Bloomtime Calendar
While your garden sleeps this winter, plan your yard so you can be surrounded by blooms throughout the […]
Bloomtime Calendar Continue Reading
While your garden sleeps this winter, plan your yard so you can be surrounded by blooms throughout the […]
Bloomtime Calendar Continue Reading
Ilex verticillata Add colour to your fall and winter garden. Choose a female common winterberry (Ilex verticillata) shrub
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Coreopsis lanceolata With bursts of warm yellow, lance-leaved coreopsis brightens any garden. Reliable lance-shaped leaves provide greenery throughout
Lance-leaved Coreopsis Continue Reading
Cornus alternifolia We have many native dogwoods in Ontario. Most are small to medium shrubs with opposite leaves,
Alternate-leaved Dogwood Continue Reading
Prepare Your Yard for Cooler Weather Join us for a free outdoor workshop at the Georgetown Tree Arboretum.
Caring for Your New Tree Workshop Continue Reading
Lilium michiganese If you are looking for a bold summer flower to add to your garden, try Michigan
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Asters thrive with the Chelsea Chop as it encourages shorter, sturdier stems and fuller plants. Left
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Magnolia acuminata Often referred to as the cucumber magnolia, this large tree, native to parts of southern Ontario,
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Quercus macrocarpa Planting native oak trees helps combat the lack of habitat caused by invasive species in our
Neighbourhood Watch Be on the lookout! Invasive species can have detrimental effects on natural areas and our own
Mitchella repent Keep your eye on the ground to spot this low-growing evergreen vine. Mats of glossy, dark
Partridge-berry Continue Reading
Once the flowers fade and leaves fall, there usually isn’t much colour left in our yards, but that
Winter’s Berry Banquet Continue Reading
It’s a Wonderful Time of Year to Appreciate Conifers Trees Leaves have fallen, there’s a chill in the
Common Conifers of the Credit Continue Reading
Invasive Tree Disease Discovered for the First Time For the first time, CVC staff detected beech leaf disease
Beech Leaf Disease Found in Watershed Continue Reading
Betula papyrifera Paper birch is a stand-out in all seasons due to its unique white, peeling bark, but
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea, is a native wildflower important to a couple of our most attractive butterflies. It’s
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Trees Bring Communities Together Fall is around the corner and the cooler weather signals an ideal time to
A Growing Success: CVC’s Free Tree Giveaway Continue Reading
Explore Your Neighbourhood Meet your neighbours and explore nature in your community! Staff from CVC’s Natural Heritage team
Tree Identification Walk in Chris Gibson Park Continue Reading
Learn about the benefits of trees Studies have shown that parks, gardens and landscaped boulevards can have profound impacts
The Amazing Power of Trees Continue Reading
The Magic of Trees From tall, majestic hardwoods to saplings still stretching their branches to the sky, trees
Watch These Tree Benefits Emerge Each Season Continue Reading
Welcome Spring There are few more welcome signs of spring than when bright green leaves begin to unfurl
Tracking the Spring Leaf-Out Continue Reading