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Why we need to remove invasive plants from our gardens

Heather Raithby Doyle

Nov 4
2 min

Why we need to remove invasive plants from our gardens

By Heather Raithby Doyle As a member of Blooming Boulevards we learn about native plants and how they support the ecosystem. Invasive...

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New board member Aranya Iyer is for the birds in the best possible way

Heather Raithby Doyle

Nov 4
5 min

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...

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Attention members: our 5th Annual General Meeting is Nov. 16!

BB Admin

Oct 23
1 min

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...

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Creating a Garden of Eden in Mississauga

Heather Raithby Doyle

Sep 8
4 min

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...

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Barbara Booth-Moore

Sep 7
2 min

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...

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Joe Pye Weed – A July-September Pollinator Magnet

pamelasleightholm

Sep 5
2 min

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...

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"What happened to my pearly everlasting?"

pamelasleightholm

Aug 29
1 min

"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’...

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Bigger & better - our new Spruce Park garden project takes off!

Jeanne McRight

Aug 29
3 min

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...

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Jeanne McRight

Jun 29
2 min

Black Gold

by Jacqueline McKernan As gardeners there are many ways we can show our appreciation and care for the environment. Choosing native...

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How to Maintain Your Garden with the Environment in Mind

Pamela Sleightholm

Jun 29
3 min

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...

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Jeanne McRight

Jun 26
4 min

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...

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pamelasleightholm

Jun 21
1 min

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...

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Black swallowtails, masters of deception

Jeanne McRight

May 7
3 min

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,...

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Come to our 4th Annual Native Plant Sale!

Jeanne McRight

May 6
0 min

Come to our 4th Annual Native Plant Sale!

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pamelasleightholm

May 6
2 min

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...

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Jumping worms are wriggling their way closer

Heather Raithby Doyle

Apr 30
3 min

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...

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pamelasleightholm

Feb 27
2 min

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...

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Easy-to-grow early spring-blooming native plants for southern Ontario gardens

Jeanne McRight

Feb 27
1 min

Easy-to-grow early spring-blooming native plants for southern Ontario gardens

List of spring-blooming native perennials, shrubs and trees.

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Gardening plays a huge role in mental health for surgeon

Heather Raithby Doyle

Feb 24
3 min

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.

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Unwelcome Visitors – A walk along the Lisgar Meadow Brook Trail

Diana Westland

Feb 24
5 min

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...

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