This weekend
Landscape tour: Pick up some great landscaping ideas while helping the Ottawa Hospital Women’s Breast Health Centre in a fundraising garden tour Saturday and Sunday. Check out both hardscaping and gardening designs at seven stops in Stonebridge, including an award-winning property. The tour runs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Tickets are $20 each, available at: Welwyn Wong Landscape Design, 7 Claver St.; GreenScape, 2-54 Cleopatra Dr.; Design First Interiors, 270 Richmond Rd. or online for $25 using PayPal. For details, visit welwynwong.com.
All about kitchens: Find out about the latest products available for kitchens, bathrooms and closets as Laurysen Kitchens hosts a reno show Saturday with more than a dozen of its suppliers and industry partners. It runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Laurysen’s showroom, 2415 Carp Rd., just north of the Queensway Admission is free, but you’re asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Ottawa Food Bank. For details, visit laurysenkitchens.com.
Next weekend
Studio tour: Check out a diverse collection of arts and crafts in the annual Artists in Their Environment Studio Tour. Using the autumn colours around Chelsea and Wakefield as a backdrop, 24 artists and craftspeople will open their doors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 22, 23, 28 and 29 to show off paintings, furniture, photography, pottery and more. Admission is free. Brochures are available to download at tourcw.com. For details, contact Janice Moorhead at janice@wakenet.ca or 819-459-2079.
Ladies’ day: Enjoy an afternoon of great food, decor, personal care and fashion as builders Tartan and Tamarack stage a free and informative day with their 15 model homes at Findlay Creek as a backdrop. Get tips, sit in on workshops, have a complimentary manicure and much more from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 23 at 2894 Findlay Creek Dr. For details, call 613-822-0443 or visit findlaycreek.com.
Coming
Home show: Looking to beef up your living space? Then head to the Home Design Show. Find inspiration, products and advice from the likes of HGTV’s Scott McGillivray, Andrew Downward and Karen Sealy, among others. The show runs Sept. 28 to 30 at the CE Centre. Tickets are $12 (children 17 and under admitted free). For details, visit homeanddesignshow.ca.
Art show: Check out a juried art show and sale featuring a variety of Ottawa-area artists in support of the Experimental Farm. For the Love of the Farm will take place Oct. 6 to 8 from noon to 6 p.m. at the farm’s building 72, east off the Prince of Wales roundabout. Admission is free. For details, call 613-230-3276 or visit friendsofthefarm.ca.
Email information about homes-related events to homes@ottawacitizen.com.
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