Five Years of Community Impact: Fletchers Creek SNAP Conversations / Get Involved, Green Your Property, Greening Corporate Grounds, SNAP / Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Fletchers Creek SNAP in Action We’re celebrating five years of the Fletchers Creek Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP). […] Five Years of Community Impact: Fletchers Creek SNAP Continue Reading
Choosing the Best Spot for Your Tree to Thrive Did you know, The Garden Post / Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Native Plants, Rural Landowners, Your Green Yard / Tuesday, August 13, 2024 Thinking about where you could locate a new tree, or whether you have enough space? Finding the right Choosing the Best Spot for Your Tree to Thrive Continue Reading
Alternate-leaved Dogwood Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Trees, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, August 13, 2024 Cornus alternifolia We have many native dogwoods in Ontario. Most are small to medium shrubs with opposite leaves, Alternate-leaved Dogwood Continue Reading
Caring for Your New Tree Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Plants, Tree Planting, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, August 13, 2024 Chicken Wire Fence for Year-round Protection Young trees and shrubs have tender bark that is easily damaged by Caring for Your New Tree Continue Reading
70 Years of Stewardship Conversations / Farmers and Equine Operators, Get Involved, Green Your Property, Greening Corporate Grounds, Landowner Action Fund, Rural Landowners, Seventy, Urban Homeowners / Wednesday, August 7, 2024 In celebration of our 70th anniversary, we’re highlighting stories that connect our past with our present through a 70 Years of Stewardship Continue Reading
Investing in Nesting Countryside Stewardship Mail / Climate Change, Grassland, Green Your Property, Nature and Wildlife, Rural Landowners, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, July 16, 2024 If You Build it, They Will Come Tree cavities, crucial for resting and nesting, can be scarce in Investing in Nesting Continue Reading
Growing Inspiration Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Plants, Tree Planting, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Maintain a picture-perfect garden all year long with these simple sustainable landscaping tips: Summer Water your plants at Growing Inspiration Continue Reading
Michigan Lily Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Trees, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Lilium michiganese If you are looking for a bold summer flower to add to your garden, try Michigan Michigan Lily Continue Reading
Picture Perfect: Top Native Plants for Your Instagram Feed Did you know, The Garden Post / Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Native Plants, Rural Landowners, Your Green Yard / Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Want to show off your garden and wow friends and family with your photos? When searching for snapshots in the Picture Perfect: Top Native Plants for Your Instagram Feed Continue Reading
Riparian Rhapsody Countryside Stewardship Mail / Climate Change, Grassland, Green Your Property, Nature and Wildlife, Rural Landowners, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, July 4, 2024 What is it? Riparian zone: the transition areas that span the gap between land and water. Rhapsody: a poem or Riparian Rhapsody Continue Reading
Summer Safety Message: Be Aware of Urban River Flooding Due to Thunderstorms News Room, Public Service Announcement / Farmers and Equine Operators, Flooding, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners, Urban Homeowners, Watershed Science / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 July 3, 2024, MISSISSAUGA – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is reminding residents of the dangers that exist near Summer Safety Message: Be Aware of Urban River Flooding Due to Thunderstorms Continue Reading
Wetlands: Nature’s Multi-Taskers Countryside Stewardship Mail / Climate Change, Grassland, Green Your Property, Nature and Wildlife, Rural Landowners, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 This is part five of our five-part Farm Gate series about agricultural projects that are supported by the Wetlands: Nature’s Multi-Taskers Continue Reading
Flower Flies: More Than They Appear to Bee Green Brief / Best Practice, Corporations and Institutions, Gardening, Green Your Property, Greening Corporate Grounds, Native Plants, Sustainable Landscaping, Urban Homeowners / Wednesday, June 12, 2024 While butterflies and bees grab most of the headlines, there are several other impactful species responsible for pollinating Flower Flies: More Than They Appear to Bee Continue Reading
Dampening the Drought: Adapting to Hotter, Drier Summers Green Brief / Best Practice, Corporations and Institutions, Gardening, Green Your Property, Greening Corporate Grounds, Native Plants, Sustainable Landscaping, Urban Homeowners / Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Climate change brings higher temperatures and more frequent droughts in summer. Instead of struggling to keep non-native plants Dampening the Drought: Adapting to Hotter, Drier Summers Continue Reading
Reasons to Choose the Chelsea Chop Did you know, The Garden Post / Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Native Plants, Rural Landowners, Your Green Yard / Tuesday, June 11, 2024 To control the height and blooms of your perennials, consider adding the Chelsea Chop to your spring maintenance Reasons to Choose the Chelsea Chop Continue Reading
New England Aster Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Trees, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Asters thrive with the Chelsea Chop as it encourages shorter, sturdier stems and fuller plants. Left New England Aster Continue Reading
The Chelsea Chop Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Plants, Tree Planting, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, June 11, 2024 The Chelsea Chop is a pruning technique that can be used on some native wildflowers to delay or The Chelsea Chop Continue Reading
Generation Restoration Countryside Stewardship Mail / Climate Change, Grassland, Green Your Property, Nature and Wildlife, Rural Landowners, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, May 30, 2024 It’s that time of the year again! Celebrate Canadians taking action for the environment and kick off Canadian Environment Generation Restoration Continue Reading
The Road to Building Resilience Countryside Stewardship Mail / Climate Change, Grassland, Green Your Property, Nature and Wildlife, Rural Landowners, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, May 16, 2024 Is your property climate-ready? Now, more than ever, landowners are facing a growing list of climate change effects The Road to Building Resilience Continue Reading
Join Credit Valley Conservation at the Prepare your Property for Climate Change Bus Tour Media Release, News Room / Get Involved, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners, Things to Do / Monday, May 13, 2024 This event is cancelled. Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) invites rural landowners to attend the Prepare your Property for Join Credit Valley Conservation at the Prepare your Property for Climate Change Bus Tour Continue Reading
More Local Plants to Grow Did you know, The Garden Post / Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Native Plants, Rural Landowners, Your Green Yard / Wednesday, May 8, 2024 We’re excited to announce that the new Woodland Plants for Landscaping booklet is ready for you to enjoy! Originally released in More Local Plants to Grow Continue Reading