Meet a Member

Heather Raithby Doyle

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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Heather Raithby Doyle

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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Heather Raithby Doyle

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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Heather Raithby Doyle

Murray and Mary Ellen Moore

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

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Heather Raithby Doyle

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...

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Heather Raithby Doyle

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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Jeanne McRight

Meet a member: How a boulevard garden took flight in a pandemic

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

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Jeanne McRight

How Sheila Clarke turns lemons into wildflowers

by Liz Primeau You’ve heard the expression “When life gives you lemons….”? Well, Sheila Clarke is an expert beverage maker. She also...

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Jeanne McRight

Going native: Jitendra Chaudari's plan to help save the planet

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

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