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Come to our huge 6th Annual Native Plant Sale!
Sat. May 31* - Sun. June 1, 2025 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days * members' early bird special: Sat. 9 -10 a.m. 1295 Mineola Gardens,...
Jeanne McRight
Apr 91 min read
Top Reasons to Add Native Plants Around Your Veggie Patch and Fruit Trees
By Pamela Sleightholm For the backyard fruit and veggie grower, including native plants in your spring plantings can provide big...
Jeanne McRight
Mar 28, 20242 min read
Native Ontario Cactus: You Can Grow That Here?
By Douglas Markoff One plant that always attracts the passerby eye followed by a pointing finger is the Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus,...
Jeanne McRight
Mar 28, 20245 min read
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...
Jeanne McRight
Sep 9, 20234 min read
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...
Jeanne McRight
Sep 7, 20232 min read
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...
pamelasleightholm
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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...
pamelasleightholm
Feb 27, 20232 min read
Easy-to-grow early spring-blooming native plants for southern Ontario gardens
List of spring-blooming native perennials, shrubs and trees.
Jeanne McRight
Feb 27, 20231 min read
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.
Jeanne McRight
Jan 21, 20235 min read
Birthday Party Loot Bags That Bloom!
It is my hope that everyone, especially our children, can learn
about our native gardens and marvel at all the life they support...
Jeanne McRight
Jan 20, 20232 min read
Capturing the Pageant of Nature
Thoughts and photos by Judith Pelley I converted my garden to a native plant garden at the start of the pandemic, a perfect project for...
Jeanne McRight
Jan 19, 20231 min read
Guerrilla no more: Ex-plant puller tells all
Garlic mustard replaces other plants and threatens the biodiversity of many native ecosystems.
Jeanne McRight
Jan 18, 20233 min read
10-Step Guide for Native Seed Collection
Blooming Boulevards tips for native plant seed collection.
Jeanne McRight
Dec 3, 20221 min read
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...
Jeanne McRight
Sep 15, 20224 min read
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.
Jeanne McRight
Sep 14, 20224 min read
Plant ID apps may be good but they are no match for an experienced gardener….yet
by Heather Raithby Doyle Walking along a trail, or in our neighbourhood we may see a plant and wonder: “What is that?” Since many of us...
Jeanne McRight
Sep 10, 20224 min read
Murray and Mary Ellen Moore
Blooming Boulevards' members Murray and Mary Ellen Moore's native plant backyard garden, and how it came about.
Jeanne McRight
Jul 14, 20224 min read
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...
Jeanne McRight
Jul 11, 20221 min read
A look at plant/insect partnerships
by Jeanne McRight and Pamela Sleightholm We’ve all seen the beautifully blooming butterfly bushes at the nursery and the zinnia, roses...
Jeanne McRight
Jul 8, 20224 min read
May, a month of dreams and delights!
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...
Jeanne McRight
May 28, 20221 min read
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