Ottawa

Articles authored by local Ottawa and area residents, or pertaining to the Ottawa garden Community

  • Giving and Getting: Why we Volunteer

    Gardeners are specialists in growing things that enrich the soul and the body too.

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  • A young girl with a dog in a forest glen

    It was March 2020

    It was in March 2020. The streets were empty, the shops closed, people couldn’t get out. But spring did not know and the flowers…

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  • Coriander, Cilantro

    Cilantro – Love it or Hate it

    Cilantro – Easy to grow and wonderful to eat. You get two herbs in one.

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  • Bee pollinating a pear tree flower

    2019 Ottawa Garden Survey – Executive Summary

    This a summary of the most frequent comments received from 81 questionnaire responses received by Gardens Ottawa between February 8th and March 31st, 2019.

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  • The Ramble at 20 – Passion and Opportunity

    In the mid 1970’s, Rob Caron, a horticulturist, and David Dunn, an architect met and set out to build a life together. Sharing a…

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  • Volunteering Opportunity at the Hope Garden

    Enjoy being outdoors in the beautiful summer weather, volunteering at the Hope Garden! Help plant the vegetables, keep the gardens weeded, then harvest the…

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  • A single green sprout from seed in rich brown earth

    Seeds! Glorious Seeds!

    It is the dark days of February and it is now time to look ahead to the new year. Like most gardeners, my fingernails…

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  • orange and black monarch butterfly on flower

    The story of my pollinator garden

    I’m not exaggerating when I say that creating this pollinator garden is one of the best decisions I ever made, and that it has…

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  • Making a Difference, One Bird at a Time

    by Kathy Felkar Volunteer at the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory Slowly removing my head from my pillow in the dead dark of pre-dawn,…

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  • A single red apple with a green leaf

    Reference Pages for Apples

    Suggested links for everything Apple. Thank you Jenny!

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  • Gardens Ottawa History Presentation

    This is a super interesting video for anybody interested in Ottawa’s garden history dating back to the 1850’s.

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  • What is ‘Extra Virgin’: Demystifying Olive Oil

    Olive Oil has been produced for thousands of years. Originally, olive oil was used as lampante or lamp oil. Production was largely centralized to…

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  • Farmland near Bay of Quinte Ontario

    To quote Bruce Cockburn, "I'm going to the country…sunshine smile on me."

    One last stop that is definitely on my “to do” list is a visit to local Carp vineyards and winery where they grow both…

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  • Ikebana Workshop – Notes from the Old Ottawa South Garden Club

    The Old Ottawa South Garden Club recently sponsored a workshop on Ikebana—the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement. The workshop was led by Elizabeth…

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    Top 10 North American Gardens Worth Traveling For

    The list is an joint promotion of the Garden Council of Canada and the American Public Gardens Association. The list for 2017 (in alphabetical…

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  • A patch of blue eyed grass with flowers inbloom

    How to Prepare Soil for Grasses

    Soil Preparation for Grass Seed To prepare the soil for grass seed: Soil Preparation for Ornamental Grasses To prepare the soil for ornamental grasses:…

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  • 2024 Perennial of the year

    Colour Your Garden World with Perennials

    Notes from the Old Ottawa South Garden Club Nancy McDonald is a life-long gardener and the current Executive Director of the Master Gardeners of…

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  • Flowers with Vegetables: Beauty and the Eats

    Master Gardener Judith Cox gave a presentation on how to grow flowers and vegetables together for beauty and food.

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  • Flowers with Vegetables: Beauty and the Eats

    Master Gardener Judith Cox gave a presentation on how to grow flowers and vegetables together for beauty and food.

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  • Bring Spring Flowers and Bulbs into Your Home

    Notes from the Old Ottawa South Garden Club The last meeting in 2016 of the Old Ottawa South Garden Club (OOSGC) featured a presentation…

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