Events: Ottawa & Gatineau Area

Door Swag Workshop

Door Swag Workshop

Date: November 23rd, 2024 Time: 10:00am Maximum Spots: 20   —– Make and take home a Door Swag with expert gardener; Don Lewis at our Richmond location at 5901 Ottawa St. Richmond . Celebrate the holiday cheer as he guides you through creating a Door Swag.  Don will also arm you with the knowledge to…

Mumkin & Me Workshop

Mumkin & Me Workshop

Date: September 28th 2024 Location: 5901 Ottawa St., Richmond Time: 10:00am Maximum Spots: 10 (Parent + Child =1 ticket**)    —– Make and take home a Mumkin for you and your child with expert gardener Don Lewis at our Richmond location, 5901 Ottawa St. Richmond.    Celebrate the arrival of sweater weather by carving and decorating two Mumkins,…

Door Swag Workshop

Door Swag Workshop

Date: November 9th, 2024 Time: 10:00am Maximum Spots: 20   —– Make and take home a Door Swag with expert gardener; Lana Doss at our Ottawa East location at 1390 Windmill Lane, Ottawa . Celebrate the holiday cheer as she guides you through creating a Door Swag.  Lana will also arm you with the knowledge…

FREE Birding 101 Seminar

FREE Birding 101 Seminar

Birding 101: Not Just for the Birds Pinebush Home & Garden Ltd. is a family-owned Ontario company, with roots in the farm supply industry, distributing quality bird feeders and garden tools across Canada. Rebeca Boyar is our eastern Ontario representative; she is a local homesteader and bird enthusiast with over 20 years of experience feeding…

Winterizing your Garden Seminar

Winterizing your Garden Seminar

Date: October 26th 2024Time: 10:00am   Maximum Spots: 50   —– Have you spent numerous hours caring for your garden this summer? Are you worried about the new plants you’ve just planted and how the upcoming winter might affect them? Did you lose some plants last winter and fear losing more? Join Ritchies’ garden care experts as they share tips and…

Fall Lawn Care Seminar

Fall Lawn Care Seminar

Date: September 28th 2024Time: 2:00pm Maximum Spots: 50   —– Did you know that autumn is the perfect season to nourish your lawn? We often have so many questions about the best way to care for our green spaces, so we will answer all of your questions in one space. As the weather cools, your…

FREE Cover Crop Seminar

FREE Cover Crop Seminar

Date: September 28th 2024Time: 12:00pm Maximum Spots: 50 Cover Crops: building a better soil Rebecca Boyar has a diverse horticultural background growing a variety of crops, including hydroponic herbs, wheatgrass, and organic vegetables. With over 30 years in the industry, she shares tips and commercial growing techniques to help you become a successful grower. In…

Mumkin & Me Workshop

Mumkin & Me Workshop

Date: September 28th 2024 Location: 1390 Windmill Lane, Ottawa Time: 10:00am  Maximum Spots: 10 (Parent + Child =1 ticket**)    —– Make and take home a Mumkin for you and your child with expert gardener; Lana Doss at our East Ottawa location at 1390 Windmill lane, Ottawa.    Celebrate the arrival of sweater weather by carving…

Dominion Arboretum

Dominion Arboretum

The Dominion Arboretum was established in 1886 as part of the Central Experimental Farm. It began as an agro-forestry station to test the hardiness of European, Asian, Western, and Southern North American species, as well as their usefulness in an agroforestry context (windbreaks, shelterbelts, hedgerows, etc.). By 1900, the Dominion Arboretum’s collections included approximately 3000…

Ornamental Gardens at the Central Experimental Farm

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…