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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

Apr 30, 20233 min read

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

Feb 24, 20235 min read

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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Jan 20, 20232 min read

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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Jan 19, 20231 min read

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

Jan 18, 20233 min read

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!

Jan 10, 20231 min read

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!

Oct 15, 20221 min read

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

Sep 14, 20223 min read

Pollinators

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

Sep 10, 20224 min read

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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Jul 13, 20222 min read

Why Native Plants

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

Jun 10, 20222 min read

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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May 27, 20221 min read

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!

May 27, 20222 min read

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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May 27, 20224 min read

Our gardens

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

May 24, 20222 min read

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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May 23, 20222 min read

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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May 23, 20222 min read

Our gardens

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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