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Mohan Iyer, Inspired - and Taking It Slowly
Story and photos by Heather Raithby Doyle This is a story of a suburban garden transformed, and how native plants helped a life change...
Jeanne McRight
Jan 16, 20225 min read
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Winter Sowing Native Plants In Your Garden
Winter sowing is a way of forcing the dry plant seed out of dormancy, by simulating the freeze / thaw conditions found in the wild.
Jeanne McRight
Jan 16, 20222 min read
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It’s winter outside…Let’s go and take some native plant photos!!??
On a cold, cloudy winter’s day, I ventured out with my Nikon F2.8 105mm macro lens to see what might be interesting. The clouds provided...
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Jan 15, 20221 min read
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Radiating Beauty: the Staghorn Sumac
Looking for an easy-care small native tree that is gorgeous in every season, beloved by pollinators and birds, and can replace invasives lik
Jeanne McRight
Jan 15, 20223 min read
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Propagating Native Plants on a Paved Paradise
by Rick and Doris Wukasch How we got started Our interest in native plants has grown throughout our lives through camping, hiking, and...
Jeanne McRight
Nov 14, 20215 min read
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What is habitat fragmentation? And what can we do about it?
By Pamela Sleightholm We understand habitat loss, that human development has encroached on wild habitat, pushing animal species into...
pamelasleightholm
Nov 14, 20212 min read
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Planning a new garden? Start now - remove grass by smothering
How to layer newspaper and cardboard on top of grass, so it will smother and die.
Jeanne McRight
Nov 12, 20213 min read
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Recognizing the queens - how paper wasps may be adapting to climate change
By Pamela Sleightholm This month in Glasgow, Scotland, politicians from all over the world got together to discuss our collective action...
pamelasleightholm
Nov 11, 20212 min read
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Why Native Plants Matter
by Mohan Iyer, Mississauga Master Gardener All photos ©2020 Peeter Poldre We all grow a variety of plants in our gardens and when well...
Jeanne McRight
Nov 11, 20213 min read
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Butterfly, butterfly, who are you?
Text and photos by Peeter Poldre As this piece is a follow-up to last month's “Photographing Butterflies”, I am biased that accurate...
Jeanne McRight
Nov 11, 20212 min read
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Members mark your calendar!
2021 Annual General Meeting Thursday, Oct 28 from 7 to 8 pm an online Zoom event We are delighted to invite you to our Blooming...
Jeanne McRight
Sep 26, 20211 min read
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A gorgeous fall-blooming woodland native
Love Blue stem goldenrod (Solidago caesia), a lovely woodland perennial and native to southern Ontario in the Lake Erie Lowlands ecozone....
Jeanne McRight
Sep 23, 20211 min read
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Native garden fall to-do list
In your pesticide-free native plant garden, watch for evidence of beneficial insects during fall harvest time. You will notice an...
Jeanne McRight
Sep 14, 20212 min read
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How to sneak up on a butterfly
Useful tips on getting close to butterflies and techniques for capturing them with a camera.
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Aug 22, 20212 min read
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Meet a member: A lifelong learner's journey to native plants
By Pamela Sleightholm; Photos ©2021 Peeter Poldre What do a Maple Leafs forward and a butterfly have in common? According to Blooming...
pamelasleightholm
Aug 22, 20213 min read
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Beneficial insects: helpers in your garden
There are many insects that are beneficial to the garden. These helpful creatures aid in decomposing plant material, pollinating crops...
Jeanne McRight
Aug 22, 20211 min read
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Astonishing Asters
By Pamela Sleightholm If identifying the dizzying numbers of native asters intimidates you, don’t be discouraged. Ongoing genetic...
pamelasleightholm
Aug 22, 20212 min read
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Leaving a mark on your garden - Leafcutter bees
By Pamela Sleightholm You’ve likely seen the signs that leafcutter bees (Megachilidae spp.) have been working in your garden. Just as the...
pamelasleightholm
Aug 22, 20211 min read
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Fall is coming - time to plant native trees and shrubs
Why choose native trees? Native trees and shrubs are a species that grew here before the arrival of Europeans. Since that time,...
Jeanne McRight
Aug 19, 20211 min read
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What a great event: Our 2nd Annual Plant Sale!
Saturday morning, June 19 and the sun was shining brightly. Plant sale day! We were ready: tiers of healthy native seedlings lined the...
Jeanne McRight
Aug 18, 20211 min read
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