Ottawa Horticultural Society

OHS with the FoF Annual Mother's Day Plant Sale 2026
2026-05-10 08:30 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Central Experimental Farm, Neatby Bldg., 960 Carling Ave & Maple Dr, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada
DATE: Sunday May 10, 2026 (Mother’s Day)
SALE TIME: 8:30 am to 1:00 pm
LOCATION: Central Experimental Farm, Neatby Building, 960 Carling Ave. and Maple Drive
CONTACTS:
OHS/FoF Plant Sale Coordinator: ottawahortweb@gmail.com
General Info/ OHS Member Sign Up: ottawahortweb@gmail.com
QUESTIONS?
Would you like to sign-up now? Please contact ottawahortweb@gmail.com using subject line: Plant Sale Volunteer.
DAY OF SALE
Date: Sunday May 10, 2026 (Mother’s Day)
Place: Central Experimental Farm, Neatby Building, 960 Carling Avenue
Parking: along Maple Drive
Shifts:
7:00 – 10:00 am – help with setup of the OHS tables, and sales;
10:00 am to 2:00 pm – help with sales, and take-down/ clean-up of OHS tables.
BOXES NEEDED!
Members: start saving cardboard boxes suitable for buyers to carry their plants. Please bring them to our next in-person meeting on April 28, 7 pm at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 1606 Fisher Avenue, Ottawa.
PLANT DONATION DROP OFF
From: Sunday May 3 to Friday May 8
Place: 216 General Avenue, Ottawa.
NOTE: If donated plants come from your garden, please wash roots and pot up in sterile soil. If you are unable to do so, NO PROBLEM! Just make note of this when plants are dropped off.
PREP AND POTTING-UP LOCATION AND OVERVIEW
Location: 216 General Avenue (near Fisher Avenue, west side of The Farm)
Friday and Saturday, May 8 & 9: Pot-up, Label and Price plant donations.
PREP AND POTTING-UP SCHEDULE DETAILS
Friday, May 8 – 9:30 am to 12 noon and 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Saturday, May 9 – 9:30 am to 12 noon.
TRANSPORTATION
Saturday May 9: Pick up plants at any time from 216 General Avenue, for delivery to the FofF Sale on Sunday May 10 morning, between 7:10 and 7:40 am.
HOW TO HELP
Contact OHS/FoF Plant Sale Coordinator ottawahortweb@gmail.com using subject line: Plant Sale Volunteer. A sign-up sheet for shifts and tasks will also be available at the OHS April 28 in-person meeting (7 pm at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 1606 Fisher Avenue, Ottawa).
THANK YOU EVERYONE!
We look forward to seeing you there for another successful sale!

OHS Annual Plant Auction & Sale
2026-05-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre at Britannia Park, 102 Greenview Ave, Ottawa
OHS Annual Plant Auction & Sale

Tuesday, May 26, 7:00-8:00 p.m. for the auction; Plant Sale at 8:00-9:00 p.m.

Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre at Britannia Park
Our annual Plant Auction & Sale is coming up at the end of May. This is a big event for the OHS and a fun evening that always packs the room. The Auction begins at 7:00 p.m., with lively bidding on a choice selection of plants. Arrive early to register for an auction paddle. Following the action of the Auction is the Plant Sale from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Lots of great plants to choose from at great prices: perennials, houseplants, special plants, and seedlings of vegetables and annuals. Everyone needs plants and there are plants for everyone’s needs!
As the weather warms and your gardens come alive, please keep in mind possible donations you could make to the Plant Auction & Sale. The Auction needs highly desirable plants. If you have a nice division of a plant that is rare or special, please consider donating it to the Auction and contact Maureen Mark at mmark@rogers.com as soon as possible. We would like to have the Auction plant list finalized by May 17.
Donations for the Plant Sale should be labelled with plant name, variety, flower colour, sun/shade requirements — a photo on the label goes a long way in making the plants appealing to buyers. Bring your plant donations to the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre on May 26 between 5:30 and 6:30 pm so they can be priced and organized. We will be using the side entrance (facing the parking lot) for plant unloading; look for the signs at the drop-off area.
Please help us prevent the spread of invasive jumping worms, which can be transported in soil. We ask that all plant donations, for the Auction or the Plant Sale, are potted up in new potting soil after washing the plant roots of all soil.
We’ll need your help to make this event a big success. Join our group of volunteers for a fun and lively evening! Sign-up form is available here, listing all the jobs and the approximate time commitment. You can sign up for more than one job.
If you have any questions about the form, the jobs, the new location, or the event in general, please contact Tuula Talvila at tuula@ncf.ca. Detailed instructions will also be sent to all volunteers before the event. Thank you!
A poster for the event will be available at April’s meeting for anyone who would like to spread the news in their community.
