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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
- Sep 10, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Sheila Cressman
- May 27, 2022
- 4 min
My life as a propagator
By Sheila Cressman It all started in the autumn of 2019 when I attended two seed gathering workshops with Jeanne McRight at Hancock...
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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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- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Mourning cloak - harbinger of spring
Photos and text by Peeter Poldre The mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) is an under-recognized harbinger of spring! This...
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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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Diana Westland
- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Winter Sowing Native Plants In Your Garden
Winter sowing is a way of forcing the dry plant seed out of dormancy, by simulating the freeze / thaw conditions found in the wild.
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- Jan 15, 2022
- 1 min
It’s winter outside…Let’s go and take some native plant photos!!??
On a cold, cloudy winter’s day, I ventured out with my Nikon F2.8 105mm macro lens to see what might be interesting. The clouds provided...
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Jeanne McRight
- Aug 14, 2021
- 1 min
The joy of boulevard gardening
Blooming Boulevards native pollinator garden. Photo©2021_JeanneMcRight
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Jeanne McRight
- May 28, 2021
- 5 min
How Sheila Clarke turns lemons into wildflowers
by Liz Primeau You’ve heard the expression “When life gives you lemons….”? Well, Sheila Clarke is an expert beverage maker. She also...
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pamelasleightholm
- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
This Earth Day, turn your yard into habitat for pollinators
By Pamela Sleightholm Bees, butterflies and birds – they’re central organisms in our natural ecosystem and key to the pollination of all...
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Jeanne McRight
- Mar 23, 2021
- 1 min
EARLY SPRING-BLOOMING WILDFLOWERS
Happy spring! Have you thought about adding native woodland wildflowers to your garden? Here's a gallery of easy-to-grow shade-loving...
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