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Heather Raithby Doyle
- Sep 8
- 4 min
Creating a Garden of Eden in Mississauga
by Heather Raithby Doyle Meet a Member: Patty Duquette A new native plant garden at a busy intersection in Mississauga is attracting...
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Barbara Booth-Moore
- Sep 7
- 2 min
Container Gardening as a Journey
By Barbara Booth-Moore Through the years my interest in container gardening has evolved for sure. I have always loved the look of plants...
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pamelasleightholm
- Sep 5
- 2 min
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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Jeanne McRight
- Aug 29
- 3 min
Bigger & better - our new Spruce Park garden project takes off!
By Jeanne McRight Can't believe it will be September soon. It's hard to say goodbye to summer, but we're looking forward to fall...
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Jeanne McRight
- Jun 29
- 2 min
Black Gold
by Jacqueline McKernan As gardeners there are many ways we can show our appreciation and care for the environment. Choosing native...
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Jeanne McRight
- May 7
- 3 min
Black swallowtails, masters of deception
by Jeanne McRight Do you have Golden Alexanders growing in your pollinator garden, or are carrot family plants (such as carrots, celery,...
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Heather Raithby Doyle
- Apr 30
- 3 min
Jumping worms are wriggling their way closer
By Heather Raithby Doyle There is a relatively new and wiggly threat to our local ecosystem. Jumping worms (Amynthas agrestis), also...
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pamelasleightholm
- Feb 27
- 2 min
The spring blooms are coming!
By Pamela Sleightholm Gardeners look forward to spring – when the snow has melted away and those small signs of life start to rise out of...
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Jeanne McRight
- Feb 27
- 1 min
Easy-to-grow early spring-blooming native plants for southern Ontario gardens
List of spring-blooming native perennials, shrubs and trees.
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Heather Raithby Doyle
- Jan 20
- 5 min
Native plant roots are deep for this Mineola couple
The Wilburns are brand new members but we are doing a feature because they have a great back story as native plant pioneers.
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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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Heather Raithby Doyle
- Jul 14, 2022
- 4 min
Murray and Mary Ellen Moore
Blooming Boulevards' members Murray and Mary Ellen Moore's native plant backyard garden, and how it came about.
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Jeanne McRight
- Jul 10, 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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Angela Jordan
- May 23, 2022
- 2 min
My Chelsea Chop experiment
Angela describes how effective using the Chelsea chop pruning method was in reducing the height of her tall asters and goldenrods.
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Wayne Cardinalli
- Mar 15, 2022
- 4 min
Here comes the queen
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...
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Jeanne McRight
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Leaf mold - a gardener’s black gold
by Jeanne McRight Safety note: Ticks do not live in finished leaf mold, but can be found in decaying piles of fallen leaves. See...
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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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Pamela Sleightholm
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Planning a butterfly garden? Include both nectar and host plants for the specialists!
Many Lepidoptera (the family of butterflies and moths) are specialists, dependent on specific plants for nutrition and habitat.
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Heather Raithby Doyle
- Jan 16, 2022
- 5 min
Mohan Iyer, Inspired - and Taking It Slowly
Story and photos by Heather Raithby Doyle This is a story of a suburban garden transformed, and how native plants helped a life change...
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