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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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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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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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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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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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Beautiful blues: an ultra-rare butterfly and its not-so-common look-alike

Rob Chiasson

Sep 14, 2022
3 min

Beautiful blues: an ultra-rare butterfly and its not-so-common look-alike

by Rob Chiasson Touring the garden with camera in hand late afternoon August 24th, hoping to snap a couple of shots of bees or...

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Plant ID apps may be good but they are no match for an experienced gardener….yet

Heather Raithby Doyle

Sep 10, 2022
4 min

Plant ID apps may be good but they are no match for an experienced gardener….yet

by Heather Raithby Doyle Walking along a trail, or in our neighbourhood we may see a plant and wonder: “What is that?” Since many of us...

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pamelasleightholm

Jul 13, 2022
2 min

Why do pollinators need help anyway?

By Pamela Sleightholm Creating habitat with native plants is the best way to help pollinating insects. We’ve read the news and understand...

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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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Sheila Cressman

May 27, 2022
4 min

My life as a propagator

By Sheila Cressman It all started in the autumn of 2019 when I attended two seed gathering workshops with Jeanne McRight at Hancock...

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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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Angela Jordan

May 23, 2022
2 min

My Chelsea Chop experiment

Angela describes how effective using the Chelsea chop pruning method was in reducing the height of her tall asters and goldenrods.

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Mohan Iyer

Mar 15, 2022
3 min

Lawns, our biological deserts

By Mohan Iyer, Mississauga Master Gardener and BB volunteer member A friend of mine has spend over $15,000 in the last 4 years on his...

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Sheila Cressman

Jul 9, 2021
3 min

What happened to my black-eyed Susans?

Second year boulevard garden steward challenges by Sheila Cressman You nurtured the little seedlings you received from Blooming...

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