Discover Nature In Your Backyard
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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 their roots, and synthesizing nutrients in their leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll.
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. Grow Me Instead Download it here One of the … Read more
Today I was lucky to acquire some pollinator plants from a nearby neighbor who was hosting a plant giveaway. How nice of them! We got there early as we knew there would be a limited supply. They must have had thirty different species, some sun-loving, some for shade. See: “We are all very passionate about … Read more
This year if planted a patch of open soil in my garden with two packages of wildflowers that I bought from OSC Seeds. I posted about it here. Now that they are beginning to flower I see that I have been duped by these vendors and have planted a number of European species. This is … Read more
We went on a nice hike today to the McMaster Forest, which has some very nice undisturbed areas. There is a prairie here with Big bluestem grass. McMaster Forest is a 115-acre property located at 1105 Lower Lions Club Road, Hamilton, and is owned by McMaster University. The property was designated as environmentally significant natural … Read more
What’s not to love about clovers? They’re always coming back in style, no matter how many people try their best (and spend lots) of money on pesticides. Why would anyone want a weed when they can have flowers all year round?! Clovers are coming back in style! As more homeowners nowadays avoid using pesticides, they’re … Read more