Calling all gardeners! As they do every Fall, the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library is hosting a series of native seed give-away events over the coming months. Anyone is welcome to attend and take home FREE native seeds in preparation for winter sowing. You can also come out to speak to the organizers and learn more about native plant gardening - no gardening experience required!
See the give-away dates and locations below:
- Saturday, October 25th, 1-3 pm: Springhurst Park, corner of Brunswick St. and Springhurst Ave. (Facebook event)
- Saturday, November 1st, 1-3 pm: Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Rd. (Facebook event)
- Saturday, November 8th, 1-3 pm: Trinity United Church, 1099 Maitland Ave. (Facebook event)
- Saturday, November 15th, 1-3 pm: Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, 1265 Walkley Rd. (Facebook event)
- Saturday, November 22nd, 1-3 pm: St. Columba Anglican Church, 24 Sandridge Rd. (Facebook event)
- Saturday, November 29th, 1-3 pm: Centre communautaire de Riviera, 12 rue de Picardie, Gatineau (Facebook event)
- Saturday, December 6th, 1:30-3:30 pm: Ray Friel Recreation Complex, 1585 Tenth Line Rd. (Facebook event)
- Saturday, December 13th, 1-3 pm: Tony Graham Recreation Complex, Hall A, 100 Charlie Rogers Place (Facebook event)
Visit the Ottawa Wildflower Seed Library website for more information - you can see the complete events calendar, browse the seed catalogue and shop for garden signs and magnets. If you can't make it to the seed giveaway events this fall, online seed orders will open on the library's website on December 26th - you can place an order and they will mail you native seeds for free.
