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Collections/Boutique
Visit the Arboretum and Ornamental Gardens Collections at the Farm
Visit our Boutique to share books with friends and family all year long. We ship across Canada, to the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Blooms is the Friends’ contribution to Canada’s 150th and tells the story of this Ottawa gem – take a peek inside!
View how to buy Blooms for pick-up or delivery within Canada, and upcoming Blooms Events.
The Friends gratefully acknowledge the very generous financial support of our Blooms book donors.
What’s Happening Now
Stay in touch with our Summer Newsletter and July Farm Notes.
New feature! Bloom Times of Trees and Shrubs in the Arboretum and Ornamental Gardens 2005-2008.
Friends’ July events include Tree Tours, and the Victorian Tea. See the Gardening Calendar for more garden events in the Ottawa area.
Read the Friends’ letters and responses to encroachment on the Farm. “It’s a research facility. It’s a public garden. It’s a heritage site.
We’d like to see it stay that way.”
Merivale Shelterbelt
The Friends are working on a donor project to recreate a boundary forest at the western edge of the Farm. The project is almost finished! The public has until July 31, 2018, to help complete this important project. Learn more at Merivale Shelterbelt.
Volunteer Spotlight
July 2018 – Dorothy Tol
Did you know Friends volunteers donate over 10,000 hours every year to support its mission and activities? Here’s our latest Volunteer of the Month or read about our volunteers in Previous Spotlights.