What’s in my garden? Friend or foe?

with Nancy McDonald, Master Gardener

Date

June 17, 2025 7:00 pm –

Location

Tom Brown Arena

141 Bayview Station Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4T1

Event Details

Nancy McDonald, Master Gardener, will shed a new light on important small creatures that visit and sometimes nibble on our plants.  Nancy calls her garden “a happy place” and enjoys checking out the many garden “bugs” who visit while asking herself first if these visitors are welcome guests (which the majority are) or unwelcome pests? It’s important to realize that enticing and keeping beneficial bugs may involve also having a few pests in the garden for them to prey on. In her garden, Nancy now incorporates plants which will attract, feed and provide a habitat for beneficial bugs creating an insectary garden to help with those unwelcome guests. 

Organizer

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  • Ottawa Horticultural Society

The Ottawa Horticultural Society of today has been in continual existence since 1892, although the origins of having a horticultural organization in the city date back to 1854.

The Ottawa Horticultural Society is a non-profit society open to all gardeners. We invite you to join us in sharing our enthusiasm and knowledge of gardening.