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Butterfly, butterfly, who are you?
Text and photos by Peeter Poldre As this piece is a follow-up to last month's “Photographing Butterflies”, I am biased that accurate...
Jeanne McRight
Nov 11, 20212 min read
Members mark your calendar!
2021 Annual General Meeting Thursday, Oct 28 from 7 to 8 pm an online Zoom event We are delighted to invite you to our Blooming...
Jeanne McRight
Sep 26, 20211 min read
A gorgeous fall-blooming woodland native
Love Blue stem goldenrod (Solidago caesia), a lovely woodland perennial and native to southern Ontario in the Lake Erie Lowlands ecozone....
Jeanne McRight
Sep 23, 20211 min read
Native garden fall to-do list
In your pesticide-free native plant garden, watch for evidence of beneficial insects during fall harvest time. You will notice an...
Jeanne McRight
Sep 14, 20212 min read
How to sneak up on a butterfly
Useful tips on getting close to butterflies and techniques for capturing them with a camera.
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Aug 22, 20212 min read
Meet a member: A lifelong learner's journey to native plants
By Pamela Sleightholm; Photos ©2021 Peeter Poldre What do a Maple Leafs forward and a butterfly have in common? According to Blooming...
pamelasleightholm
Aug 22, 20213 min read
Beneficial insects: helpers in your garden
There are many insects that are beneficial to the garden. These helpful creatures aid in decomposing plant material, pollinating crops...
Jeanne McRight
Aug 22, 20211 min read
Astonishing Asters
By Pamela Sleightholm If identifying the dizzying numbers of native asters intimidates you, don’t be discouraged. Ongoing genetic...
pamelasleightholm
Aug 22, 20212 min read
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...
pamelasleightholm
Aug 22, 20211 min read
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,...
Jeanne McRight
Aug 19, 20211 min read
What a great event: Our 2nd Annual Plant Sale!
Saturday morning, June 19 and the sun was shining brightly. Plant sale day! We were ready: tiers of healthy native seedlings lined the...
Jeanne McRight
Aug 18, 20211 min read
The joy of boulevard gardening
Blooming Boulevards native pollinator garden. Photo©2021_JeanneMcRight
Jeanne McRight
Aug 14, 20211 min read
Meet a member: How a boulevard garden took flight in a pandemic
A fascinating chat with Ron Orenstein and his wife, Eileen Yen, two of the newest members of the growing Blooming Boulevards' community.
Jeanne McRight
Jul 9, 20215 min read
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...
Jeanne McRight
Jul 9, 20213 min read
Too busy to pester - Bembix wasps
By Pamela Sleightholm When we think about wasps, many of us will remember a run-in – an annoying buzz around a picnic or an...
pamelasleightholm
Jul 9, 20211 min read
New Pollinator Gardens in Clarkson
A hardworking group of volunteers organized by the Clarkson Business Improvement Association braved the heat wave and installed THREE big...
Jeanne McRight
Jul 8, 20211 min read
One to watch - the Malicki - Sanchez pollinator garden
In mid-June Blooming Boulevards installed over 400 native plants along the Lakeshore in Port Credit. The existing plants were removed and...
Jeanne McRight
Jul 8, 20211 min read
Applewood United Church Pollinator Garden
Blooming Boulevards pollinator garden installation at the Applewood United Church, Mississauga.
Jeanne McRight
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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...
pamelasleightholm
Jul 8, 20211 min read
Photo Gallery - Native plants at Jack Darling Park
All photos taken in June 2021 by Peeter Poldre.
pamelasleightholm
Jul 7, 20211 min read
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