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....

By Pamela Sleightholm When I first started searching for native plants to add to my garden it was incredibly challenging to find a)...

By Pamela Sleightholm Nature appreciates a wild yard. How wild you keep your yard is really up to you - you can leave some tree branches...

Peck’s skipper on coneflower, sipping nectar with its long proboscis. Photo by Peeter Poldre, 2021. Do you like butterflies? Me too. And...

Now it’s pretty safe to cut down dead stems, but leave the lower 30 cm (a foot) to protect the crowns of your newly-emerged plants. The...

Can anyone spare a cutting from their trillium plant? If so, Jitendra Chaudhari would love it for his boulevard garden on Bristol Road...

The early spring flowering of native plants does not always take into account the possibility of a late April snowfall, as happened this...

By Pamela Sleightholm Bees, butterflies and birds – they’re central organisms in our natural ecosystem and key to the pollination of all...

Happy spring! Have you thought about adding native woodland wildflowers to your garden? Here's a gallery of easy-to-grow shade-loving...

When your first flowers bloom in early April, bee activity will begin. Bees will emerge naturally from your hotel when they are ready...

by Murray Moore Do you like birds? Yes? Do you fill and re-fill a bird feeder in your yard? Yes? How many baby birds will you see feeding...

by Jeanne McRight Leave your winter plant debris in your garden until mid-spring, after sheltering wildlife emerges from its protective...