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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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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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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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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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Native plant roots are deep for this Mineola couple

Heather Raithby Doyle

Jan 20
5 min

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.

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Gillian Cassells

Jan 20
2 min

Birthday Party Loot Bags That Bloom!

It is my hope that everyone, especially our children, can learn about our native gardens and marvel at all the life they support...

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Judith Pelley

Jan 19
1 min

Capturing the Pageant of Nature

Thoughts and photos by Judith Pelley I converted my garden to a native plant garden at the start of the pandemic, a perfect project for...

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Guerrilla no more: Ex-plant puller tells all

Murray Moore

Jan 18
3 min

Guerrilla no more: Ex-plant puller tells all

Garlic mustard replaces other plants and threatens the biodiversity of many native ecosystems.

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Blooming Boulevards recognized as a Greener Greenspace!

Jeanne McRight

Jan 10
1 min

Blooming Boulevards recognized as a Greener Greenspace!

We've been recognized in SOUL's (Society for Organic Urban Land Care) Greener Greenspaces program!

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Jeanne McRight

Oct 15, 2022
2 min

Our Community Greenhouse Project

Blooming Boulevards, with Hoffmann Hayes and Agritecture, is in the initial stages of developing an accessible community greenhouse plan...

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Mark your calendar - our 4th Annual AGM is Oct. 27!

Jeanne McRight

Oct 15, 2022
1 min

Mark your calendar - our 4th Annual AGM is Oct. 27!

Discover what we've accomplished this year and hear about our exciting plans for 2023!

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More bylaw changes for habitat and pollinators

pamelasleightholm

Oct 7, 2022
1 min

More bylaw changes for habitat and pollinators

We love to get messages like this one from Kyla in Thunder Bay! I just wanted to send a huge thank you and express my deep gratitude for...

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pamelasleightholm

Sep 18, 2022
1 min

We are resilient!

The City of Mississauga invited residents to submit images representing climate change and climate action in the city. Here's what...

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Blooming Boulevards receives a Friends of the Credit Conservation Award for Environmental Awareness

Jeanne McRight

Jun 10, 2022
2 min

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...

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Jeanne McRight

May 27, 2022
1 min

May, a month of dreams and delights!

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...

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Mark your calendar - our plant sale is coming!

Jeanne McRight

May 27, 2022
2 min

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...

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Supporting biodiversity with native plants

Pamela Sleightholm

May 24, 2022
2 min

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.

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Heather Raithby Doyle

May 23, 2022
2 min

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...

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Mohan Iyer, Inspired - and Taking It Slowly

Heather Raithby Doyle

Jan 16, 2022
5 min

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...

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Jan 15, 2022
1 min

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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