Join us September 22nd for a Webinar on Gardening and the Planet! This month, Climate Legacy is partnering with the Ontario Horticultural Association and Master Gardener Claudette Sims to deliver a new webinar – Your Garden Your Superpower: How Gardeners Can Help Fight Climate Change. Climate change is changing the way we garden — but…
Pakenham Hort Society’s annual plant sale will take place on Sat Sep 19 from 9am to noon. Come early for best selection of hardy perennials, gently used garden books, tools and garden art. Knowledgeable gardeners will also be on hand to answer gardening questions.
Dr. Kristopher Chandroo, Pet Fish Vet in Kanata, will be discussing the pesticides, herbicides and the various pond additives which may harm your pond fish. You may attend in person or virtually. Non members should request a link by contacting gowghsweb@gmail.com prior to September 14. Virtual meetings will commence at 7:30.
At our first meeting of the 2026-27 season we welcome Dr. Martin Motes, an expert in Vanda hybrids who will talk to us via Zoom about Compact Vandas. He will illustrate that the choice of parents with the right plant architecture produces highly desirable hybrids in a wide range of colors. These hybrids are much better…
At our September meeting, our guest speaker, Wendy Asbil, will offer gardeners and residents information about invasive species that can threaten plants, forests, agricultural areas and local ecosystems. She brings extensive experience in plant health, research and education to the presentation. She also spent 18 years as a professor, lecturer and researcher at the University…
JOIN US AS CHLOE HURST EXPLORES THE DARK BEAUTY OF POISONOUS PLANTS, GOTHIC AESTHETICS AND THE MOODY ALLURE OF THE GOTH GARDEN. BLENDING HORTICULTURE, THE MACABRE AND ATMOSPHERIC STORY TELLING, CHLOE INVITES AUDIENCES INTO A SHADOWY GARDEN WHERE DANGER AND BEAUTY BLOOM SIDE BY SIDE. CHLOE WILL DISCUSS GARDENING ON DARK MODE. CHLOE’S GARDEN IS…
Permaculture Principles for Healthy Soil & Happy Plants presented by Dr. Angela Durante. Permaculture is a gardening principle that aims to mimic the natural cycles of a self reliant eco-system making gardens resilient to environmental stresses. Learn how to put these principles into practice. Everyone welcome.
Most gardeners already practice some Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. In this talk, Master Gardener, Rebecca Last, will offer a practical introduction to the topic, and a suite of strategies for preventing, monitoring, and controlling pest- and disease-challenges in the wildlife-friendly garden.
Mountain passes provide a unique opportunity to visit alpine areas to botanize. In 2020, Bella and Barbara travelled to Argentina to travel with Marcela Ferreyra into the Andes. Together they drove up and into the eastern Andes in Argentina, then crossed over into Chile to explore the western Andean slopes. This presentation will focus on their experience…
The Ottawa Rock Garden & Hort. Society invites the rock garden curious to their Sept. meeting. Get answers to your burning questions: Can you really grow rocks in the garden? What are the horticultural needs of rocks? … and more! 4 OVRGHS members give short talks on projects in their rock gardens. PLANT SALE too…
Come celebrate 102 years of gardening tradition at the Niagara Falls Horticultural Society’s Annual Flower & Vegetable Show! Join us for an afternoon showcasing beautiful member-grown flower and vegetable specimens, along with creative floral and horticultural designs. There’s something to inspire every gardener and plant lover! Saturday, August 29, 2026 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM St. John’s…
Melanie Ouellette, Chair and Founder of the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library joins the Kanata-March Horticultural Society’s November meeting to discuss the importance of native plant gardening, and steps people can take to help. The Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library is committed to offering free native seeds to anyone who wants to grow with purpose, and to protect rare…
Time to hang up your trowel, weeder and secateurs – not so quickly! Master Gardener Mary Shearman Reid joins the Kanata-March Horticultural Society’s October 6th meeting to let us know that there’s still lots that you can do in your gardens – planting and transplanting, pruning and adding compost. Mary will also review how to…
WHEN: Saturday, September 19, 2026, 2:00 p.m. Registration is for one individual only. Each attendee must be registered separately. The tour will take place RAIN OR SHINE. WHERE: Meet at the Friends of the Farm shed near the east end of the Agriculture Museum parking lot. WHAT: The first roses were planted at the Central Experimental Farm (CEF)…
WHEN: Tuesday, September 8 at 5:00 p.m. Registration is for one individual only. Each attendee must be registered separately. The tour will take place RAIN OR SHINE. WHERE: Meet at the small parking lot beside Building 75 on the NCC Driveway. Visitor parking at this location is limited to 90 minutes. WHAT: The rock garden was first started…
Join us Sept 8 at Carp Memorial Hall (3739 Carp Road) for the Fall Flower Show followed by a talk on Attracting Birds to Your Garden by Berit Erikson, Further details as follow: Fall Flower and Vegetable Show Please bring your entries between 6:15pm and 7:15pm The theme this year is Hayride at the Orchard…
Please note that the tour will take place rain or shine. Where: The tour will start at the parking lot at Building 72 in the Arboretum. Details: Why do trees look different from each other? Trees interact with external forces to form a kind of architecture. This includes the tree’s size and shape, its shadows and…
What happens on a flower farm? Dawn Harper, owner of Oops a Daisy Flower Farm is our guest speaker for September. She’ll be enlightening us on the many farm activities that take place throughout the four seasons on her farm.
Join us for a floral evening – with a difference! We’ll enjoy a relaxing presentation learning all about the history of roses. There’s also the monthly mini show (make a floral colour wheel or display a rose in a bowl), and refreshments are provided. If you’re looking for a lovely Springtime social in the company…
In ‘Here, Today.’, we meet our unseen neighbours; those who live their lives alongside our own, every day. They ensure our flowers are pollinated, eat the pests that threaten our food, and feed the birds that greet us each morning. Insects are crucial to our survival, yet their faces and lives remain a mystery to…
Wild Rice in Lake Simcoe with Joseph Goode, Georgina Island First Nation, Manoomin Coordinator. For the first time in 10 years, after laborious trials and errors, wild rice is now growing on the shores of Georgina Island. Joseph, who manages the wild rice program, will present a slide show and talk about the impact of…
Come to Wellington United Church hall on 13 June to enjoy Prince Edward County’s flower show! Step into a room filled with heavenly scents and sights, conjured by the local community of gardeners and floral designers. Want to be part of it? It’s a fantastic opportunity to show off your blooms, foliage, vegetables and displays…
Monday, June 8/26 at 7:30 PM If you are entering the Flower/Design show your entries and creations are due on the table by 7:15PM A club that has been around for over 70 years, catering to Novice, Regular, and Advanced gardeners Guest speaker/Comedian: James Graham talking on Garden Ramblings Announcements for upcoming events Cruise the…
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