History of the Alcove Garden

 Written on: February 21st, 2025

by Amanda Carrigan (text and photos) The Alcove Garden space at Kitchissippi United Church (KUC) was originally pavement. In 2014, KUC members, Ecology Ottawa, and ...

- READ MORE -

Street and rain gardens in Old Ottawa South

 Written on: January 20th, 2025

by Sandy Garland The gardens along Bank Street in Old Ottawa South started as a traffic-calming measure. The three rain gardens on Sunnyside were a pilot project ...

- READ MORE -

Pollinator Appreciation Day 2024 – resources

 Written on: June 7th, 2024

Thank you for coming to the first Pollinator Appreciation Day (PAD) event hosted by Wild Pollinator Partners/Partenaires de pollinisateurs sauvages (WPP-PPS)! This ...

- READ MORE -

Residential gardening in the City of Ottawa’s right of way

 Written on: April 4th, 2024

by Lynne Patenaude, with input from WPP members and City staff PRINTABLE BROCHURE (PDF) created by Lesley Mather of @jeledesign You can now plant right up to the ...

- READ MORE -

The Bee Spot

 Written on: January 16th, 2024

by Sharon Boddy The Bee Spot opened in June 2023. Located in an Ottawa park, this 2-m2 demonstration garden includes about 50 plants, all native wildflower species. ...

- READ MORE -

Riverview Park Pollinator Garden

 Written on: December 17th, 2023

by Lynne Patenaude The Friends of Riverview Park Green Spaces and a group of volunteers planted over 370 seedlings of 25+ species of sun-loving, mostly native, ...

- READ MORE -