Support Lesser-known Pollinators at Home
Tips and tricks for creating a pollinator-friendly yard and garden Get to Know the Lesser-known Pollinators in Your […] … Continue reading
Ask the Expert: Stormwater Edition
Rain gardens can help mitigate the effects of flooding. Answers to Commonly Asked Questions About Flooding, Garden Care … Continue reading
Curating Your Best Garden Yet
Sharp-lobed hepatica may be found at your local native plant nursery. Photo: Anemone acutiloba, syn. Hepatica acutiloba, Hepatica nobilis … Continue reading
Three Backyard Birds Making Comebacks
Welcome Birds Back to Your Yard with Native Plants Flying High: Three Backyard Birds Making Comebacks The latest State … Continue reading
Seed Starting: Sow to Sprout
Tips and resources for starting your own native plant garden from seed Seed Starting: Pros and Cons of Pots … Continue reading
The Joys of Winter Birds
Three Ways to Welcome Birds to Your Yard This Season Nature-inspired holiday décor has a long tradition of … Continue reading
Celebrating Less is MoreÂ
Our Favourite Caring For Your Yard Tips from The Garden Post Our Caring for Your Yard column shares simple garden … Continue reading
Celebrating Our Favourite Native Plants
Standout Plants from 100 Editions of The Garden Post Each month, we spotlight a plant that’s showing off … Continue reading
Celebrating Birds, Pollinators and Other Critters
Our Favourite Did You Know Facts from The Garden Post Since its launch in spring 2016, The Garden … Continue reading
Heart-leaved Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium As nights cool and days shorten, watch for spikes of small pale lavender to white flowers … Continue reading
Caring for Your Tree as It Ages
Ensure Your Trees Live Long Whether you planted a tree 15 years ago or just this past spring … Continue reading
The Benefits of Trees
The Many Benefits of Trees Accumulate Over Time There is a long list of benefits to planting native … Continue reading
How to Maintain Rain-ready Features This Summer
Caring for your LID Features Though this summer has been hot and dry, taking proactive measures now can … Continue reading
Creating Rain-ready Gardens at Home
LID Features Help Manage Runoff Urban areas without stormwater management controls are prone to flooding during heavy rainfall. … Continue reading
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma With flowers that glow crimson in the summer sun, scarlet beebalm (Monarda didyma)Â will light up your … Continue reading
Removing Invasive Plants
Learn to Effectively Remove Invasives Removing stubborn invasive plants from a garden can be difficult. Knowing which invasive … Continue reading
Creating Accessible Gardens
Benefits of Gardening Gardening is great for mental health. It helps us get in touch with the natural … Continue reading
Invasive Goutweed
Goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria), also known as bishop’s weed or snow on the mountain, is a perennial groundcover native … Continue reading
Tree Trimmings for Pollinators
Instead of dragging branches to the curb as yard waste, stack them in a discreet location, such as … Continue reading
Tulip Tree
Tulip Tree (Liriodendron Tulipifera) With stunning flowers and unique leaves, the tulip tree is perfect for larger yards … Continue reading
Pollinators and Trees
Most pollinator gardens include herbaceous flowers like milkweed, asters or goldenrod, but there is another often-overlooked and just as … Continue reading