This harvest season, let’s give thanks for the bees that help put pumpkin, squash, zucchini and colourful gourds on our tables. The native pollinator Peponapis pruinosa, commonly known as the…
It’s always easy to get carried away at plant sales. And as my fabulous new finds go in the ground, I’m quite sure I’ll remember each and every one when next spring rolls around. So…
A sign that the Cambridge Pollinator Preserve (CPP) is living up to its name comes in the form of ambush bugs lurking on the white blossoms of Queen Anne’s lace…
It’s a joy to hear the birds singing outside my window as I write this post on a warm June evening. Cardinals, chickadees, various sparrows, mourning doves, robins, grackles and the odd woodpecker…
The ecological restoration of a hydro corridor along a riverside trail in Guelph, Ont. is expected to create “incredibly diverse” habitat for birds, butterflies, frogs and other wildlife, with dozens of species of…
Rain gardens are growing in popularity as an attractive, cost-effective way to manage stormwater – they help prevent flooding, naturally filter out pollutants to protect water quality, and reduce stress…
Early spring is a tough time for bees, butterflies and other pollinators as they emerge from their long winter hiatus just when sources of nutritious pollen and nectar are few…
There are more than 4,000 species of wild bees in North America – and many are vastly superior pollinators compared to the honey bee, which originally hails from Europe. Unlike…
Planting milkweed this year? If your goal is to provide habitat for monarch butterflies, you’ll want to choose milkweed varieties that are native to your region – and suitable for…
“Plant them to look as though they had always been there” advised Lois Wilson about native wild flowers and ferns in her ground-breaking, exhaustively researched guide to Canadian gardening published in…