Owner Mary Reid often lends her time and knowledge to various events around the city. Below is a look at the community events Green Thumb Garden Centre has taken part in.
2021
CBC Interview– Seeds and will there be a seed shortage?
CBC Interview– Helpful hints for folks who don’t usually garden who want to get outside in their yard for a change from the inside of their homes.
Ottawa Citizen– Garden centres busy with curb-side business
CBC Interview– Gardening businesses during COVID-19. Garden centres are to open for the public to shop.
Participated in Growing Learners Program– Offering a chance to learn how to grow vegetables at home…education and fresh produce for the participants
CBC Interview– Garden (veggie) pests, squish squish of beetles!
2019
Partnering with Ottawa Community Housing – various gardening projects
Grassroots Festival Launch – March 2019
Grassroots Festival – Children’s workshop – Bee Baths – April 2019
Garden Days – June 2019 This year we celebrated gardening and its contribution to one’s own wellness. We also honoured some Ottawa residents who have been gardening for many many decades!
Garden Days 2019
Garden Days 2019
Garden Days 2019
Honouring life-long gardeners at Garden Days 2019
Grassroots Festival 2019
Grassroots Festival 2019
While working on a client's garden, a GT crew member noticed a bird in distress (caught up in string) so the 2 on the job freed the little fella, all in a day’s work!
2018
Partnering with Ottawa Community Housing – Various gardening projects
CBC Interview – A late Spring and miscellaneous gardening questions – May 3rd, 2018
Canada’s 150th Birthday Garden Project (Wildflower Garden of Remembrance) – Canadian War Museum with the Ottawa Garden Club, May 2018
Canadian Tulip Festival “Garden Celebrities” Program – May 2018
Spokesperson for Ottawa Garden Days – June 15th (Launch), June 16th-24th, 2018
CBC Interview – July 11th, 2018 – Gardening and dry weather