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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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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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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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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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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...
Jeanne McRight
Sep 9, 20234 min read
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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...
Jeanne McRight
Aug 29, 20233 min read
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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...
Jeanne McRight
Feb 24, 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.
Jeanne McRight
Jan 21, 20235 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...
Jeanne McRight
Jan 20, 20232 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...
Jeanne McRight
Jan 19, 20231 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.
Jeanne McRight
Jan 18, 20233 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!
Jeanne McRight
Jan 10, 20231 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...
Jeanne McRight
Oct 15, 20222 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!
Jeanne McRight
Oct 15, 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...
pamelasleightholm
Oct 7, 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...
pamelasleightholm
Sep 18, 20221 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...
Jeanne McRight
Jun 10, 20222 min read
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May, a month of dreams and delights!Â
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...
Jeanne McRight
May 28, 20221 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...
Jeanne McRight
May 27, 20222 min read
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