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Spring plant sale
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April 7 – High Performance, Low Maintenance Plants

 

Many gardeners aspire to create a garden that is both beautiful and easy to maintain. Lee Ann Smith from the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton joins us to explain what makes a plant high performance, what low maintenance means, and recommends plants that meet these criteria. Her presentation provides an overall approach as well as a “top tip” for how to assess an existing garden and redesign it to get the most performance with the least amount of maintenance.

 

Lee Ann Smith is a member of the Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton. Lee Ann’s background is rather unique among Master Gardeners: unlike most MGs, she did not grow up under the guidance of a gardener. Her parents both hated all forms of yard work and her sister declares that any hole she digs for a plant is a grave! Despite the rough start, Lee Ann has been happily creating gardens for over 40 years.

 

When she isn’t gardening, Lee Ann is writing – often about gardening! She has had two non-fiction history books published, and is also an award-winning poet.

 

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 2026 program for $20.