Author: QTNca

QTN Community Plant Share (June 4-5)

Sharing local plants with other QTN residents helps them and adds to the greening of our neighborhood. Local plants are also more likely to grow well. Perennials that need splitting or trimming can be put into extra plastic pots, containers or bags, watered to settle, and then offered to others during our QTN Plant Share Event for the month of May.

This year’s plant share will occur the weekend of June 4-5, 2022. We suggest placing plants at the end of your driveway or lot with signage and/or post on the QTN page. You may print and use the attached QTN sign for more information.  

As you walk through the neighborhood, you may find other plants that you would like to have.  We all benefit from sharing plants and perhaps plant knowledge as well.

QTN will promote the event so residents know what is happening.   Plants that are not picked up or wanted can be disposed of in Green bins.

Some ideas for sharing include:

  • Echinacea or Purple Cone Flower
  • Rudbeckia
  • Iris
  • Phlox (many different varieties)
  • Spring Bulb splitting (Lily, Canna Lily, Hostas, Gladiolas)
  • Ground covers, such a periwinkle and thyme, and border plants
  • Strawberry plants
  • Raspberry stalks
  • Rhubarb

New Bulletin Board in Frank Ryan Park

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Wonder what is happening in QTN? Want to let others know about community activities? QTN now has a Community Bulletin Board in Frank Ryan Park (located between the playground and garden beds). Check it out when you walk through the Park!

You can also use it to let other residents know about community activities. Create a poster and leave it in the mailbox at 937 Alpine Avenue. Kathy Vandergrift, President of QTNca, will put it in the case. The case is locked to prevent vandalism.

THANKS and APPRECIATION: Thanks go to Councillor Kavanagh’s office for helping QTNca obtain this new tool to share news within our community. Let’s use it well to build community spirit.

Ecology Ottawa QTN Tree Giveaway (April 30)

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Ecology Ottawa, in partnership with the Queensway Terrace North Community Association, will be co-hosting a tree giveaway event in our neighborhood.

Come to Frank Ryan Park on April 30th starting at 9:30 am until 11:00 for a free tree. We hope to see you there whether it’s for a tree, to help with our Spring Cleanup or to limit the impact of the Spongy moth.

If you are interested in helping support any of these activities, please contact nature.qtn@gmail.com.

You can find more information on Ecology Ottawa’s Tree Giveaway Campaign on their website. As it is early in the season, their calendar is not yet available but rest assured that QTN’s date is confirmed!

Information on trees native to our region can be found here and here.

Here are some of the benefits you can expect from the planting of trees:

  • improvement in air quality
  • reduced energy costs due to cooler air
  • removal of harmful chemicals and release of oxygen
  • sequestering of carbon
  • improvement in water quality
  • urban beautification and stress relief
  • provision of fruits and nuts for urban wildlife and people
  • increased property value

Please note that this initiative is not limited to QTN. Feel free to share this information with anyone you think may be interested.

For more information on the Ecology Ottawa Tree Giveaway Campaign, please contact TreeOttawa@ecologyottawa.ca.