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Ottawa Gardening & Plant links

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.

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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
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
Ottawa Cactus Club General Information: Lynda Muckle
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
Fletcher Wildlife Garden Sandy Garland
Floral Art Group of the National Capital Judy Fine 225-8100
Ottawa Forests Advisory Committee 520-2424 ext. 28135
Friends of the Farm
Central Experimental Farm
George Vorauer 230-3276
Thursdays 9 am - 3 pm
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
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
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.
*** These nurseries offer a 15% discount to OHS members
* 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

Other Gardening Links

Selected Horticultural Societies & Gardening Clubs outside Ottawa Botanical Gardens OHS Member's pages Ottawa Interest Urban Forestry Other: Do you have a link we should include here? Please contact the webmaster.

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Updated 04/14/2008 - contact webmaster
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