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What's This in My Garden, Friend or Foe?

 

Most gardeners think of their gardens as "a happy place" and are hoping it will be immune from pests. Nancy McDonald from the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton enjoys checking out the many garden "bugs" who visit and asks herself first if these visitors are welcome guests which the majority are, or unwelcome pests? She has come to realize that enticing and keeping beneficial bugs may mean having a few of those pests for them to prey.

 

In her garden, Nancy incorporates plants which will attract, feed and provide a habitat for beneficial bugs, creating an insectary garden to help with those unwelcome guests. In other words, choice of plants can help build a resilient garden.

 

This in-person meeting will be held at the Old Town Hall, 821 March Rd (laneway entrance for the Old Town Hall is on Klondike Rd, across from Shopper’s Drug Mart), 7:30 pm – 9 pm (doors open at 7:15 pm). Non-members are welcome for a visitor’s fee of $5 or become a member and enjoy our full 2025 program for $20.