The Urban Botanist

The Urban Botanist Our goal is to reconnect you with nature & spark curiosity and joy for the natural world. 🌎 The Urban Botanist brings you TERRARIUM WORKSHOPS !

The Urban Botanist provides custom moss walls, hands-on workshops for corporate teams, and leads immersive educational science based expeditions around the world. Build your own unique succulent garden in a totally awesome space on Preston Street! We provide everything you need as well as your first mimosa! Msg us for private bookings!

Want more hummingbirds at your feeder? Placement matters. 🌿A few quick tips:🌳 Place feeders in partial shade to keep nec...
05/30/2026

Want more hummingbirds at your feeder? Placement matters. 🌿

A few quick tips:
🌳 Place feeders in partial shade to keep nectar fresher.
🐦 Use more than one feeder if you notice territorial behaviour.
🧼 Keep them clean and refill often, especially in warm weather.

Save this for your next feeder setup. 🌺

Save this for your next garden centre trip! 🦋🌸Want more butterflies in your garden? Start with the flowers they can’t re...
05/26/2026

Save this for your next garden centre trip! 🦋🌸

Want more butterflies in your garden? Start with the flowers they can’t resist. Butterfly bush, coneflower, milkweed, lantana, salvia, cosmos, and verbena are all beautiful picks that help turn your garden into a little pollinator paradise.

Plant a few, skip the pesticides when you can, and let the butterflies find their way in. 🌿

Some garden bugs are tiny disasters. Others are tiny heroes. 🐞🐝Knowing who’s chewing, who’s pollinating, and who’s helpi...
05/25/2026

Some garden bugs are tiny disasters. Others are tiny heroes. 🐞🐝

Knowing who’s chewing, who’s pollinating, and who’s helping behind the scenes makes it way easier to protect your plants without panicking over every little crawler.

Save this post so you know which bugs to worry about and which ones to welcome. 🌿✨

I said, what I said 💁‍♀️🥰🥰
05/23/2026

I said, what I said 💁‍♀️🥰🥰

05/21/2026

*opens .bird.id app* 📱 🐦 👀

Not all acorns look the same… and that’s the fun part 🌰✨From water oak to white oak, each acorn has its own shape, textu...
05/20/2026

Not all acorns look the same… and that’s the fun part 🌰✨

From water oak to white oak, each acorn has its own shape, texture, and personality. Once you know what to look for, identifying oak trees becomes way easier and a lot more interesting 🌿

Next time you’re out on a walk, keep an eye on the ground. You might be able to spot more than you think 👀🍂

Save this as your quick guide and start identifying like a pro 🌳

Your garden can also season your dinner!!! 🌸🌸🌸Some blooms are more than decoration. They can bring flavour, colour, text...
05/18/2026

Your garden can also season your dinner!!! 🌸🌸🌸

Some blooms are more than decoration. They can bring flavour, colour, texture, and even fragrance to food and drinks.

Here are a few worth knowing:

🌼 Marigold: bright, peppery, and great for adding colour to baked goods or broths.
💜 Viola: mild and leafy, perfect for salads, cakes, cocktails, or mocktails.
🌿 Nigella: known for its seeds, which have a warm, toasted onion-like flavour.
🌻 Squash blossoms: tender, lightly sweet, and very good stuffed, fried, or both.
🍯 Chamomile: soft, apple-like, and ideal for teas, syrups, and cozy little kitchen experiments.

Important garden note: only eat flowers you can properly identify, and make sure they were grown without pesticides. When in doubt, throw it out!! It’s not worth it! 💚

Which one are you planting first?

Address

877 Boyd Avenue/Unit B
Ottawa, ON
K2M0M2

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Urban Botanist posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to The Urban Botanist:

Share