Events: Canada

Pushing the Zone Limit

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 – 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…

Water-wise Gardening

Water-wise Gardening

As climate change brings hotter weather and more extreme precipitation—how can we gardeners adapt? Master Gardener and blogger (www.gardeningatlast.ca), Rebecca Last will discuss strategies for water-wise gardening including: preventing run-off, harvesting water, watering wisely, conserving soil moisture, xeriscaping, and plant selection. 

Gardening for Birds

Gardening for Birds

Berit Erickson of The Corner Pollinator Garden and Wildlife Habitat will join the Kanata-March Horticultural Society’s June meeting to discuss how we can attract more birds to our gardens. In 2017, Berit Erickson began adding native plants to her yard to create habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. She’ll share how to support birds by…

Growing Dahlias

Growing Dahlias

Dahlias play a key role in many flower gardens, with their variety of heights, colours, shapes and their willingness to flower right up to the last hard frost!  Brittiny Lepage of The Dahlia Darling joins our March meeting to show us how to successfully grow dahlias in our local growing zone.  Topics to be discussed…