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We will look at what an alvar is and talk about what makes it a special environment. The speaker will present a wide variety of the native plants that grow in the Burnt Lands, an area a little north of Almonte, working through the seasons from May to September. Some of these will be plants that are…
As another garden season approaches, it’s a good time to think about how we garden in relation to the urgent environmental issues facing us. Our aim is always for beautiful garden spaces, of course, and rock gardens can be a part of this. But can we really do anything substantive to help preserve & create…
THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED & REPLACED BY “GARDENING FOR YOURSELF & THE EARTH” Ben will discuss his trials and experiments with gravel gardens, which involve planting into mixes of aggregate like gravel, sand and even recycled concrete, mixed with small amounts of compost. These planting mixes support resilient, biodiverse and drought tolerant plant…
ZOOM MEETING – Pushing the Zone LimitDiscover plants that will grow in our area despite being ‘not hardy’ according to their label. Mary Annwill share information on some of the unusual plants that she’s successfully grown in both her formerrural Ottawa garden and in her current Maitland garden. She will provide some cultivation tips thatshe’s…
The Ottawa Valley Rock Garden & Horticultural Society (OVRGHS). We are affiliated with both the North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS) and the Ontario Horticultural Association (OHA). Our Society was formed in November 1992. Although the faces have changed somewhat since then, the objectives of the Society have remained the same: to promote and support “rock gardening” on a…
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