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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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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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Container Gardening as a Journey
By Barbara Booth-Moore Through the years my interest in container gardening has evolved for sure. I have always loved the look of plants...
Jeanne McRight
Sep 7, 20232 min read
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Joe Pye Weed – A July-September Pollinator Magnet
By Pamela Sleightholm After planting three Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium purpureum) seedlings in my front garden last year, this was the...
pamelasleightholm
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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"What happened to my pearly everlasting?"
A hardy, salt- and drought-tolerant beauty, Pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) is a mainstay in many of Blooming Boulevards’...
pamelasleightholm
Aug 29, 20231 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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Black Gold
by Jacqueline McKernan As gardeners there are many ways we can show our appreciation and care for the environment. Choosing native...
Jeanne McRight
Jun 29, 20232 min read
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How to Maintain Your Garden with the Environment in Mind
By Pamela Sleightholm We know that gardening is satisfying and rewarding – watching the little plants you cared for grow and thrive is...
Jeanne McRight
Jun 29, 20233 min read
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Bee tongues and other curiosities
by Jeanne McRight When reading about the ecological benefits of native plants, you may have encountered descriptions of the plant...
Jeanne McRight
Jun 26, 20234 min read
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Pollinator Week 2023 Bioblitz
Pollinator Week takes place this year between June 19 and 25. Pollinator Partnership is doing a week-long bioblitz across North America...
pamelasleightholm
Jun 21, 20231 min read
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Black swallowtails, masters of deception
by Jeanne McRight Do you have Golden Alexanders growing in your pollinator garden, or are carrot family plants (such as carrots, celery,...
Jeanne McRight
May 7, 20233 min read
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Jeanne McRight
May 7, 20230 min read
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Searching for bumblebee nests
By Pamela Sleightholm Ontario is home to a diversity of bumblebee species, known for their important roles as pollinators. These fuzzy...
pamelasleightholm
May 6, 20232 min read
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Jumping worms are wriggling their way closer
By Heather Raithby Doyle There is a relatively new and wiggly threat to our local ecosystem. Jumping worms (Amynthas agrestis), also...
Jeanne McRight
May 1, 20233 min read
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The spring blooms are coming!
By Pamela Sleightholm Gardeners look forward to spring – when the snow has melted away and those small signs of life start to rise out of...
pamelasleightholm
Feb 27, 20232 min read
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Easy-to-grow early spring-blooming native plants for southern Ontario gardens
List of spring-blooming native perennials, shrubs and trees.
Jeanne McRight
Feb 27, 20231 min read
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Gardening plays a huge role in mental health for surgeon
Saundra used to scour the gardening magazines for the latest plants but now that has lost it’s lustre since none of them are ever native.
Jeanne McRight
Feb 24, 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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A primer on native seed stratification
Some species need to be cold stratified, meaning the seed needs to be kept cold and moist for a period of time before they will germinate.
Jeanne McRight
Jan 22, 20233 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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