Date: June 18th, 2022
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Kitchissippi United Church, 630 Island Park Drive, Ottawa
Rain or shine! Join this family day of fun with plants, pollinators, homemade baking, a kids’ costume parade and mini-workshops organized by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton (MGOC)
Learn about monarchs and other bugs, take home some pollinator plants and enjoy!
| 10 a.m. | If You Plant It They Will Come The Monarch Teacher Network of Ottawa Learn about how to create a garden for monarch butterflies and their friends, including plants, location, soil and design. |
| 10 a.m. | Pollinator Plant Sale Purchase pollinator and native plants grown by our Master Gardeners.Sundaura, a local garden professional with a focus on native species and helping cultivate care-based land and plant relationships, will be selling a variety of both sun and shade loving native plant seedlings. |
| 10 a.m. | Fairy Garden displays and Mini-Workshops Learn how to make a fairy garden and listen to stories and legends about fairies and their pollinator partners. Nature-themed art by Lapisdragonart is available for sale. |
| 10 a.m. | Corner Pollinator Garden Learn how to grow native plants and attract pollinators in your home or school garden. Berit Erickson has a wealth of first-hand knowledge and experience to share. |
| 10:20 a.m. / 11:15 a.m. | Planting for Pollinators- Big Plants for Little Hands Learn about some big plants that produce food for butterflies, bees and other helpful insects. Plant flower seeds and take them home. |
| 10:30 a.m. | Native Stories About Native Plants – Storytelling about Monarchs and Native Plants First Nations speakers share stories, legends and beliefs about native plants and animals, including the story of the monarch butterfly. |
| 10:30 a.m./ 11 a.m./1:45 p.m. | Tour of the Alcove Garden A tour of a native plant garden by Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton |
| 11 a.m. | MGOC’s Flying Bake Sale A bake sale with edibles shaped or decorated as butterflies, bees and other pollinators. |
| Noon | Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library will talk about their collection of seeds and share them. |
| 1 p.m. | Wings: A Children’s Bug Parade All children are welcome to participate in costume. Come learn the bee ‘Waggle Dance’ |
| 1:45 p.m. | Children’s Stories in the Garden Mr. Toad and Friends – The launch of a new children’s book about Charlotte and her wildlife garden. Original woodprints used in this book will be on sale. Other art items will be donated in a silent auction. A draw for prizes will be held.Grandma Lisa’s Humming, Buzzing, Chirping Garden The Bug Girl (A Real Story) Plus: Meet a Real Entomologist! |
| 2:45 p.m. | Monarch Theatre A short play about Monarch Butterflies produced by The Monarch Teacher Network of Ottawa |
| 2:45 p.m. | Winner of Monarchs and Friends: A Young Gardener’s Pollinator Garden Design Contest Prizes will be awarded to young gardeners, based upon submissions sent to MGOC, including drawings and a short description of the garden. |
| All day | Ask the Master Gardener: Advice Table Have a garden question? Ask a Master Gardener. Free advice.Participate in the silent auction and shop for homemade nature-themed gifts. |
Even though there is no charge for attending, donations to Master Gardeners of
Ottawa-Carleton are gratefully accepted. Purchases can be made using cash or electronic payment.