In the plant world, mosses are “strong, sensitive” types. They cover enormous areas, are tough enough to grow without soil or roots, and can survive long droughts and winters (heck, even glaciation!).

Yet, they’re also individually tiny and delicate enough to signal early warnings of environmental change.

In the urban and natural spaces that we know and love, mosses make themselves at home on soil, wood, rock and a huge array of human-made stand-ins. It is sometimes hard to learn about them in standard field guides, though!

Jennifer Doubt, Curator of Botany at the Canadian Museum of Nature, will provide us with a guided opportunity to come face-to face with some of the most fascinating plants on the planet.

Barrhaven Garden Club members: Free

Guests: $5

Zoom room opens at 7:15 p.m