Your Garden Ecosystem, with Rebecca Last, Master Gardener
Lecture description: “An introduction to ecosystem functions in your garden, including how non-native species can contribute.” Every year the Friends of the Central Experimental Farm (FCEF) partner with the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton (MGOC) to offer timely and informative presentations. The theme of the 2024 lecture series is Garden Friends and Foes. Lectures are…
Increasing Your Garden’s Benefits While Keeping It Beautiful, with Kelly Noel, Master Gardener
Lecture description: “You don’t have to start from scratch to have a garden that invites and encourages wildlife. You don’t have to remove favourite plants because they are not native. And you don’t have to stop “grooming” your garden. Here are strategies for letting nature into an existing garden.” Back by popular demand! Every year…
Invasive Species in the New Garden, with Andrea Knight, Master Gardener
Lecture description: “You are starting a new garden, or moving to a new property and looking at a garden that is new to you. At first glance, things are lush and green, but at second glance, you recognize a dreaded invasive species. What should you do?” * * * * * Back by popular demand!…
What’s In My Garden: Friend or Foe? With Nancy McDonald, Master Gardener
Description of this lecture: We like to think that our garden is immune to the sorts of pests we see in gardening magazines. But is that reality and what should we do when we encounter a pest? Back by popular demand! Every year the Friends of the Central Experimental Farm (FCEF) partner with the Master…