Once you know what they are, you’ll see them everywhere. Here’s what you need to know about invasive plants in your garden and natural areas.
The buzz about dandelions is well-meaning but misleading No Mow May is a catchy slogan and well intentioned idea, but does it actually help bees? The truth is: not really.…
In 1864, the American naturalist John Muir was on a mission, trekking deep into Ontario’s Holland Marsh, in search of a rare orchid: Calypso Borealis
Native plants sustain birds, bees and butterflies If you’re looking to create a beautiful, low-maintenance garden that also helps birds, bees and butterflies, planting native plant perennials is for you!…
Ferns are unfurling, trilliums and wild columbine are blooming and wild ginger is providing nesting materials for leaf-cutter bees in late May in the native plant garden.
This is the time of spring ephemerals, the first flowers to grace our gardens and natural areas as the weather warms. Hepatica (Anemone hepatica), Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) and bloodroot…
I awoke to wind and rain on this Saturday morning. Spring wildflowers – including Hepatica, Virginia bluebells and Bloodroot – are furled against the onslaught but no doubt grateful for…
A meadow filled with Indian paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) wildflowers is a sight to behold. This brilliant red native plant (also known as scarlet paintbrush, scarlet cup and painted cup) graces…
As May comes to a close, I have an appreciation for the ground covers that help keep weeds down, serving as ‘green mulch.’ There are a number of native ground…
Mild Ontario summer helping monarch butterfly populations If you’ve been thinking it seems like there are more monarch butterflies around this year, you may be right. Monarchs have been making…