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December, a time of giving
Your donation can plant the seeds of change today. Please support us in making our neighbourhoods bloom!
Jeanne McRight
Dec 2, 20241 min read
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Come to our 6th Annual General Meeting of Members
We are delighted to invite our members to our 2024 AGM! Thursday, November 21, from 7 pm to 8 pm The meeting will be held online via...
Jeanne McRight
Oct 31, 20242 min read
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Top 5 native keystone tree species for your home landscape
by Jeanne McRight Keystone species are amazing. These are the relatively few wildlife species who sustain their much larger community,...
Jeanne McRight
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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Native and coveted, pawpaw trees are worth the wait
by Heather Raithby Doyle Pawpaws native to this area ( Asimina triloba ) are having a moment. The fruit from these small trees, whose...
Heather Raithby Doyle
Oct 22, 20243 min read
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Blooming Legacy: Tecumseh PS's Native Plant Garden Initiative
A report for her school newsletter by Dora Velkovska, Grade 8 student and project lead at the Tecumseh Middle School The awakening of...
Jeanne McRight
Aug 30, 20243 min read
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Nurturing the Love of Nature
by Heather Raithby Doyle Meet Blooming Boulevards member Jennifer Sanderson, a music teacher who shares her love of gardening and the...
Jeanne McRight
Aug 29, 20245 min read
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Map of our boulevard garden sites, 2019 - 2024
You'll be able to see how the gardens are creating habitat "stepping stones" between the parks. The more continuous plantings we are able to
Jeanne McRight
Jul 1, 20241 min read
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Quench beneficial backyard insects' thirst with a water feature
By Pamela Sleightholm Water features have long been popular in gardens, not only for their aesthetic appeal but also for their ecological...
pamelasleightholm
May 1, 20242 min read
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Plant names: past, present and future
Why excrement of the stars, corpse’s face powder or raven’s ochre might be the best and truest names for a puffball mushroom by Heather...
Jeanne McRight
May 1, 20244 min read
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Hello Vanessas! Two much-loved spring migrants return!
By Stephanie Keeler Have you noticed dozens of tiny butterflies fluttering past you while in your garden, on the trails of Riverwood, or...
Jeanne McRight
May 1, 20242 min read
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Come to our 5th Annual Native Plant Sale!
Sat. June 1* - Sun. June 2, 2024 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days * members' early bird special: Sat. 9 -10 a.m. 1295 Mineola Gardens,...
Jeanne McRight
Mar 28, 20241 min read
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Top Reasons to Add Native Plants Around Your Veggie Patch and Fruit Trees
By Pamela Sleightholm For the backyard fruit and veggie grower, including native plants in your spring plantings can provide big...
Jeanne McRight
Mar 28, 20242 min read
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Native Ontario Cactus: You Can Grow That Here?
By Douglas Markoff One plant that always attracts the passerby eye followed by a pointing finger is the Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus,...
Jeanne McRight
Mar 28, 20245 min read
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Wasps are key players in the ecosystem. Have you thanked a wasp today?
Story and photos by Heather Raithby Doyle Native plants attract all kinds of fascinating insects and that includes wasps. Stare at a...
Heather Raithby Doyle
Mar 27, 20245 min read
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The untold story of the ladybirds
by Dr. Swati Saxena Visiting Scientist, Department of Biology, University of Toronto Photos by Dr. Saxena and her lab colleagues unless...
Jeanne McRight
Jan 26, 20244 min read
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Invasive Species Awareness Week is February 26th to March 3rd, 2024
By Heather Raithby Doyle Let's look at some of the myths around invasive plants, and since this can be a heavy topic, we have a fun word...
Jeanne McRight
Jan 25, 20243 min read
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Boosting Your Garden's Health With Soil Microbiota
By Pamela Sleightholm Healthy soil is the secret to thriving plants. But have you ever wondered about the tiny lifeforms that reside...
pamelasleightholm
Jan 22, 20242 min read
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Why we need to remove invasive plants from our gardens
By Heather Raithby Doyle As a member of Blooming Boulevards we learn about native plants and how they support the ecosystem. Invasive...
Heather Raithby Doyle
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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New board member Aranya Iyer is for the birds in the best possible way
By Heather Raithby Doyle Blooming Boulevards members and supporters, meet Aranya Iyer. This 26-year-old dynamo is not only our Meet a...
Heather Raithby Doyle
Nov 4, 20235 min read
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Attention members: our 5th Annual General Meeting is Nov. 16!
We are delighted to invite our members to our 2023 AGM! When: Thursday, November 16 from 7 pm to 8 pm Where: online via Zoom ***2023 AGM...
BB Admin
Oct 23, 20231 min read
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