Gardening Speaker Series

Presented by Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton (MGOC), this speaker series is the perfect opportunity for members of Carleton’s faculty & staff community to learn from a local Master Gardener, acquire new gardening skills and knowledge, and connect with fellow gardeners across campus.

Gardening Speaker Series

This series will consist of four in-person lunchtime talks. Each talk in the series will begin at 12:00pm and last for approximately 45 minutes, leaving 15 minutes for questions.

Please click the registration links below to register for the talks you’re interested in attending:

• June 7: Vegetable Gardening in Smaller Spaces – with Judith Cox
  Growing vegetables in pots and bringing the outside in. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

• June 14: Culinary Delights with Herbs & Edible Flowers – with Nancy McDonaldHerbs are great starter plants for food gardeners. Some of the edible flowers presented may already be growing in your garden. Learn what this Master Gardener grows and easy ways she uses both herbs and edible flowers in food preparation. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

• August 16: Seed Saving – with Rebecca LastAll from a Little Seed: This presentation is all about SEX — plant sex, that is, and how home gardeners can save money, have fun and breed new varieties by starting their own seeds. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

• August 23: Preserving The Harvest – with Rebecca Last
  
  What to do when you have a bumper crop? This talk & demonstration describes ways to preserve the harvest and covers: drying, cooking, canning, vinegars and curing. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

About Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton:

Master Gardeners is first and foremost a volunteer service organization with a mandate to offer free, authoritative, and unbiased gardening advice to the public. Our experienced gardeners have studied horticulture and plant science. We continue to upgrade our skills every year through technical training. With this training and education, we provide year-round unbiased horticultural advice and expertise to home gardeners, across Algonquin land/Ottawa.  In recognition of the Algonquin People as the traditional stewards of the land, we encourage good gardening practices. Our Ottawa group is part of the Master Gardeners of Ontario, Inc., through which we derive our legal standing and charitable status.