Presenting the 2025 Eco-Responsible Gardening Winter Seminar Series

Three  FREE virtual seminars, 1.5 hours each, to help you create and maintain an environmentally sustainable garden.
SEMINAR 2:

Saturday March 1, 2025; 11am (followed by Q&A)

Waiting room opens at 10:45am


Invasive Plants: A Gardener’s Wake Up Call

Presented by Cathy Kavassalis
It's a hard fact but gardening is the primary way invasive plants spread.

Knowing that, how can we change the way we garden and the choices we make

so that we’re part of the solution, not the problem?

Improve your garden knowledge - registration fills up quickly, REGISTER NOW!!

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Introducing Cathy Kavassalis

Cathy Kavassalis is an award-winning Master Gardener, and science educator, well known for passionately promoting  biodiversity and combating invasive species. In this talk, she’ll explore the science behind plant invasions, highlight their ecological and societal impacts, and reinforce the importance of educating gardeners so that we make responsible choices to protect native biodiversity and ensure a healthy environment for generations to come. 

As a former president of the Oakville Horticultural Society and an active member of Halton Master Gardeners, she has spearheaded numerous initiatives to protect native ecosystems. Catherine's efforts have been recognized with prestigious awards, including the Ontario Horticultural Association Trillium/Silver Fir Award and a Canada Sesquicentennial Award. Her engaging talks highlight the importance of responsible gardening choices and their profound impact on our environment.

More About Cathy

We asked Cathy a few questions about what led her to horticulture: this is what she said...

How did you get into gardening?
Gardening has always been a part of my life. Coming from a farming background, my mother grew food for the table and flowers for beauty. Growing plants was simply an expectation, so when I got my own home, I followed her example. I started with a vegetable garden, which soon expanded into an extensive herb garden, inspired by my background in chemistry and fascination with phytochemistry. Over time, I became an environmental educator and was invited to write articles for a local horticultural society. This eventually led to becoming its president, and from there, I became deeply involved in all aspects of horticulture.


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