How to Top-dress with Compost
The best (and easiest) way to improve the soil in your garden is to top-dress with compost. Top-dressing …
The best (and easiest) way to improve the soil in your garden is to top-dress with compost. Top-dressing …
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Hardy and fast-growing, Freeman maple is a great shade tree suited to medium and large urban yards. Small …
Properly caring for your yard contributes to the health of our local and global ecosystems. Join Generation Restoration by healing …
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Trees are service providers. They offer cooling shade, clean our air and water, sequester carbon and provide birds, insects …
During the hot, dry summer months, a layer of mulch in the garden keeps soil and plant roots cool …
Urban communities are often hotter in the summer than rural areas. This phenomenon is called urban heat island …
Many local, native trees provide cooling shade for you, your family, your home, and your neighbourhood. They also …
Wasps can be aggressive if you disturb their nest. They can also be annoying when you’re trying to …
Nectar, the tasty treat hidden inside a flower, feeds many small mammals, birds and insects. Most importantly, it …
As one of our top pollinator plants, foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) attracts bees, butterflies and even hummingbirds. Small …
Periwinkle is one of many invasive plants found in backyards. Left unmanaged, this invasive ground cover can smother a garden …
If you’ve found invasive species growing in your yard, remove them and replace them with native plants. Removing invasive species …
Aggressive invaders such as periwinkle, goutweed or “snow on the mountain” and English ivy can quickly take over large …
Celebrate spring by creating a rain garden in your yard. Here are three steps to help you get …
Like any garden, a rain garden benefits from a layer of mulch. But because of their unique design …
April showers bring May flowers, but they also create puddles and soggy spots in your yard. With more …
Long-blooming great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) stands out in summer. Dense spires of blooms float above long, pointed …
Connecting with others has been challenging this past year. Now that snow is melting, your yard can help …