The Gardens of New Zealand

A Virtual Visit to the Garden Splendours of New Zealand

Date

March 19, 2025 7:00 pm

Ends March 19, 2025 9:00 pm

Location

Dianne Deans Greenboro Community Centre

363 Lorry Greenberg Dr, Ottawa, Ottawa, K1T 2R5

Event Details

In January 2024, Retired Master Gardener Mary Ann Van Berlo spent three weeks touring gardens in both the north and south islands of New Zealand. Mary Ann will share the amazing gardens and natural areas that were part of her journey. The talk will show the different styles of gardens she visited – formal to English cottage gardens, exotic to native NZ plants. Mary Ann will share some general info on New Zealand, but the gardens, plants, and garden designs will be the focus of her talk.

Doors open at 7 pm, the speaker starts at 7:30 pm.

Presenter

Mary Ann Van Berlo

Mary Ann Van Berlo has a large garden on the St. Lawrence River that was created about 12 years ago. Her garden is open for tours and in July she hosts an annual open garden day with another beautiful garden nearby. As a plant collector, Mary Ann’s garden features annuals, perennials, edibles, shrubs, and trees, some of which are uncommon or pushing the zone limit. She is a retired Master Gardener but is still very active in the gardening community.