GARDENING EVENTS

Organic master-gardener course, a condensed

version, every Saturday from Oct. 22 to Dec. 3, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Rideau High School, 815 St. Laurent Blvd. Offered by Gaia College and Canadian Organic Growers. Cost: $720. cog.ca/our-services/-OMG

Canada’s 150th Garden bulbplanting event

is looking for help getting 1,000 red and white tulips in the ground for the Spencerville celebratory garden, on Saturday, Oct. 22, noon to 4 p.m., Mill Riverside Park, 11 Water St., Spencerville. Take a trowel. This garden, among 149 celebratory others across the country, will be featured on Canada’s Garden Route.

Indoor Plants — The best,

the benefits and the bugs with master gardener Diane McClymont Peace, hosted by the Kanata-March Horticultural Society, 7:30 to 9 p.m., Old Town Hall, 821 March Rd. All welcome. Non-members: $5. kanatahorticultural.com

Tree forms and shapes: how

to select a tree for a purpose, with guided tree tour, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m., Canada Agriculture and Food Museum parking lot. Free to the public, but register by sending an email to info@ friendsofthefarm.ca.

Free gardening advice from the

Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton: Telephone helpline: 613-2360034, Wednesdays and Thursdays (1 to 3 p.m.), all year. Email helpline: mgoc_helpline@yahoo.ca. Monitored daily.