At this time, events are being scheduled but may change without much notice depending on current covid-19 restrictions. Please check with the organizer for any you are interested in to get the most uptodate information.
Sharing his knowledge about specific trees, Owen Clarkin will provide information about tree ownership and care, and the value of trees to homeowners, the community and the city. Owen is the Conservation Chair at the Ottawa Field Naturalists' Club. This will be an in-person presentation at St. Mark's Anglican Church, 1606 Fisher Ave., parking at […]
The auction starts at 8:45am in front of the Legion, weather permitting. Otherwise, it will be indoors on the main level. The auctioneer will be the well-known John Joynt. An indoor plant sale follows the auction. Great plants at great prices. Bring cash.
The OHS Plant Auction & Sale is back - live, in-person! Auction starts at 7:30 pm but come early to register and get a bidding paddle. Auction runs until 8:15 pm, when the plant sale tables open until 9:00 pm. Come get some great plants from OHS members' gardens!
Please share any plants, seedlings, shrubs & vines you can spare and pick up some things you would like — it's FREE! This event will be held on the lawn of the library.
Claire McCaughey will demonstrate how to make Ikebana flower arrangements incorporating materials from the garden and the florist. Claire will talk about the defining characteristics of Ikebana vs Western flower arranging as well as the growing popularity of Ikebana world-wide. Claire McCaughey began taking Ikebana lessons in 2007 after a chance encounter in a Japanese […]
District 2 is pleased to host the 2023 OHA Convention fro Jul 21 to Jul 23, 2023 at the Brookstreet Hotel in Kanata, Ontario. We are planning a great lineup of speakers, tours and entertainment for this first in-person convention in three years!
September is a perfect time for planting and the OHS Fall Plant Sale is a great opportunity to get some new additions for your garden! Our volunteers will be on hand to help you pick out some perennials for fall planting, as well as other garden-related items. Look for the green OHS canopy on the […]
Our guest speaker, Kayoki Post-Whiteduck, will first speak about herbal teas, how he got into herbal teas, the herbs he works with, traditional Algonquin teas and how to make herbal teas. The second part of the presentation will be about food insecurity and the Ajashki Food Security and Climate Change Learning Center, which he leads. […]
October guest speaker is Owen Marsh speaking on "Creating Bonsai". Owen is the Vice President of the Ottawa Bonsai Society and has been practising Bonsai for 8 years. During this time he has grown his collection from a few tropical trees to a collection of over 100 hardy and tropical trees. Bonsai is the mixture […]
The OHS is very excited to announce a presentation by well-known Toronto-based author and community activist, Lorraine Johnson, here in Ottawa on Tuesday, October 24th. Tickets are mandatory for all attendees (see below). In "Tending the Earth: Gardening for the Future" Lorraine will be exploring gardening as an act of stewardship and earth-tending, drawing connections […]
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