
Russell & District: Dreams to Reality
Guest speaker Candace Dressler will join us at our regular monthly meeting to give a talk on Dreams to Reality: A Gardener’s Dream vs. Nature’s Reality.
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.

Guest speaker Candace Dressler will join us at our regular monthly meeting to give a talk on Dreams to Reality: A Gardener’s Dream vs. Nature’s Reality.
A representative from Rain Ottawa will be our guest Speaker this month they will present: Rain Ready Landscapes

This presentation will highlight indoor container gardening with a variety of tropical/tender succulent species, growing hardy perennial succulents outdoors in Ontario and how to successfully propagate succulent plants. Molly will […]

The summer passes too quickly and we start to wrap up our gardening season in later September and October. On September 16th Guest Speaker Anne Bartlett from Riverwood Gardens will join us to tell us what perennials will give us the best winter interest, what to cut back, what to leave & how to put […]

Plant exchange~ Pot up some cutting, root division, etc. of one or two of your plants. Bring them to swap with other members. Have a fun time swapping plus share your knowledge about these plants.

Noted author and speaker Paul Knowles reminds us to find Joy in the Garden when he joins us as Guest Speaker for our September meeting.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 Floral Arts – A chance to learn more about floral design. Explore new techniques in a welcoming learning environment. Contact us at: for details. Please use […]

Mary Reid, Master Gardener and owner of the Green Thumb Garden Centre (and regular guest on the CBC weekly noon Garden Show), will share her wisdom and lessons learned that […]
Speaker: Kevin Kavanagh Topic: "Climate Change"

Robert Pavlis, has 50 years of gardening experience, is an award-winning author of 11 gardening books, holds an M.Sc. in chemistry and biochemistry, teaches numerous gardening courses and has written articles for many popular magazines such as Mother Earth News. Garden Myths Presentation of a number of gardening myths, including myths about planting trees, […]