Trowel Talk Newsletter February 15, 2016

 Trowel Talk Newsletter February 15, 2026 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This issue contains the following:

• Five Things I Wish I'd Been Told as a Beginner Gardener.
• Native Shrubs: Spicebush--Lindera benzoin.
• Where to Find Us.

Our Master Gardeners answer these questions:

• Does Ivy have a lifespan?
• I pruned my miniature fuchsia plant but it hasn't bloomed since. Can you tell me what I did wrong.

If you would like to receive the newsletter each month, email us at lanarkmg@gmail.com

Photo by Dale Odorizzi Black Eyed Susans are a wonderful Native plant much loved by birds and bees. Note mulch between the Black Eyed Susans an Purple Coneflowers.

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We love to hear from the public and welcome inquiries. If you have a gardening question or you are looking to book a presentation, please contact us at lanarkmg@gmail.com. 

Trowel Talk Newsletter January 15, 2026

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter January 15, 2026 is now available brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County.

This month's issue contains the following articles:

• Another Chance for Viburnums.
• Pesticide Usage in Ontario.
• Winterberry--Ilex verticillata.

Our Master Gardeners answer a question about growing aloe vera.

If you would like to receive our newsletter in our inbox, email us at lanarkmg@gmail.com

Photo by Dale Odorizzi of Arrowwood in bloom. a couple of months later, the blooms changed to small blue berries  that were not tasty to a human but much loved by birds. One day there were at least 15 species of birds on the 3 shrubs.

Trowel Talk Newsletter December 15, 2025

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter December 15, 2025 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County.

This issue contains the following articles:

• Four Season Gardening in my Greenhouse.
• A Garden Ecosystem for All.
• Button Bush--—Cephalanthus occidentalis.
• Book Review: The Comfort of Crows.
• Nettles--Urtica spp.

Our Master Gardeners answer these questions:

    ? What are these brown bumps on my dogwood.

    ? My button bush got uprooted. What should I do?

If you would like to receive our newsletter directly, email me at lanarkmg@gmail.com

Photo of a Jack in the Pulpit poking through its warm blanket of leaves, by Dale Odorizzi

Merry Christmas to you all and I hope you have a wonderful 2026!

December Flashback

 

This post is a flashback to December 2018 Edible Garden Post. This issue contains the following articles:

• Favorite Gifts for Gardeners.
• On the Road for Haw Berries.
• Can I Grow Cannabis?
  
  

Test Links

 

Christmas Tree--Real or Fake Which one do you choose? Our friend the beaver has made his choice.

Trowel Talk Newsletter November 15, 2025

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter November 15, 2025 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County.

This issue contains the following articles:

• Building a Greenhouse;
• The Not so Rare Norfolk Island Pine;
• More about Food Preservation;
• Canada Elderberry--Sambucus canadensis;
• Detritivores: Tiny Perfect Recyclers.

Our Master Gardeners answer the questions:

• What are your suggestions for controlling or eradicating Crab Grass?
• What is wrong with my gladioli?

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Photo of Elderberry Fruit by Heather Clemenson, Master Gardener of Ottawa Carleton

 

Trowel Talk Newsletter October 15, 2025 is now available, brought to you by the Master Gardeners of Ottawa Carleton and Lanark County. This issue contains:

• Preserving Tomatoes.
• The Wonderful World of Flies.
• American Hazelnut.
• Birch - The Tree of Life
• Where to find us.

Our Master Gardeners answer the questions:

    ? My carrots have a netting of tiny roots. The main root is often forked and woody.

    ? How do I overwinter a fig tree.

If you would like to subscribe to Trowel Talk, email me at lanarkmg@gmail.com

Photo by Dale Odorizzi, Lanark County Master Gardeners.