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.

Fall Plant Sale

The OHS Fall Plant Sale is back in person - hooray! 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 north side of Hopewell Avenue Public School, on Sunnyside Ave near Bank St. (Part […]

Urban Homesteading (in-person & online)

St Mark's Anglican Church, Ottawa 1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa

Urban Homesteading: Channelling our Pioneer Ancestors OHS president Jeff Blackadar, together with Master Gardeners Judith Cox and Rebecca Last will describe their efforts to practice sustainable urban agriculture and living. Jeff will discuss gleaning on greenbelt land and tapping trees to make maple syrup. Judith will introduce us to her “turkey-turned” hügelkultur and “the girls” […]

District 2 Fall Advisory Council Meeting

W.B. Lewis Publice Library 55 Ridge Road, Deep River

The Fall Advisory is a time for us to review our activities within the District and to discuss what we want and need to do in the future. We also get an opportunity to hear about items from across the Province which I will bring in my report from the OHA. There will be reports […]

Growing Grit: Designing Beautiful, Biodiverse and Resilient Gravel Gardens

St Mark's Anglican Church, Ottawa 1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa

Ben O'Brien will share different approaches for creating resilient perennial plantings in urban public spaces. European techniques such as growing plants in deep mineral mulches or in artificial substrates both reduce soil fertility, which accommodates much more diverse plant communities, and reduces the potential for weed invasion. If you struggle with soil fertility or inner-city […]

Endangered Native Medicinal Plants

St Mark's Anglican Church, Ottawa 1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa

Come join Penelope Beaudrow as she shares her heart’s work with us! As the recipient of the 2021 United Plant Savers Conservation award, she will bring her unique perspective as a Registered Herbalist and Land Steward of Kina Gegoo Botanical Sanctuary to this talk. A significant part of her work, which she will share, is […]