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We're always looking for good links that are local in nature (Ottawa valley) or of other interest. If you have a link we should include, let us know. We also want to link to our member's web pages. If you have a garden web page, please contact the webmaster, and we'll add a link to your page.See links in these categories...
- Other Ottawa Area Plant Related Groups
- Ottawa's Horticultural Hotspots
- Public Places in Ottawa to see plants
- Ottawa Area Nurseries
- Other Gardening Links
- New links added at the bottom of this list.
Other Ottawa Area Societies
| Ontario Horticultural Association (OHA)District 2 Grenville, Lanark, Ottawa-Carleton, Renfrew | Sheila King | |
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Ottawa African Violet Society (OAVS) |
Lorna Russell | 613-829-8341 |
| Ottawa Bonsai Society | Yvon Bernier | |
| Ottawa Botanical Garden Society (OBGS) | Jane Panet | |
| Community Garden Network |
General Information: cgn.rjc (-at-)
sandyhillchc.on.ca |
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| Ottawa Cactus Club |
General Information: Lynda Muckle |
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| Evergreen |
From Evergreen: Learn about Greening Projects in your community! Visit Evergreen¹s new and improved Project Registry which profiles nation-wide naturalization projects. This on-line database enables you to learn about how groups across Canada are making their schools, homes and communities greener; find volunteer opportunities for projects near you; and share information about your project. You can search through project profiles, register your project, and update it as needed. The information is available to anyone who searches the Registry. Visit http://www.evergreen.ca/en/resources/registry.html |
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| Fletcher Wildlife Garden |
Sandy Garland |
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| Floral Art Group of the National Capital | Judy Fine | 225-8100 |
| Ottawa Forests Advisory Committee | 520-2424 ext. 28135 | |
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Friends of the Farm Central Experimental Farm |
George Vorauer |
230-3276 Thursdays 9 am - 3 pm |
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Ikebana Ottawa Centennial Chapter Sogetsu School Ohara Chapter |
Elizabeth McMillan Ghislaine Turcotte Gail Anthony |
728-0678 733-0596 567-0050 |
| Ottawa River Iris Society |
Contact Sandy Ives |
521-4597 |
| Kanata-March Horticultural Society (KMHS) | David Davidson kanatamhs (-at-) yahoo.ca | |
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Ottawa Carleton Master Gardeners
Free advice for home gardeners as well as clinics, lectures and information on the Master Gardener program. Wednesdays and Thursdays 1-3 pm |
Volunteers | 236-0034 |
| Eastern Chapter Society Ontario Nut Growers (ECSONG) | ||
| Société d'horticulture et d'écologie de l'Outaouais | sheo_1999(-at-)hotmail.com | |
| Ottawa Orchid Society (OOS) | Anna Bilsky | |
| Canadian Organic Growers - Ottawa Chapter |
Chapter Chair: Tom Manley |
(613) 231-9047 |
| Gloucester Community Gardens |
gaga (-at-) ncf.ca |
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| Ottawa Valley Rock Garden and Horticultural Society (OVRGS) | Josie Pazdzior | |
| Ecology Ottawa | a volunteer organization that wants to make Ottawa the green capital of Canada and believes that Ottawans want sustainable communities and care about issues such as public transit, pollution, greenspace, global warming, renewable energy, waste disposal and recycling. |
Ottawa Horticultural Hotspots
Public places in Ottawa to see plants.- Tour the Grounds, Gardens and Greenhouse of Rideau Hall, Residence of our patron Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D. View pictures of the Heritage Rose Garden - Rideau Hall.
- Canadian Museum of Nature See plant and plant fossil displays.
- List of the Community Gardens in Ottawa
- Fletcher Wildlife Garden Just off Prince of Wales drive South East of the Experimental farm, the Fletcher Wildlife garden offers naturalised areas as well as a well maintained backyard wildlife garden
- ECSONG Nut tree groves See trees you might not necessarily had thought grew in Ottawa.
- Arboretum and Ornamental Gardens of the Central Experimental Farm. In Winter visit the tropical greenhouse on maple lane.
- Walk through the tropical garden inside the Bank Of Canada building, Sparks St. Entrance at Bank St.
- Canada's largest colony of Showy Ladys' Slipper Orchids The Purdon Bog, Lanark County.
- Beechwood cemetery
- Canadian Musuem of Civilisation - Japanese Garden located on the roof of the Eastern part of the museum.
- Petrie Island Orleans
- Pinhey's Point West Ottawa
- Alfred bog - a dome peat bog ecosystem.
- Algonquin College - 2 acre landscape garden south of College avenue (Woodroffe Campus) Featuring: peonies - including a number of wild species hard to see elsewhere, iris and other herbaceous plants. Good collection of trees and big collection of dwarf conifers.
- Richelieu Forest - located beside the former city of Vanier's city hall. The only sugar bush in Canada located in the middle of an urban area.
- Maplelawn Historic Walled Garden in West end Ottawa
- Merivale Millennium Garden - Merivale United Church 1876 Merivale Road (just south of Hunt Club West)
- Bloedow Iris Garden, 102 Harry MacKay Rd (North end of Stonecrest Rd) West Carleton. 613-832-2227 Many different bearded irisis of all heights covering 1 acre. Call ahead for hours of operation.
- Mary Ann’s Garden. Under development. 306 Cyr in Vanier.
Ottawa Area Nurseries & Garden Companies which offer discounts to OHS members.
If your Ottawa area nursery webpage is not listed here, please let us know.- J.A. Laporte's Flowers and Nursery *** 1211 Old Montreal Road, Cumberland (15% members discount)
- Green Thumb Garden Centre *, 17 Tristan Court, Nepean (10% members discount)
- Green Bard Gardens *, Containers and Unusual Plants 1946 Manotick Station Road (10% members discount)
- Rideau Nursery *, North Gower (10% members discount)
- Rideau Woodland Ramble *, North Grenville (10% members discount)
- Down to Earth Gardens *, near Rideau Woodland Ramble (10% members discount)
- Artistic Landscape Designs Ltd.*p*, Bank St., South Keys, (10% members discount, plants only) Ottawa
- Make It Green *d*, 5200 Flewellyn Rd. (at Eagleson Rd.), Kanata (10% members discount during weekdays)
- Rockcliffe Landscaping * 5495 Canotek Road, Gloucester 613-749-9585 (10% members discount)
- Rock Wall Gardens *p* Hwy. 7 (West) past Carleton Place (10% members discount)
- Strong Arm Forge , Williamsburg (10% members discount)
* These nurseries offer a 10% discount to OHS members
*p* These nurseries offer a 10% discount to OHS members (on plants only)
*d* These nurseries offer a 10% discount to OHS members during weekdays
- Acorn Creek Garden Farm, Carp
- B & B Hydroponics
- Bloedow Iris Garden, 102 Harry MacKay Rd (North end of Stonecrest Rd) West Carleton. 613-832-2227 Many different bearded irisis of all heights covering 1 acre. Open May 5 - Jul 7 2 pm - 6 pm
- Budd Gardens Perenials, 2832 Innes Road, Byward Market and Parkdale Market
- Carleton Place Nursery, County Road 29 (Formerly Highway 15 N) Between Carleton Place and Almonte, Ontario
- Cèdres Recyclés Free cedar branch pickup from your home, free cedar mulch for pickup at their site. Near the Casino in Gatineau.
- Centre Commons Perennials, Newington, Ontario
- Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada, Limited, Ottawa
- Fine's Flowers
- OHS Member Mark Dallas Galetta Nurseries Fact sheets on roses, trees and shrubs
- Gardens North
- Golden Bell Gardens, Specializing in Dahlias, Eganville
- Windmill Point Farm: trees, seeds and plants
- Greely Sand & Gravel
- OHS Member Greta Kryger Greta's Organic Gardens
- The Herb Garden, Almonte
- Hydro Culture Emporium
- Lee Valley Tools
- Lexis Greenhouses
- Mondus Distinction Garden products, Ottawa & Gatineau
- Old Field Garden Wild-Flower Nursery
- Peter Knippel Nursery Inc., Bank St. South, Ottawa
- Reilly's Country Gardens Fact sheets on a variety of gardening subjects
- Richmond Nursery
- Ritchie Feed & Seed website.
- The Sharpening Shoppe Garden tool and mower blade sharpening.
- Whitehouse Perennials, Almonte
- Maurice Yelle Topsoil
Other Gardening Links
Selected Horticultural Societies & Gardening Clubs outside Ottawa- Fédération des sociétés d'horticulture et d'écologie du Québec
- American Horticultural Society
- Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
- Tweed & District Horticultural Society
- Kingston Horticultural Society
- Credit Valley Horticultural Society
- Rochester Gardening Gardening in Upstate New York
- Newfoundland Horticultural Society
- Victoria Horticultural Society
- Calgary Horticultural Society
- Royal Horticultural Society
- Nova Scotia Association of Garden Clubs
- Yarmouth Garden Club
- Reford Gardens
- Edmonton's Devonian Botanic Garden
- Montreal Botanical Garden - One of the world's largest and most spectacular botanical gardens
- Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton/Burlington - Showcases special places to visit at the gardens, events, educational programs, and services.
- Guelph Arboretum
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- New York Botanical Garden
- Rob Huntley's Cactus Page
- OHS Member Angela Snowdon's garden
- Sandrine Prasil's The Garden Within
- YS Yoong's Photos. See Flora - Garden Flowers
- Travelling Gardener - Garden Designs from Karen Fuoco
- New:Ecology Ottawa
- Ottawa Plantcycle A group for exchanging plants, seeds and gardening tips
- Mia, the Nature Nut Ottawa
- City of Ottawa's composting site
- An Ottawa Valley Naturalist by John Sankey
- Ottawa: Science and Environment links
- Ontario Today's Gardening Phone in with Ed Lawrence
- Ottawa's Community Garden Network (CGN)
- OttawaStart
- Trees native to Ottawa database
- IFS Associates, Ottawa - Urban Forestry and Forest Management Consulting
- Arbor week Ontario
- Ontario Urban Forest Council
- Eastern Ontario Urban Forest Network
- LEAF Toronto Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests
- Friends of the Don East(Community group involved in envronmental and public planting activities to protect the Don River in Toronto)
- Planet Plant garden blog.
- Ontario Hummingbirds
- Mike's Backyard Garden - Lots of information and pictures of lilies and daylilies.
- You Rock - Natural Stone Birdbaths, Benches, Tables, Garden Lights, Sundials
- Orchids of North America
- Native Alberta Plants
- Guidelines for the collection and use of Native Plants
- USDA PLANTS Database
- Guildwood Cannas & Tropicals Scarborough, Ontario
- Gardenscape Tools
- Heritage Perennials Recommended by an OHS member "Their website is great place to look up unfamiliar species or varieties, as is the book "Perennial Gardening Guide", by their Corporate horticulturist John Valleau. John Valleau also puts out an excellent newsletter. "
- Le J@rdin des jeunes branchés le module jeunesse du site Internet du Jardin botanique de Montréal
- Edwinna von Baeyer's home page. Garden history and forestry links.
- Gardening Launch Pad
- Civic Garden Centre Information and Education centre in Toronto
- Rodale's Organic Gardening site.
- Evergreen greening our cities through grassroots activities
- Agriculture Canada and Agri-Food Canada
- The Backyard Gardener - A good source of info on gardening techniques, plant info, and seed germination
- Canadian Gardening Magazine - Canada's Magazine for the Home Gardener
- Flora of North America - A project to document all plants native to North America
- Garden Visit - A British garden visit and travel guide for europe and america
- Garden Web - An extensive site containing discussion forums, Canadian plant and seed exchanges and plant info
- I Can Garden - A wonderful Canadian source for links to gardening resources
- Landscape Ontario - Horticultural Trades Association
- University of Illinois Ornamental Grasses
- Wild about gardening Canadian Wildlife Federation
- North American Native Plant Society
- Canadian Botanical Conservation Network
- The Composting Council of Canada
- Urban Agriculture Notes in Vancouver
- Virtual Cycad Encyclopedia
- The Cycad Society
- Cycad eGroup mail list
- Canadian Rose Society
- Canadian Peony Society
- Canada's Heritage Seed Program
- Too Cold For Cactus Group a discussion group on growing hardy cactus in places like Ottawa
- Cacti That Are Hardy In Ottawa - Ottawa Cactus Club
- The Succulent Plant Page
- Stapeliad This is a mailing list for people who like the class of succulents which has carrion-smelling flowers or alternatively known as stapeliads.
- The International Asclepiad Society
- Canadian Orchid Congress
- Water-Saving Tips For Your Lawn And Garden
- Greenbacks from Green Roofs: Forging a New Industry in Canada An article on the technology of a living roof.
- Gardening Newsletter, Over the garden gate.
- Gardening News Groups
- Dyna Flowers
- Gardening My Garden is a website that aims to provide valuable information for all types of gardening both for Australian conditions and gardening around the world.