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All the buzz!

Jeanne McRight

Dec 21 min read

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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!

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Come to our 6th Annual General Meeting of Members

Jeanne McRight

Oct 302 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...

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Blooming Legacy: Tecumseh PS's Native Plant Garden Initiative

Jeanne McRight

Aug 303 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...

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Come to our 5th Annual Native Plant Sale!

Jeanne McRight

Mar 281 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,...

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New board member Aranya Iyer is for the birds in the best possible way

Heather Raithby Doyle

Nov 4, 20235 min read

Meet a Member

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...

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Creating a Garden of Eden in Mississauga

Jeanne McRight

Sep 8, 20234 min read

Our gardens

Creating a Garden of Eden in Mississauga

by Heather Raithby Doyle Meet a Member: Patty Duquette A new native plant garden at a busy intersection in Mississauga is attracting...

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Bigger & better - our new Spruce Park garden project takes off!

Jeanne McRight

Aug 29, 20233 min read

Our gardens

Bigger & better - our new Spruce Park garden project takes off!

By Jeanne McRight Can't believe it will be September soon. It's hard to say goodbye to summer, but we're looking forward to fall...

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Unwelcome Visitors – A walk along the Lisgar Meadow Brook Trail

Jeanne McRight

Feb 24, 20235 min read

News and views

Unwelcome Visitors – A walk along the Lisgar Meadow Brook Trail

We should be careful of what we grow, be able to recognize species that need to be removed or controlled...

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Native plant roots are deep for this Mineola couple

Jeanne McRight

Jan 20, 20235 min read

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Native plant roots are deep for this Mineola couple

The Wilburns are brand new members but we are doing a feature because they have a great back story as native plant pioneers.

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Jeanne McRight

Jan 20, 20232 min read

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Birthday Party Loot Bags That Bloom!

It is my hope that everyone, especially our children, can learn about our native gardens and marvel at all the life they support...

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Jeanne McRight

Jan 19, 20231 min read

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Capturing the Pageant of Nature

Thoughts and photos by Judith Pelley I converted my garden to a native plant garden at the start of the pandemic, a perfect project for...

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Guerrilla no more: Ex-plant puller tells all

Jeanne McRight

Jan 18, 20233 min read

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Guerrilla no more: Ex-plant puller tells all

Garlic mustard replaces other plants and threatens the biodiversity of many native ecosystems.

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Blooming Boulevards recognized as a Greener Greenspace!

Jeanne McRight

Jan 10, 20231 min read

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Blooming Boulevards recognized as a Greener Greenspace!

We've been recognized in SOUL's (Society for Organic Urban Land Care) Greener Greenspaces program!

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Jeanne McRight

Oct 15, 20222 min read

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Our Community Greenhouse Project

Blooming Boulevards, with Hoffmann Hayes and Agritecture, is in the initial stages of developing an accessible community greenhouse plan...

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Mark your calendar - our 4th Annual AGM is Oct. 27!

Jeanne McRight

Oct 15, 20221 min read

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Mark your calendar - our 4th Annual AGM is Oct. 27!

Discover what we've accomplished this year and hear about our exciting plans for 2023!

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More bylaw changes for habitat and pollinators

pamelasleightholm

Oct 7, 20221 min read

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More bylaw changes for habitat and pollinators

We love to get messages like this one from Kyla in Thunder Bay! I just wanted to send a huge thank you and express my deep gratitude for...

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pamelasleightholm

Sep 18, 20221 min read

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We are resilient!

The City of Mississauga invited residents to submit images representing climate change and climate action in the city. Here's what...

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Blooming Boulevards receives a Friends of the Credit Conservation Award for Environmental Awareness

Jeanne McRight

Jun 10, 20222 min read

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Blooming Boulevards receives a Friends of the Credit Conservation Award for Environmental Awareness

by Jeanne McRight Last night I was delighted to accept a Credit Valley Conservation Friends of the Credit Conservation Award, in behalf...

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Jeanne McRight

May 27, 20221 min read

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May, a month of dreams and delights!

by Jeanne McRight This event-packed month is always busy for us, but this spring even more so. Why? Because in this National Year of the...

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Mark your calendar - our plant sale is coming!

Jeanne McRight

May 27, 20222 min read

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Mark your calendar - our plant sale is coming!

You are invited to our 3rd Annual Native Plant Sale! Sat. June 18* - Sun. June 19, 2022 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days * * members' early...

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