October 22

Topic:  Native Rock Gardens

Speaker:  Trish Murphy, owner of Beaux Arbres, native plant nursery. Trish will talk about using small native plants from the Ottawa Valley’s cliffs, barrens, fens, and alvars to add diversity to our own gardens.

Seed Swap – this is good time of the year to bring in seeds to swap with other fellow gardeners. 

 

November 26

Topic:  Christmas Arrangement Demonstration

Bring in your favourite Xmas goody to be shared with all members. 

 

January 21, 2019

Topic:  Selecting and Caring for Roses in the Gatineau Hills

Speaker:  Nancy Louwman, Master Gardener

Nancy will talk about guidelines for selecting roses for Zones 3-4, cultural practices to keep roses healthy from season to season, and establishing microclimates in your garden to successfully grow less hardy varieties.

 

February 25, 2019

Topic:  Propagating Plants from Seed

Speaker:  Robert Glendinning, Central Experimental Farm

This is the perfect time of year to start your plants from seed.  Bob will teach you about germination techniques as well soil, light and temperature conditions required to propagate plants from seed. 

 

March 18, 2019

Topic:  General Care of Perennials including Woodland Perennials

Speaker:  Mary Sherman Reid, owner of Green Thumb Garden Centre in Ottawa.

 

April 29, 2019

Topic: Gardening for the Bees

Speaker:  Julianne Labreche, Master Gardener

Bees pollinate many of our foods and flowers. Currently, they are facing many threats worldwide.  Some species are endangered. This talk will explore how as gardeners we can support both native and non-native bees in our own gardens.

 

May 27,2019

AGM + Spring Flower Show - Bring your best flowering spring bulb. 

 

June 1, 2019

Plant Sale – a club fundraiser; members donate plants from their own gardens.