Events: Ottawa & Gatineau Area

Gardens and Estates of the Hudson River Valley plus New York City

Gardens and Estates of the Hudson River Valley plus New York City

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:STONECROP- was the former home of Frank Cabot (Quatre Vents, Quebec) and is comprised of 63 acres of exotic and native plants. The gardens are filled with ponds and waterfalls. Voted # 1 on our 2016 and 2018 Hudson Valley Garden tour. www.stonecrop.org KYKUIT Four generations of the Rockefeller family enjoyed the palatial estate…

Buffalo Garden Festival Tour

Buffalo Garden Festival Tour

Departing from OTTAWA with pick-ups in Kingston plus other locations, travelling westbound on the 401.  The Buffalo Garden Festival is a five-week celebration of the greater Buffalo area’s gardens, outstanding Victorian architecture from the turn of the century and fabulous tree-lined neighbourhoods. Your package includes: Note that itinerary specifics are subject to change. Tour led…

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…

WHEN IS A WEED MORE THAN JUST A WEED (ZOOM PRESENTATION)

MANY OF THE COMMON PLANTS THAT WE SOMETIMES CALL WEEDS ARE ACTUALLY USEFUL IN NUTRIENTS AND CAN BE USED TO MAKE HERBAL REMEDIES AND ARE EVEN GROWING IN OUR BACKYARDS AND LOCAL FORESTS.  DR. SHAWN YAKIMOVICH, KEMPTVILLE NATUROPATHIC CLINIC AND CLAUDE SMITH, KEMPTVILLE GREENHOUSE CAMPUS WILL DISCUSS PLANT IDENTIFICATION, HOW TO FORAGE, MEDICINAL PROPERTIES AND…

Gardens in New Zealand

Gardens in New Zealand

Retired Master Gardener and plant collector, Mary Ann Van Berlo, will take members on an armchair tour of the amazing gardens of the south and north islands of New Zealand. The tour will emphasize the different styles of gardens she recently visited: from formal to English cottage-gardens and from the exotic to the native. 

The New York High Line Park

The New York High Line Park

This presentation will provide a very interesting overview of what Mary Crawford discovered during her visit to New York’s High Line Park.  You will learn about the background of the park, its design and the creative use of plants and other vegetation in its unique design and beautiful gardens. Mary will share some inspirational photos…

Design and Biodiversity Considerations in Your Outdoor Space

Design and Biodiversity Considerations in Your Outdoor Space

In this presentation, you will learn about the essential elements of garden design and how to maximize your current or future outdoor space.  An important feature in your garden design will be the inclusion of biodiversity considerations to attract various elements of nature, including pollinators of various types. It’s never too early to start thinking…

Growing organic vegetables: a passion to heal the land and the body

Growing organic vegetables: a passion to heal the land and the body

In his presentation, Jonathan will talk about growing organic vegetables from March to December. If you are curious about how this can be accomplished in our Ottawa climate without heated greenhouses, this presentation will inspire you. Jonathan is passionate about providing people with delicious organi vegetables, but also loves to encourage others to grow great…

Gardening Basics

This evening the Kemptville Horticultural Society presents Claire McCaughey, MG.  Claire will be speaking on the topic of Gardening Basics.  Basics include, among others, soil and soil conditions, watering, soil amendments and fertilization, pests and diseases , and plant selection and planting.