Events: Old Ottawa South Garden Club

Pollinator Gardening

Pollinator Gardening

A double bill of Berit Erickson, creator of The Corner Pollinator Garden blog, and Sandy Garland, co-founder of the Wild Pollinator Partners. Berit will show members how to create and maintain a native-plant pollinator garden that blooms from spring to fall. Sandy will describe some of the community pollinator-gardens in Old Ottawa South that members…

Ikebana for Gardeners

Ikebana for Gardeners

Many gardeners plan their gardens to include flowers for cutting. Ikebana flower-arranging is a centuries-old Japanese art form that emphasizes a meditative approach to flower arrangement. Claire McCaughey, who holds a Second Sanyo Teacher Diploma in the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, will discuss the defining characteristics of Ikebana vis-à-vis Western flower arranging and give a…