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

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

Astragalus canadensis is a native plant in the Fabaceae (pea) family. Dozens of creamy white tubular flowers bloom for two to three months..

by Jeanne McRight Pollinator gardens not only can provide nectar for butterflies and other insects, but also will help to support the...

by Jeanne McRight and Pamela Sleightholm We’ve all seen the beautifully blooming butterfly bushes at the nursery and the zinnia, roses...

by Jeanne McRight Last night I was delighted to accept a Credit Valley Conservation Friends of the Credit Conservation Award, in behalf...

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...

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...

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

Native plants do so much more than creating a pretty pollinator garden, they’re essential to the functioning of our entire ecosystem.

By Heather Raithby Doyle What are invasive plants in Ontario? People know that invasives are bad for the environment but have no idea...

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

A how-to primer on sowing your native seeds indoors by Jeanne McRight Early March is when we sow our native plant seeds for indoor and...

Photos and text by Peeter Poldre The mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) is an under-recognized harbinger of spring! This...

by Wayne Cardinalli Now that spring is imminent get ready to hear the unmistakable buzz of a queen bumblebee. You’re right if you think...

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...