Trowel Talk Newsletter June 15, 2026

 

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

This issue contains the following articles:

• Zinnias Like it Hot. 
• How to Grow Vegetables in Containers.
• Garden Skippers and their Host Plants.

Our Master Gardeners answer the question:

        ? How do I ger rid of moss in my lawn and garden

        ? Do you have suggestions for creating a Japanese-inspired garden.

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Photo of tomato plants growing on a windy balcony by Dale Odorizzi

Trowel Talk Newsletter May 15, 2026

 

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

This issue contains the following articles:

  - Warm-loving Vegetables;

  -   Integrated Pest Management;

   -  Native Shrubs: Canadian Serviceberry.

Our Master Gardeners answer the questions:

    ? What is the best and simplest kind of water system

    ? I want to move my daffodil bulbs growing in my lawn. Can I dig them now.

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

Photo of a young Serviceberry by Dale Odorizzi

Trowel Talk Newsletter April 15, 2026

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

This month's newsletter contains the following articles:

• Cold-Hardy Vegetables for Zone 5;
• Highbush Cranberry--Viburnum trilobum;
• Book Review: Entangled Life.

Our Master Gardeners answer the questions:

    ? How can I improve a really tough spot in my garden.

    ? What ground covers are good for replacing a lawn.

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Photo "Its spring! or is it?" by Lanark Master Gardener Tim Deslippe. Helleborus niger Christmas Rose.

Trowel Talk Newsletter March 15, 2026

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

• Creating a Japanese-inspired garden.
• Japanese Beetles.
• New Jersey Tea--Ceanothus americanus.
• Book Review--The Hidden Life of Trees
• Find us.

Our Master Gardeners answer the questions:

• Can I make multiple Sweet Potato slips from 1 tuber?
• Will luffa sponge gourds grow here in Zone 5?

Come to visit our Master Gardeners at lectures or Farmers Markets across Ottawa and Lanark County.

If you would like to subscribe to Trowel Talk see the link at the top of Page 1 of the newsletter or email us at lanarkmg@gmail. com

Photo by Dale Odorizzi. New Jersey Tea is not only beautiful in the spring, its red leaves add beauty to the September landscapre.

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.

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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?

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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!