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  • coyote following Coyote following behavior Has a coyote ever “followed” you or your dog while you’re walking in your neighborhood or in the par…
  • birdhouse Best dimensions for birdhouse When you’re constructing a new birdbox or buying one, the overall dimensions are critical in determi…
  • new birdhouse The new birdhouses are arriving This year, I’m going to put up more birdhouses than ever! I’m going to put up at least four new bird…
  • opossum Opossum sighting in Ancaster It’s February 14th, 2021, and where I live in Southern Ontario we have had a big dump of snow overni…
  • clover lawn Plant clover in your lawn What’s not to love about clovers? They’re always coming back in style, no matter how many people try…
  • birdhouses New birdhouses for 2021 We went to town shopping for birdhouses and feeders – literally! Took advantage of the nice warm…
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  • Underground Greenhouse Underground Greenhouse If eating Fresh Vegetables and Fruits Year Round is important to You and Your Family, you might cons…
  • Harsh winter for birds Harsh winter birdbox life Canadian winters can be really harsh. Here is a bluebird birdhouse rocking in the high winds. I wond…
  • bird nesting materials Nesting materials – Dos and Donts Some springtime advice from Deborah C Sharp Please DO NOT offer yarn, string, or human hair for b…
  • Top 25 New Birdbox tenants! Here we are in early May and suddenly there’s a flurry of activity in one of my (4) bird houses. Che…
  • Edible Weeds Edible Weeds Did you know that some weeds we are always worried about in our yards and Gardens are actually good…
  • Cedar waxwing Injured Cedar Waxwings This morning we heard that dreaded sound of birds crashing into a window in our house, but this time…
  • Yellow stripey things Bees & Wasps Yellow Stripey Things Here’s how some of our more common bees and wasps behave around humans. …
  • Beautiful green beetle 6 Spotted Tiger Beetle in Ancaster We went on a nice hike today to the McMaster Forest, which has some very nice undisturbed areas. The…
  • Food-forest Food Forests If you’ve ever wandered back roads in a developing, tropical country, you know that many of the loca…
  • grubs Grubs in Your Garden ARE YOU SEEING GRUB WORMS IN THE GARDEN? Several Families are asking about grub worms, as they ar…
  • Baby mute swan Mute swan hatched in Hamilton Today we witnessed the birth of a baby mute swan, down at Bayfront Park in Hamilton. That’s one for…
  • Spring yard clean-up tip Spring yard clean-up tip As the winter chill thaws, gardeners erupt with excitement for the big botanical blitz that is sprin…
  • wildflower competition Mycobacterium vaccae Did you realize that the country has a natural antidepressant? When people spend time in nature or g…
  • Mulch tips for full-sun plants Mulch tips for full-sun plants Prairie and most sun-loving flower species developed in landscapes without many trees. A thick layer…
  • wildflower competition Plant competition is good Don’t space plants 12-24″ apart in a sea of wood mulch, especially if you re-apply that wood mulch y…
  • Top 25 Insect damage in the garden Here is some great information from a survey that Mother Earth News did to learn more about what wor…
  • OSC My seed order for 2022 Here’s the order I just placed with OSC April 30, 2022 ProductQuantityPriceOSC Wildflower Seed…
  • Homemade weed killer Homemade weed killer Here is a great way to make your own weed killer that’s safe, cheap, and harmless to the general env…