Explore nature in your own backyard
Plants are living organisms of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in their leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll.
I just received this email for the Pollinator Patch Certification people here in Hamilton. What a pleasant surprise! Hello! Your application for Pollinator Patch Certification has been received and reviewed, and your garden is now certified and will appear on our Pollinator Paradise Map! We’d love to include some photos in our gallery or on our … Read more
Hey Hamilton! These are the last few days to order a free tree for your property, which are all native to Southern Ontario so they will be strong and hardy, and beneficial to the life living around us. They’ve got plenty to go around, so get yourself a maple, oak, birch, cedar, cherry, serviceberry, or … Read more
The Grow Me Instead (Southern Ontario) guide, 3rd Edition, is now available online! This release marks the most notable update of this popular guide since its initial release in 2010. With nearly 40 new “invasives” and “alternatives” included, this guide remains a fixture for invasive-free gardening across Ontario. Alternative plants for your garden Download it here One … Read more
