Wild Columbine Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, February 9, 2023 A Burst of Spring Colour Many plants in our climate respond to the cold by going dormant over … Wild Columbine Continue Reading
Preparing Evergreens for Winter Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Green Your Property, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, December 1, 2022 Tips to Protect Evergreens From the Cold Not only do evergreen trees protect our homes from cold winds, … Preparing Evergreens for Winter Continue Reading
Eastern White Cedar Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Green Your Property, Native Plants, Tree Planting, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, December 1, 2022 Beauty in Your Yard All Year Eastern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) is a cone-shaped tree that stays green … Eastern White Cedar Continue Reading
Showcase Evergreens Inside and Out Did you know, The Garden Post / Green Your Property, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, December 1, 2022 Bring Nature Indoors For centuries people in colder climates have been bringing nature indoors to display signs of … Showcase Evergreens Inside and Out Continue Reading
Putting Your Garden to Bed Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Sustainable Landscaping, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Gardening Tips for Winter Preparation Preparing your garden for winter is an opportunity to build healthy soils for … Putting Your Garden to Bed Continue Reading
Make Colour Last Did you know, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Sustainable Landscaping, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Wood ferns Stay Green Year-round Make the transition from summer to fall spectacular by following these tips for … Make Colour Last Continue Reading
American Witch-hazel Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Green Your Property, Native Plants, Plants, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Witch-hazel is a Burst of Fall Colour Graceful and delicate American witch-hazel is the perfect addition to any … American Witch-hazel Continue Reading
Preparing Your Yard for Fall Rain Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Climate Change, Green Your Property, Rainscaping, Sustainable Landscaping, Urban Homeowners, Your Green Yard / Thursday, September 8, 2022 Rain Gardens are a Beautiful Way to Manage Rain Climate scientists predict we’ll experience more intense and frequent … Preparing Your Yard for Fall Rain Continue Reading
Climate Change is Happening Did you know, The Garden Post / Climate Change, Green Your Property, Sustainable Landscaping, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, September 8, 2022 Prepare for a Climate Emergency Climate change is often featured in the global news stories we see on … Climate Change is Happening Continue Reading
Red-osier Dogwood Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners, Your Green Yard / Thursday, September 8, 2022 This Shrub is a Stunning Choice for Yards or Gardens Red-osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) is a resilient shrub … Red-osier Dogwood Continue Reading
The Truth About Tree Roots Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Native Plants, Trees, Trees and Forests, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, August 2, 2022 It’s not uncommon to think of tree roots as being large, heavy, powerful and potentially destructive. Misconceptions about … The Truth About Tree Roots Continue Reading
Urban Tolerant Trees Did you know, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Trees, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Wild Black Cherry is a Tolerant Tree Some trees, such as American beech, are rarely seen outside of … Urban Tolerant Trees Continue Reading
Kentucky Coffee-tree Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Native Plants, Trees, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Finding a Kentucky coffee-tree (Gymnocladus dioica) growing in the wild in Ontario is rare. Its deceasing presence led … Kentucky Coffee-tree Continue Reading
Keep Paths Cool Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, July 5, 2022 Ways To Keep Your Yard Cool Paved and hard surfaces like driveways can absorb and radiate the sun’s … Keep Paths Cool Continue Reading
Plants Keep You Cool Did you know, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, July 5, 2022 We’ve already experienced a few 30 degree days this year and we’ll likely see more because of climate … Plants Keep You Cool Continue Reading
Barren Strawberry Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Tuesday, July 5, 2022 Small yellow flowers bloom on this low-growing groundcover in mid-late spring. As it grows, it forms a dense … Barren Strawberry Continue Reading
How to Remove Goutweed Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, June 9, 2022 It’s Not Easy But Don’t Give Up Removing goutweed and other invasive groundcovers, like periwinkle, English ivy or … How to Remove Goutweed Continue Reading
Problem Plants Did you know, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, June 9, 2022 There are some plants that you wish you didn’t invite into your yard. These are invasive species—non-native plants … Problem Plants Continue Reading
Invasive Goutweed Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, June 9, 2022 Goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria), also known as bishop’s weed or snow on the mountain, is a perennial groundcover native … Invasive Goutweed Continue Reading
Growing Ground Covers Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Common silverweed grows less than 20 centimetres tall and can tolerate light foot traffic. Growing Ground Covers Continue Reading
No Mow May Did you know, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Strict blue-eyed-grass adds colour to your lawn. No Mow May Continue Reading