Add Native Shrubs to your Garden!
Last week, I wrote about small urban trees and including a wonderful small native tree, the Alternate-leaved Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia).Continue Reading
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Remembering Summer: Collecting Seed Pods for Indoor Arrangements
As autumn approaches, plants begin to fulfill their mission in life: to reproduce. Many plants do this by way ofContinue Reading
In Love With Blue Verbena
This spring, the National Garden Bureau announced that 2022 would be the Year of the Verbena. Their idea was clearlyContinue Reading
My Space for Life Garden
I noticed the following information about the My Space for Life Garden program at the Montréal Botanical Garden. I feltContinue Reading
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Sow Your Own Mini Butterfly Garden!
Here’s a little family project for this summer: Sowing your own butterfly garden! By Larry Hodgson Summer is fast approaching,Continue Reading
Ways to Help Bring Nature Close to Home
Help Nature in Your Own Community! The following press release is from the Nature Conservancy of Canada, a volunteer organizationContinue Reading
Rare Orchid Protected… Along With Its Ecosystem
Nature Conservancy of Canada buys bog to protect water, rare orchid The following post is taken from a press releaseContinue Reading
What Is Sumac and Can I Grow My Own?
By Larry Hodgson Question: I have a weakness for the spice called sumac. I find it tangy, sweet and fruity, greatContinue Reading
Garden Myth: Native Plants are Less Prone to Pests
There are all sorts of great reasons to grow native plants. You know for sure that they are hardy and adapted to localContinue Reading