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Love Is in the Air: Calliope women’s choir welcomes spring

Calliope Women’s Choir returns to St. Andrew’s...

55+ Expo, June 4

There’s something for everyone at the 55+...

Popup LITT class, June 17

LIIT class stands for Low-Impact Interval Training. It’s a...

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Help Our Railway Garden Grow 

Do you have sun-loving, hardy plants looking for a new home? Extra mulch or river rock from a recent project? We would be so grateful for your donation. We’re creating...

They Paved Paradise

Gardeners in Carleton Place urgently need your help. The community garden on Townline Road in Carleton Place has been located on land owned by the Catholic School Board of...

Plant sale at the Library, September 20

Almonte & District Horticultural Society Fall Plant Sale Saturday, September 20, 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Located at the Library Gardens (behind the library) 155 High St. Almonte A native plant...
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Square-Foot Garden workshop

ATTENTION ALL GARDENERS & WANNABES! Another SQUARE FOOT GARDEN WORKSHOP is coming your way – this will appeal to new and longtime gardeners so be...

Herbaria – pressing thoughts

by Heather Phaneuf The lovely flowers embarrass me. They make me regret I am not a bee. Emily Dickinson Have you ever picked a perfect flower, weed,...

‘Great Veggie Grow-Off’ is on again

Gardening in Mississippi Mills and Carleton Place: Great Veggie Grow-Off Like many of us, I am concerned about how secure our food lifelines are. Globalization...

A hail of a time

Bev Relfe sends this report of unusual weather from the Clayton area, "a little late" as she notes. It's surprising how local weather can...

Health Unit gives thumbs-up to community gardens reopening

Giving the Green Thumbs Up to Community Gardens in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark Residents in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark will be able to start planting...

It’s time to plant a backyard garden

We’re so excited to be launching our first-ever Mississippi Mills Municipal Backyard Garden Program. Join our Backyard Garden Club by signing up at the link...

Gardening in the time of Covid

For me, it is always a small miracle to see garlic shoots emerge in April. The photo, taken April 17, shows rows of garlic...

In Praise of Compost

by Jacob Berkowitz I, like many, am craving spring’s return in order to garden. I love to get my hands back in friable soil, to...

Too early? Listen to the arugula!

As an experiment to see how early vegetables could be started in an outdoor raised box, I planted a small bed on March 18...

Gardening activity to try with young kids at home

by Judy Wall, Lanark County Master Gardeners member Here is an activity you can try while kids are home waiting for COVID-19 to subside. Try growing...

Carleton Place Nursery offers safe way to buy gardening supplies

Carleton Place Nursery is accepting phoned-in orders for seeds, soil, pots and even some starter herb plants. Customers can phone in and we will...

“My Recovery from Permaculture” — March 4

A new season starts for Carleton Place & District Horticultural Society on March 4th, 2020. The first meeting of this season will be an...

Add garden zip with Zinnias

Helen Halpenny, Lanark County Master Gardeners group Like most gardeners, I would like to have a flower garden brimming with colour throughout the gardening season....

Hospice spring trees are selling out, order now!

It won’t be long now until it’s time to dig that hole in preparation for picking up the tree or shrub you ordered from...
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