By Pamela Sleightholm You’ve likely seen the signs that leafcutter bees (Megachilidae spp.) have been working in your garden. Just as the...

Why choose native trees? Native trees and shrubs are a species that grew here before the arrival of Europeans. Since that time,...

Blooming Boulevards native pollinator garden. Photo©2021_JeanneMcRight

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

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

By Pamela Sleightholm When we think about wasps, many of us will remember a run-in – an annoying buzz around a picnic or an...

A hardworking group of volunteers organized by the Clarkson Business Improvement Association braved the heat wave and installed THREE big...

In mid-June Blooming Boulevards installed over 400 native plants along the Lakeshore in Port Credit. The existing plants were removed and...

Blooming Boulevards pollinator garden installation at the Applewood United Church, Mississauga.

By Pamela Sleightholm Don’t be fooled by a swampy, weedy name. Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) is a gorgeous, tall flowering native...

In May, Blooming Boulevards delivered plants for a new pollinator garden at the Bradley Museum. Plan a visit to see how this garden...

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

By Pamela Sleightholm Gardening is therapeutic – being outdoors, sinking your hands into soil and nurturing plants to grow and bloom –...

By Pamela Sleightholm After a long winter, the native plants that bloom in early spring are the first food sources for pollinating...

Sat. June 19 - Sun. June 20, 2021 9 AM to 2 PM both days Where: 1295 Mineola Gardens, Mississauga Sale will be held outdoors in driveway....