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Butterfly host plants
by Jeanne McRight Pollinator gardens not only can provide nectar for butterflies and other insects, but also will help to support the...
Jeanne McRight
Jul 11, 20221 min read
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A look at plant/insect partnerships
by Jeanne McRight and Pamela Sleightholm We’ve all seen the beautifully blooming butterfly bushes at the nursery and the zinnia, roses...
Jeanne McRight
Jul 8, 20224 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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My life as a propagator
By Sheila Cressman It all started in the autumn of 2019 when I attended two seed gathering workshops with Jeanne McRight at Hancock...
Jeanne McRight
May 27, 20224 min read
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Supporting biodiversity with native plants
Native plants do so much more than creating a pretty pollinator garden, they’re essential to the functioning of our entire ecosystem.
Jeanne McRight
May 24, 20222 min read
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Backyard Gardens; Recycle that Refuse!
Organic matter returned to the soil replenishes nutrients, and improves or restores soil structure. It also feeds organisms that are food...
Jeanne McRight
May 24, 20223 min read
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Invasive Plants, Be Gone!
By Heather Raithby Doyle What are invasive plants in Ontario? People know that invasives are bad for the environment but have no idea...
Jeanne McRight
May 23, 20222 min read
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My Chelsea Chop experiment
Angela describes how effective using the Chelsea chop pruning method was in reducing the height of her tall asters and goldenrods.
Jeanne McRight
May 23, 20222 min read
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Seed Starters!
A how-to primer on sowing your native seeds indoors by Jeanne McRight Early March is when we sow our native plant seeds for indoor and...
Jeanne McRight
Mar 16, 20223 min read
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Ornamental Grasses – Go Native
by Diana Westland, Mississauga Master Gardener and BB member/volunteer I have been interested to see the increase in the amount and...
Jeanne McRight
Mar 15, 20223 min read
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Mourning cloak - harbinger of spring
Photos and text by Peeter Poldre The mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) is an under-recognized harbinger of spring! This...
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Mar 15, 20221 min read
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Here comes the queen
by Wayne Cardinalli Now that spring is imminent get ready to hear the unmistakable buzz of a queen bumblebee. You’re right if you think...
Jeanne McRight
Mar 15, 20224 min read
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Lawns, our biological deserts
By Mohan Iyer, Mississauga Master Gardener and BB volunteer member A friend of mine has spend over $15,000 in the last 4 years on his...
Jeanne McRight
Mar 15, 20223 min read
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Turn a barren shady patch into a woodland wonder
By Pamela Sleightholm If you find gardening for shade challenging, know that with the right plants pollinators can love the shady spots...
pamelasleightholm
Mar 15, 20223 min read
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Native Plants & Squash: My Accidental Bumper Crop
Story and photos by Rita Bloem, volunteer BB member and new garden steward It all started in the fall of 2020, when I listened to a...
Jeanne McRight
Mar 15, 20225 min read
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Leaf mold - a gardener’s black gold
by Jeanne McRight Safety note: Ticks do not live in finished leaf mold, but can be found in decaying piles of fallen leaves. See...
Jeanne McRight
Mar 15, 20223 min read
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Karen James' garden –"It's my happy place"
Story by Heather Raithby Doyle, Photos by Karen James Spring is in the air and Karen James can’t wait. Her naturalized garden backs onto...
Jeanne McRight
Mar 14, 20225 min read
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Planning a butterfly garden? Include both nectar and host plants for the specialists!
Many Lepidoptera (the family of butterflies and moths) are specialists, dependent on specific plants for nutrition and habitat.
Jeanne McRight
Jan 16, 20222 min read
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