Award Winning Master Gardeners
2025 Ecology Ottawa’ Nature Champion Award:
2023 Ecology Ottawa’s Nature Champion Award:
Governor General Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers:
2025 Ontario Service Awards
Adair Heuchan – 5 years
Rebecca Last- 20 years
Claire McCaughey – 5 years
Kelly Noel – 20 years
Josie Padzior – 15 years
Trowel Talk Newsletter
Our March issue is out!
ARTICLES Include:
Creating a Japanese-inspired Garden
Japanese Beetles
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus
Book Review: The Hidden Life of Trees
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Get Your Facts
Straight!
These gardening information documents have been written and peer-reviewed by our members. Each document has detailed information about one plant, one pest, or disease.
Spread the Word, not the Worm!
The Alcove Garden
Learn about the Alcove Garden at Kitchissippi United Church – a native garden tended by Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton members
In the past, we have asked one thing of our gardens: that they be pretty. Now they have to support life, sequester carbon, feed pollinators and manage water.