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• Book Review: Elsie's Paradise: The Reford Gardens By: Blaine Marchand

• OHA Report on the Ottawa Horticultural Society in 1991
• OHA Report on the Ottawa Horticultural Society in 1987
• OHA Report on the Ottawa Horticultural Society in 1963
• OHA Report on the Ottawa Horticultural Society in 1967
• OHA Report on the Ottawa Horticultural Society in 1972
• OHA Report on the Ottawa Horticultural Society in 1988
• OHA Report on the Ottawa Horticultural Society in 1973
• OHA Report on the Ottawa Horticultural Society in 1974
• OHA Report on the Ottawa Horticultural Society in 1975

• page 1 Front Yard Gardens By: Nancy Conroy
• page 2 Grape Tomatoes By: Mary Bryant

• page 1 What is a Botanical Garden By: Mary Bryant

• page 4 Growing Geraniums Under Lights From Seed By: Mary Sinclair and Pat Russell
• page 3 Wanted: Ambitious Gardeners By: Virgina Peck
• page 3 Demystifying Plant Names By: Liz Knowles
• page 1 An Enriched Life By: Margaret Marshall

• Newsletters 1974 By: W.M. (Sandy) Cavaye

• J. B. Spencer By: MRS. D. A. GILLIES

• J. J. Carr By: Mrs. E. C. Hope

• OHS Minutes 1854-1859

• page - Organic verses Synthetic Fertilizers By: Doug King of Make It Green garden centre

• page 1-100 Ottawa, A City Of Gardens (book)

• Talks by Experts on Peace-Time Gardening (1919) & What the Society did in 1918

• Privacy of your information By: Jeff Blackadar

• History of the Ottawa Horticultural Society
• Growing Ginkgoes from seed By: Jeff Blackadar
• Resources for Growing trees in Ottawa
• Average Urban Tolerance of Trees in Ottawa
• OHS Member Profile / New Member Form
• Avocado Pits: Germination By: Jeff Blackadar
• George Vanier School Community Gardening Project By: Jean Stalker
• Perennial Plant Propagation By: Marilyn H. S. Light
• The Hospice at May Court Community Gardening Project By: Jennifer Mix
• OHS Program Survey Form
• Historical Garden Plants in Ottawa By: Jeff Blackadar
• Paradise Found Lecture Series
• OHS Trust Funds 2006
• OHS Trophies
• OHS Trophies
• OHS Trophies
• OHS Trophies
• page 1 Gardening 101 – Lesson One – Soil By: Sheila Burvill
• page 2 Gardening 101 – Lesson Two – Analyzing Your Garden By: Sheila Burvill
• page 2 Gardening 101 – Lesson Three: Types of Plants By: Sheila Burvill
• page 2 Gardening 101 – Lesson Four: Garden Design By: Sheila Burvill
• page 2 Gardening 101 – Lesson Five - Clean-up and Preparing for Winter By: Sheila Burvill
• page 2 Gardening 101 – Lesson Six - Garden Design, Part 2 By: Sheila Burvill
• History of the Ottawa Horticultural Society 1980-1990 By: Margaret Marshall
• page 2 Gardening 101 – Lesson Seven - Choosing and Obtaining Plants By: Sheila Burvill
• Do-It-Yourself Rain Barrel By: Peter Wood

• What the Society did last year (1917)
• Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Garden Party

• page 24-26 Fisher Essay Competition First Prize By: Miss Charlotte White

• page 4 President's Message - 1936 By: Henry E. Searle

• page 4 President's Message - 1937 By: Henry E. Searle

• President's Message - 1938 By: J. J. Carr

• page 9 President's Message - 1955 By: John H. Cowan
• page 43 Saint Paulias - or, as we know them - African Violets By: Mrs. E. Scott

• page 1 President's Message - 1956 By: John H. Cowan

• page 1 President's Message - 1958 By: H. W. Cole

• Yearbook Editorial - 1959
• page 1 President's Message - 1959 By: George L. Rosser
• page 1 Report on the Society visit to Montreal in July, 1959 By: George L. Rosser

• page 1 President's Message - 1960 By: John M. Robinson

• Yearbook Editorial - 1961

• page 1 Yearbook Editorial - 1963

• page 1 President's Message - 1964 By: H. A. Coulman

• page 1 President's Message - 1965 By: R. H. Briggs
• page 1 Yearbook Editorial on Mr. Fred Pain - 1965

• page 1 President's Message - 1966 By: R. H. Briggs

• page 1 President's Message - 1967 By: R. H. Briggs
• page 8 The Ottawa Horticultural Society In Canada's Centennial By: J. M. Robinson
• page 12 How to Develop a Good Garden Soil By: J. M. Robinson
• page 10 Trees and Man By: R. P. Fodchuk
• page 16 Some Hints on Growing Roses By: A. D. Maginnes
• page 17 Preserving Plant Materials for Winter Decoration By: H. H. Jacob
• page 20 Taking Pictures of Gardens and Flowers By: A. R. Buckley
• page 22 Small Bulbs for Fall Planting By: John H. Cowan

• page 1 President's Message - 1968 By: Clarence M. Brown
• page 12 Be Heard - Some Questions About Decorative Classes By: Mrs. H. A. Pammett
• page 13 Any Foliage, Filler or Flowering Shrub By: H. H. Jacob
• page 18-19 Wild Flowers In The Garden By: Lawrence C. Sherk

• page 1 President's Message - 1969 By: Clarence M. Brown

• page 1 President's Message - 1970 By: Clarence M. Brown

• page 1 President's Message - 1971 By: Maurice D. Marshall

• page 1 President's Message - 1972 By: Maurice D. Marshall
• page 12 1892 - Our Eightieth Anniversary -- 1972
• page 12 Planting a Terrace Garden By: A. R. Buckley

• page 12-14 Retrospect By: W.M. (Sandy) Cavaye
• page 20-21 The Herb Garden By: A. R. Buckley
• President's Message - 1973 By: Maurice D. Marshall

• page 1 President's Message - 1974 By: Trevor J. Cole
• page 20 The Role of Juniors in Our Society By: Virginia Peck

• page 1 President's Message - 1975 By: Trevor J. Cole

• page 1 President's Message - 1976 By: Trevor J. Cole
• page 19 An Honour Roll of Trees By: Trevor J. Cole

• page 1 President's Message - 1977 By: J. Joseph Sanders
• page 14 Prize Vegetables . . . and how they Grow By: Anne Birdsley Ginns
• page 16-17 Fertilization of Garden Soils By: J.M. Robinson

• page 1 President's Message - 1978 By: J. Joseph Sanders
• page 1 The Society's Column - 1978 By: Trevor J. Cole

• page 1 President's Message - 1979 By: J. Joseph Sanders
• page 14-15 Vegetative Propagation of Houseplants: Fast and Effective By: J. van Ingen Schenau
• page 16-17 A Lot Going For Them (Shrubs) By: Clarence M. Brown
• page 23-24 Vegetables -- Grow Your Own By: John Wilson

• President's Message - 1980 By: Trevor J. Cole
• Winter Enjoyment From Pressed Flowers By: Elsa Dunn
• Fat Plants -- Plantes Grasses By: Anne Ginns

• page 1 President's Message - 1981 By: Isabel R. Kindle
• Fragrance In The Garden By: Margaret Marshall
• Arrangements with a Meaning By: Daphne Vagg
• Naturalizing Our Native Plants By: Virgina Peck

• page 1 President's Message - 1982 By: Isabel R. Kindle
• Retrospect: "A Perfect Half-Acre Garden" By: W.M. (Sandy) Cavaye
• Try Some This Summer By: Trevor J. Cole

• page 1 President's Message - 1983 By: Isabel R. Kindle
• page 15-16 Zinnias By: Marilyn H. S. Light
• page 20 The Society Logo By: Trevor J. Cole

• page 18-19 Impressions of a Convention By: J. J. Saunders
• page 15 Balcony Gardening By: M. Sorley
• page 1 President's Message - 1984 By: Isabel R. Kindle
• page 20 Society Notes - 1984
• page 25 Dahlias By: Aldo Bonini

• page 1 President's Message - 1985 By: John Soar
• page 14 Exhibiting By: Linda Temple
• page 18 Society Projects - 1985
• page 19 John M. Robinson - Retrospect By: W.M. (Sandy) Cavaye
• page 20 The Visit to Boston - 1984 By: Margaret Marshall

• page 1 President's Message - 1986 By: John Soar

• page 1 President's Message - 1987 By: Linda Temple

• How Does Your Garden Grow? Strategies To Make It Grow Better By: Marilyn H. S. Light
• Notes on Raspberries and Blueberries for Ottawa-Area Gardens By: Anne Ginns
• A Retrospect of Some Society Activities Including Garden Competitions By: W.M. (Sandy) Cavaye
• Society Notes - 1988 By: W.M. (Sandy) Cavaye
• Arboretum Review By: Trevor J. Cole
• President's Message - 1988 By: Linda Temple

• When April Showers Don't Come Your Way or Drought-Proofing Your Garden By: Marilyn H. S. Light
• President's Message - 1989 By: Stephen J. Murphy
• The VIPs (Very Impressive Peonies) or Skimming Off the Cream By: Clarence M. Brown
• Growing Roses By: J. Joseph Sanders
• Society Notes - 1989

• Growing Fruit in a Small Garden By: Marilyn H. S. Light
• Society Notes - 1990 By: Margaret Marshall
• Plant, a Plant! My Kingdom for a Plant! By: D.A. Shedden
• President's Message - 1990 By: Stephen J. Murphy

• President's Message - 1991 By: Stephen J. Murphy
• Society Notes - 1990 By: Margaret Marshall
• Small Trees By: Brian Douglas
• On the Thorns of a Dilemma By: Linda Temple

• President's Message - 1992 By: Judy Shedden
• Editor's Notes - 1992 Yearbook By: Shirley Beyer
• Retrospect - Again By: W.M. (Sandy) Cavaye
• A Century of Public Plantings By: Mary Bryant
• Society Notes - 1991 By: Margaret Marshall
• Memories - 1992 By: W.M. (Sandy) Cavaye

• page 3 President's Message - 1993 By: Judy Shedden
• page 30 Potpourri By: Laraine Bigham
• page 20 Society Notes - 1992, A Summary of our Centennial Year By: Shirley Beyer
• page 28 Growing Rhododendrons/Azaleas in Hardiness Zone 5 By: Edeltraut Schmitz

• page 1 President's Message - 1993 By: Judy Shedden
• page 12 The August Field Trip
• page 15 Have You Hugged A Judge Today? By: Linda Temple
• page 21 The Insect World and Your Garden By: Mary Bryant, a condensation of a talk given by Henri Goulet to the OHS in March 1993.
• page 29 Garden Design Using Colour By: Ailsa Francis
• page 30 Master Gardener's 1993 Report
• page 33 Society Projects - 1993
• page 5 Ottawa Horticultural Society 1993 Highlights By: Shirley Beyer
• page 1 President's Message - 1994 By: Judy Shedden

• page 22 Herbs And Folklore By: Tanya Timtsenko
• page 19 Strawberry Blite - A New Garden Ornamental And Vegetable By: Mary Bryant, a condensation of an article by Robin Day, an O.H.S member now living in Newfoundland.
• page 5 Highlights 1994 By: Judy Shedden
• page 6 Master Gardener's 1994 Report
• page 6 Field Trip: February 1994
• page 10 Field Trip: the Almonte Area 1994
• page 15 The Model Backyard Wildlife Garden By: Eileen C. Chivers
• page 28 Somerset Reconstruction Boulevard Seeding
• page 36 Society Projects - 1994
• page 1 President's Message - 1995 By: Sandra Parsons

• Rock Gardening By: Mary Bryant, a consensation of the talk given by Lois Addison and Dorothy Richardson to the OHS in March 1995
• page 11 Colour In The Garden By: Linda Thorne
• page 17 Round Garden at Perth By: Mary Bryant
• page 22 Highlights 1995 By: Stephen J. Murphy
• page 28 Gene Rothert's The Enabling Garden By: Joe Bryant, a book review
• page 1 President's Message - 1996 By: Sandra Parsons

• page 1 President's Message - 1997 By: Sandra Parsons
• page David Boll Japanese Gardens & Design Elements By: David Boll
• page 5 Highlights 1996 By: Alan Ritchie
• page 11 Choosing Your First Orchid By: Marilyn H. S. Light
• page 27 The Gardener's Library By: Linda Thorne
• page 30 We're In The Hayfield Now By: Stuart Herbert
• page 39 Garden Stops By: Mary Bryant
• page 45 A Few Photography Hints to Keep In Mind For The Competitions

• Trees In Your Garden
• page 11 Profile Of A Life Member Virginia Peck
• page 37 Why Grow a Garden? By: Mary Bryant
• page 39 The Gardener's Library. A New Star In The West By: Linda Thorne
• page 2 President's Message - 1998 By: Josee De Menezes
• page 3 The 1997 Year in Review By: Alan Ritchie

• Rosebeads, An Ancient Craft By: Mary Acton Harris
• page 1 President's Message - 1999 By: Josee De Menezes

• page 43 Flower Towers By: Ken Gullins
• page 1 President's Message - 2000 By: Pat Russell
• page 14 Old trees in the Dominion Arboretum By: Dr. Roman Popadiouk, Friends of the Central Expirimental Farm
• page 19 Rideau Hall And Its Gardens By: Linda Dicaire, BSc., BLA, MA (MOALA, MCSLA) From a Talk Given to the OHS November 1999
• page 26 Ginkgo Biloba - A Living Fossil By: Mary Bryant
• page 32 Gardening Trends - Who Sets Them? By: Linda Thorne, Owner Thorne & Co
• Year 2000 Member's tips
• page 34 District 2 Millennium Tree - The Blue Spruce By: Owen Munn, District 2 Millennium Project, Committee Chair
• page 38 What's the situation with Orchids in our area? A Conversation with Marilyn Light
• page 44 The Plant To Have! Who Says? By: Lorraine Elworthy
• page 46 How Do I Get The Picture By: Tania Dolphin
• page 49 _100+ Years Of Service

• page Yearbook 2001 President's Message - 2001 By: Pat Russell
• Selected yearbook articles 2001
• page 12 A Virtual Visit to the Montreal Botanical Garden By: Lorraine Elworthy
• page 13 Community Gardens By: Tania Wojciechowski and Erika O'Hara
• page 15 A Retirement Garden By: D-J. Smith, an Interview with Steve Murphy
• page 17 Putting Your Garden to Bed By: Marilyn H. S. Light
• page 19 How to Choose a Garden Tour By: Linda Thorne, Owner Thorne & Co
• How do I Make a better earwig trap? By: Harold Battersby
• page 21 An Interview with Mary Bryant By: Lorraine Elworthy

• Selected yearbook articles 2002

• page 11 Public Planting: Rideau Veterans' and Perley Health Care Center page 1 By: Jan Pollard
• page 8 Demystifying Flower Shows Workshop By: Sylvia Spassof
• page 13 Herb of the Year 2002 - Echinacea By: Lorraine Elworthy
• page 21 You Don’t Have to be an Expert to Garden By: Lorraine Elworthy
• page 22-23 A Year of Challenges for Gardeners and Festival Organizers: 2002 By: Lorraine Elworthy
• page 38-39 Profile of an O.H.S member - Judy Shedden By: Margaret Scratch
• page 45 President's Message - 2002 By: Stuart Herbert
• page 47 A long lost trophy recovered!
• page 13 Perennial Plant of the Year 2002 - Phlox "David" By: Lorraine Elworthy

• page 13 Community Gardening At The Rideau Veterans And Perley Health Centre By: Margaret Scratch
• page 2 President's Message - 2004 By: D.-J. Smith
• page 10 OHS Participation In The Community
• page 13 The OHS Lends A Helping Hand To Plant 10,000 Trees By: Jeff Blackadar
• page 14 Millenium Ginkgo Report, Year Three By: Mary Bryant
• page 18 Perennial Of The Year - Leucantheumum "Becky By: Lorraine Elworthy
• page 20-21 Weather In Review 2003 By: Lorraine Elworthy
• page 38 Profile Of An O.H.S. Past President By: Lorraine Elworthy
• page 38 President’s Message - 2003 By: D.-J. Smith
• Yearbook 2004
• page 18 Herb of the Year 2004 - Basil: By: Lorraine Elworthy

• page 7 Ontario Horticultural Association Our affiliation with District 2, OHA By: Ken Fink
• page 29 Eastern Chapter Society of Ontario Nut Growers, ECSONG By: ECSONG
• MASTER GARDENERS in Ottawa By: Kelly Noel
• Ottawa Horticultural Society’s Trust Funds, 2004

• President's Message - 2005 By: Jeff Blackadar