Life Underground
When planning and planting our gardens, we often focus on what we see above ground, like birds nesting […] … Continue reading
Green Your Property
American Hop-hornbeam
Looking for a small to medium-sized tree for your yard? American hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) is a great choice … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Play Detective
Crime and mystery novels are two of the best-selling genres of fiction worldwide. So there’s a good chance … Continue reading
Rural Relationship Advice
Most relationship advice columnists will tell you it’s probably not a good idea to try to change the … Continue reading
Better Birding
Great Backyard Bird Count The Great Backyard Bird Count, a global citizen science and birdwatching event, will take place … Continue reading
Rewet the Land
Wetlands aren’t a good place to build a house but many diverse plants and animals call them home. … Continue reading
Hunters and Anglers Committed to Forests for the Future
The Dufferin Northern Peel Anglers and Hunters Association (DNPAHA) is a conservation association managing their woods and wetlands … Continue reading
Live Stakes
Vampires and streambank erosion have a lot in common. Both pose threats to human well-being. Both extract substances … Continue reading
Award Winning Landowner Protects the Watershed
We believe that when people feel connected to nature, they will do more to protect it. We also … Continue reading
Fine-tuning Your Pruning
Autumn signals it’s time to start your property maintenance routine to protect your landscape from potential winter damage. … Continue reading
Give an Inch and They’ll Take an Acre
Invasive Species Spotlight Sometime in the 1700s, someone set sail from Eurasia to North America with the glossy … Continue reading
Everyone Has a Reason To Plant Trees
Plant Trees on Your Property Whether you want to reduce your property taxes, add beauty and privacy, decrease … Continue reading
Keeping Fall Colourful
Autumn is a Spectacle Among the many perks of countryside living is witnessing the sweeping display of fall … Continue reading
Bringing the Magic Back to Second Creek
Protecting Brook Trout It is said that brook trout were once so common in parts of the Credit … Continue reading
Why Leaves Change Colour When They Shouldn’t (and How to Stop Them)
If the leaves on your trees and shrubs are changing unseasonably early, it could be a sign something’s wrong. … Continue reading
Why Leaves Change Colour
The switch from summer to fall can be bittersweet. But two things that help ease the transition are … Continue reading
Freeman Maple
Hardy and fast-growing, Freeman maple is a great shade tree suited to medium and large urban yards. Small … Continue reading
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
They say patience is a virtue. For hay growers who delay the hay cut, it also helps save … Continue reading
A Roadmap to Rural Life
You’ve made the choice to leave behind the bustling city life for the sprawling countryside. Once you’ve settled into your … Continue reading
Backyard Ecosystem Restoration
Properly caring for your yard contributes to the health of our local and global ecosystems. Join Generation Restoration by healing … Continue reading