Second Annual Carlington Seed Exchange: Monday, March 17, 2025

Why a seed exchange? It’s a great way for gardeners to pass along their favourite plants, flowers and vegetables to their neighbours. And, as more and more people want to introduce native plants to their properties to help local pollinators, they need access to...

December 2024 Edition of Carlington Hampton Park News now available

The Carlington Hampton Park Newsletter is brought to you by the Friends of Carlington Park and the Friends of Hampton Park, who work to protect and improve these two urban forests. Click here to view the newletter (PDF): December 2024 To sign up for the newsletters,...

2024 Friends of the Farm Plant Sale

WHEN: Sunday, May 12, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. RAIN OR SHINE WHERE: Parking lot beside K.W. Neatby Building at 960 Carling & Maple Drive (look for the signs). DETAILS: Many of the region’s top specialty growers and nursery vendors assembled in one...

Nature-themed Little Library to open Sat April 20.

Please join the Friends of Carlington and Hampton Park this Saturday, April 20, 2024 between 10:00 and 1:00 pm for Earth Day at Hampton Park. They are opening their nature-themed little library, called The Hampton Nature Nook / Le Coin écolo d’Hampton, followed...

Survey for Ottawa’s Tree Planting Strategy

The City has launched the Engage Ottawa site for the Tree Planting Strategy and the first consultation piece, a survey on tree planting programs. What is the Tree Planting Strategy? The Tree Planting Strategy is the feature project of Ottawa’s Urban Forest Management...