Discover Nature In Your Backyard
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
One of my nieces raises butterflies in captivity for her kids to learn about, and when they emerge from their chrysalis she lets the kids release them into the wild. This is crucial for our young ones to experience and will help nurture these children into environment-loving adults. The monarch butterfly is one of the … Read more
It’s early August now and the butterflies are visiting every day. Every time I see one enter the yard I jump to action to try and get a photo. Butterflies In the last 7 days, I have captured these beauties- I spotted these three beautifully colored butterflies while working in my back garden this morning. … 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