You'll be able to see how the gardens are creating habitat "stepping stones" between the parks. The more continuous plantings we are able to

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

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...

By Pamela Sleightholm Ontario is home to a diversity of bumblebee species, known for their important roles as pollinators. These fuzzy...

There’s no doubt our gardens can be a visual feast. But many native and other plants are aromatic as well, charming our sense of smell.

By Pamela Sleightholm Every autumn we’re encouraged to “leave the leaves” or to leave the garden a little messy for overwintering...

Blooming Boulevards' members Murray and Mary Ellen Moore's native plant backyard garden, and how it came about.

by Jeanne McRight and Pamela Sleightholm We’ve all seen the beautifully blooming butterfly bushes at the nursery and the zinnia, roses...

By Heather Raithby Doyle What are invasive plants in Ontario? People know that invasives are bad for the environment but have no idea...

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...

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...

Many Lepidoptera (the family of butterflies and moths) are specialists, dependent on specific plants for nutrition and habitat.

Story and photos by Heather Raithby Doyle This is a story of a suburban garden transformed, and how native plants helped a life change...

Looking for an easy-care small native tree that is gorgeous in every season, beloved by pollinators and birds, and can replace invasives lik

Blooming Boulevards native pollinator garden. Photo©2021_JeanneMcRight

A fascinating chat with Ron Orenstein and his wife, Eileen Yen, two of the newest members of the growing Blooming Boulevards' community.

Can anyone spare a cutting from their trillium plant? If so, Jitendra Chaudhari would love it for his boulevard garden on Bristol Road...

By Pamela Sleightholm Bees, butterflies and birds – they’re central organisms in our natural ecosystem and key to the pollination of all...

When your first flowers bloom in early April, bee activity will begin. Bees will emerge naturally from your hotel when they are ready...

by Jeanne McRight Leave your winter plant debris in your garden until mid-spring, after sheltering wildlife emerges from its protective...