Partners: North America
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Merrickville Arts Guild 2025 Studio Tour
A beautiful, 19th century, village, and lovely autumn weekend, what better time and place to discover Merrickville’s nationally and internationally, renowned artists and cross people in their studios? Watch them create, discuss their processes, buy directly from them and leave with your own original work of art with its own story to tell!
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North American International Yosakoi Festival
We are honoured to host the first Yosakoi Festival in North America—a vibrant, high-energy celebration of Japanese culture, dance, and global community. With roots in Kochi, Japan, Yosakoi Naruko Dance blends tradition with creativity, and this festival will bring together teams from across North America and beyond for an unforgettable showcase of movement, music, and…
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Vertical Garden Wall at the University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences building features a remarkable six-story living wall, also known as a vertical garden, which stands as a testament to the university’s commitment to sustainability and innovative design. Completed in 2012, this living wall stands as the tallest biofilter wall in North America. Its primary function is not…
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Wildscaping
At our regular monthly meeting we will have a guest speaker who give a talk on Wildscaping: Wild planting in a Strong Design. Everyone welcome.
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Vegetables in All Situations
At our monthly meeting we will have guest speaker Judith Cox who will talk to us about growing vegetable in all situations. Everyone welcome.
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Growing Herbs for Medicine
At our regular monthly meeting we have guest speaker Lia Lindemen who will talk to us about growing herbs for medicine. Everyone welcome.
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Lavender
At our regular monthly meeting we will have auest speaker from Lavande Braydale Lavender. Everyone welcome.
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Native Plants
At our regular monthly meeting we will have a guest speaker who will talk to us about harvesting, cleaning and saving seeds from native plants. Everyone welcome.
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Dreams to Reality
At our regular monthly meeting, guest speaker Candace Dressler will present Dreams to Reality: A Gardener’s Dream vs. Nature’s Reality. Everyone welcome
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Fletcher Wildlife Garden
Started more than 30 years ago as an idea in the minds of two Ottawa Field Naturalists Club (OFNC) members, the Fletcher Wildlife Garden has become an icon in the Ottawa gardening scene. Pioneers at the time, Jeff Harrison and Peter Hall thought that if you created a “natural area” with a variety of habitats…
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Vines of All Kinds for Vertical Interest and More
A presentation by Mary Reid, Owner of the Green Thumb Centre
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A Water Feature for Every Garden
A topic of interest for those who ever wanted to add a water feature to their garden.
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Canadian Organic Growers – Ottawa- St-Lawrence-Outaouais Chapter
For those who are interested in healthy food and environments, educators, farmers, gardeners, and other interested parties, COG Ottawa – St. Lawrence – Outaouais, also known as COG OSO, has been providing programs and services. The membership base of our chapter includes the whole Ottawa Valley and stretches from the St. Lawrence River to the…
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Brueckner Rhododendron Gardens
Brueckner Rhododendron Gardens in Mississauga, one of Canada’s largest public gardens, boasts an extensive collection of cold-hardy rhododendrons and azaleas, meticulously cultivated by the late Dr. Joseph Brueckner. A renowned hybridizer, Dr. Brueckner developed over 19 unique rhododendron hybrids designed to thrive in the climate of Eastern Canada. His contributions have not only enriched this…
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Dominion Arboretum
The Dominion Arboretum, established in 1886 as part of the Central Experimental Farm, commenced its operations as an agro-forestry station. It is Canada’s oldest arboretum and forms part of the Central Experimental Farm, a National Historic Site. Its primary objective was to assess the resilience of European, Asian, Western, and Southern North American species, as…
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Ornamental Gardens at the Central Experimental Farm
The ornamental gardens at the Central Experimental Farm are hallowed grounds in terms of Canadian horticultural history. To get a better appreciation of this, you have to imagine yourself going back to 1886, when the Canadian government established the experimental farm. At the time, Canadians were looking for research-based solutions to add more colour to…
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Kiwi Gardens
Kiwi Gardens is carved into the wilds of Lanark County and features 10 acres of mature show gardens, meandering trails through the woods and gardens, garden art that interacts with nature, and a nursery full of treasures.
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Indian Creek Orchard Gardens
Indian Creek Orchard Gardens is a small-scale, organically managed farm. We follow a combination of regenerative, agroforestry, and deep organic farming methods. Our vegetables are grown amid rows of fruit trees, bush fruits, and rows of grape vines. We purposely left portions of our farm wild, particularly along the creekside. When you go around the…
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Royal Botanical Gardens
As the largest botanical garden of its kind in Canada, this National Historic Site is part of the Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve. The Royal Botanical Garden is known as “Canada’s Biodiversity hotspot” featuring 2,700 acres of historical outdoor plant collections within four distinct gardens and 27 kms of nature trails. This open-air museum is filled with gardens, natural wonders and nature sanctuaries. It contains 25% of all wild plants in Canada and 40% of all wild plants found in Ontario.
The year-round attraction is comprised of the world’s largest lilac collection, 100,000 spring bulbs, 3,000 rose bushes, an iris garden, and an indoor Mediterranean Garden to name a few. The calendar of events includes floral society shows, bloom festivals coinciding with bloom times plus many other seasonal events. Each visit promises to be a new experience.
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Dundurn Castle and Kitchen Garden
Originally the residence of railway tycoon, attorney, and United Canadas Premier Sir Allan Napier MacNab (1854–1856), together with his family, Dundurn Castle now relates the tale of the upper-class family and the lower-class servants who lived and worked there. A fantastic kitchen garden on the castle grounds can yield about 9000 pounds of vegetables annually….
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Oshawa City Garden
More than 300 different varieties of peonies are on display in the Peony Garden. Schedule your trip to coincide with the peony blossoms, which happen from late May until the final week of June. Every year in June, the peak of the bloom cycle coincides with the City of Oshawa’s Peony Festival. We feature a…
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Parkwood Estates Gardens
One of the most captivating aspects of Parkwood Estate’s gardens in Oshawa, Ontario, is their embodiment of early 20th-century landscape design, seamlessly blending formal European styles with the naturalistic principles of the Arts and Crafts movement. Commissioned by auto baron R.S. McLaughlin, the estate’s gardens were crafted by prominent landscape architects, including the husband-and-wife team…
