by following this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7qP-1lynTjmplOqnvqI7PA The Book: Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging (2024) by Jessica J. Lee, 288 pages ***Update!! The Speaker: We are excited to welcome Jennifer Doubt, Curator of Botany at the Canadian Museum of Nature. Jennifer will be talking about the…
Marine Protected Areas in Canada – a dive into Parks Canada’s marine program
Speaker: Chantal Vis, Marine Ecosystems Specialist, Parks Canada Location: City View United Church, 6 Epworth Avenue Description: Canada is tackling several marine conservation challenges, including biodiversity loss, climate change impacts, pollution, and risks from industrial activities. Ambitious global targets to conserve 30% of water and seas through marine protected areas and other area conservation measures have…
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…
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…
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…
Growing organic vegetables: a passion to heal the land and the body
In his presentation, Jonathan will talk about growing organic vegetables from March to December. If you are curious about how this can be accomplished in our Ottawa climate without heated greenhouses, this presentation will inspire you. Jonathan is passionate about providing people with delicious organi vegetables, but also loves to encourage others to grow great…
MIX AND MATCH: BEAUTIFUL COMBINATIONS OF NATIVE PLANTS (ZOOM PRESENTATION)
AS INDIVIDUAL SPECIMENS, NATIVE PLANTS PROVIDE MUCH BEAUTY AND MANY ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS, BUT IN LUSCIOUS COMBINATIONS THEY CAN TAKE YOUR GARDEN TO NEW LEVELS. IN THIS ILLUSTRATED TALK, LORRAINE JOHNSON SHOWS HOW YOU CAN MIX AND MATCH TRIED AND TRUE PERFORMERS THAT FLOURISH TOGETHER, FOCUSING ON FLOWERS, FOLIAGE, SHAPE, COLOUR, TEXTURE AND GARDEN DESIGN. LORRAINE…
This for That: Native Plant Alternatives for Beauty and Function
In this illustrated talk, author of over ten books about native plants and gardening Lorraine Johnson will present native alternatives to the familiar flowers introduced from elsewhere that often fill our gardens. Using specific examples, Lorraine explores how we can achieve the same beauty in our landscapes but with enhanced ecological value by growing…
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
“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…
Wildscaping: Wild Planting in a Strong Design
“Using more native plants in your garden doesn’t mean it has to look “wild” or messy. Learn how to design a beautiful landscape where function and a healthy ecology also provide a “wow” factor.” This is the second in a series of five lectures being presented by the Friends of the Central Experimental Farm and the Master…
Nature’s Turf: Cultivating Eco-Friendly Lawns
“You don’t need to remove your grass to be eco-conscious. Learn how to properly care for your lawn by promoting plant and soil health, while reducing chemical inputs.” This is the third 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…
Growing Vegetables in any Situation
“You can grow them in a plot, you can grow them in a pot. Vegetables grow here and there, vegetables grow everywhere.” This is the first 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 presentations. The…