"Over The Hedge" Garden Tour

The Ottawa Botanical Garden Society sponsored a garden tour of ten distinctive gardens in the Kemptville, Merrickville, Burritts Rapids and Manotick area. The "sold out" event had an interesting twist which was an accompanying car rally. On Sunday, my daughter Didi (four days overdue with second child), her friend Erin Hinch and myself managed to make it to six of the gardens before Didi had to call it quits.

(Note: She went into labor Sunday evening and delivered a 9lb 3oz baby boy, Wyatt William McLean). Perhaps he will have a special "green thumb" with all this wonnderful exposure to gardening at such an early age.

The gardens were fantastic, the hospitality warm and the knowledge shared by these experienced gardeners made it a treat for the season.