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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Pamela Sleightholm
- Jun 29, 2023
- 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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Diana Westland
- Sep 15, 2022
- 4 min
Spotlight on Keystone Native Plant Species: The Goldenrod
Story and photos by Diana Westland, Mississauga Master Gardeners Goldenrod is a keystone plant. Keystone plants are native plants...
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Heather Raithby Doyle
- Sep 14, 2022
- 4 min
Fragrance in the Garden
There’s no doubt our gardens can be a visual feast. But many native and other plants are aromatic as well, charming our sense of smell.
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pamelasleightholm
- Sep 14, 2022
- 3 min
Habitat for overwintering insects
By Pamela Sleightholm Every autumn we’re encouraged to “leave the leaves” or to leave the garden a little messy for overwintering...
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pamelasleightholm
- Sep 14, 2022
- 3 min
"But it's not invasive in my garden!"
By Pamela Sleightholm Invasive plants can come from the horticultural trade Take a trip to a conventional nursery and you’re bound to...
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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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Jeanne McRight
- Jul 11, 2022
- 1 min
Butterfly host plants
by Jeanne McRight Pollinator gardens not only can provide nectar for butterflies and other insects, but also will help to support the...
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Jeanne McRight
- Jul 8, 2022
- 4 min
A look at plant/insect partnerships
by Jeanne McRight and Pamela Sleightholm We’ve all seen the beautifully blooming butterfly bushes at the nursery and the zinnia, roses...
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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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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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Heather Raithby Doyle
- Mar 14, 2022
- 5 min
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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Mohan Iyer
- Jan 15, 2022
- 3 min
Radiating Beauty: the Staghorn Sumac
Looking for an easy-care small native tree that is gorgeous in every season, beloved by pollinators and birds, and can replace invasives lik
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pamelasleightholm
- Aug 22, 2021
- 2 min
Astonishing Asters
By Pamela Sleightholm If identifying the dizzying numbers of native asters intimidates you, don’t be discouraged. Ongoing genetic...
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pamelasleightholm
- Aug 22, 2021
- 1 min
Leaving a mark on your garden - Leafcutter bees
By Pamela Sleightholm You’ve likely seen the signs that leafcutter bees (Megachilidae spp.) have been working in your garden. Just as the...
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Jeanne McRight
- Aug 19, 2021
- 1 min
Fall is coming - time to plant native trees and shrubs
Why choose native trees? Native trees and shrubs are a species that grew here before the arrival of Europeans. Since that time,...
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pamelasleightholm
- Jul 8, 2021
- 1 min
Native plant profile - Swamp milkweed
By Pamela Sleightholm Don’t be fooled by a swampy, weedy name. Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) is a gorgeous, tall flowering native...
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pamelasleightholm
- May 27, 2021
- 2 min
Native plant profile - Prairie smoke
By Pamela Sleightholm After a long winter, the native plants that bloom in early spring are the first food sources for pollinating...
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pamelasleightholm
- May 13, 2021
- 3 min
On the hunt for native plants
By Pamela Sleightholm When I first started searching for native plants to add to my garden it was incredibly challenging to find a)...
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Murray Moore
- Apr 29, 2021
- 2 min
Why Native Plants Part 3 - Do you like butterflies?
Peck’s skipper on coneflower, sipping nectar with its long proboscis. Photo by Peeter Poldre, 2021. Do you like butterflies? Me too. And...
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