What’s Growing On at OHS

Events

Our events go beyond the garden gate. From workshops and speaker nights to community outreach, volunteering, and our annual photography competition, the Ottawa Horticultural Society offers something for everyone. Whether you’re here to learn, share, or lend a hand, we welcome you to grow with us.

2025-26 Events Calendar




AGM & Holly Jolly Social


St Mark’s Anglican Church


1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Members, please join us for our annual holiday social and AGM.







Culinary Delights With Herbs & Edible Flowers


St Mark’s Anglican Church


1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

In-person presentation by Nancy McDonald, Master Gardener of Ottawa-Carleton and Member of the Ottawa Horticultural Society (OHS)




Drama in the Butterfly Garden


St Mark’s Anglican Church


1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

In-person presentation by Carol Pasternak, MBA, LLB, is an author, photographer, and sought-after motivational nature speaker



How To Attend An Event

If You’re An OHS Member

Check out our website or stay up-to-date with our OHS internal newsletter for regular updates. Events include program meetings with well known, trusted horticultural speakers that are both in-person and online. If attending in-person, you’ll have the opportunity to meet fellow OHS members, swap seeds and plants and become part of our gardening community. We also organize summer pop-up tours, plant sales and contribute to community planting projects.

Not An OHS member Yet?

Ottawa Horticultural Society speaker series are open to the public. You can attend at no cost. Please come join us!

Nonetheless, we invite you to join the Ottawa Horticultural Society to unlock access to special member events, newsletters and resources.

Explore Gardening Events: Ottawa & Surrounding Communities

Produced by our experienced gardening colleagues this calendar is your go-to hub for horticultural events in and around Ottawa and beyond.

It features a wide range of upcoming activities including garden tours, workshops, talks, community gatherings, and seasonal celebrations.

Drawing from a diverse network of horticultural societies, garden clubs, and botanical organizations, it brings together events that inspire, educate, and connect gardening enthusiasts across the region.