Growing Ground Covers
Common silverweed grows less than 20 centimetres tall and can tolerate light foot traffic.
Common silverweed grows less than 20 centimetres tall and can tolerate light foot traffic.
Wild strawberry offers pollinators early season nectar and pollen.
Identify Invasive Species This webinar is intended for residents of the Hungry Hollow SNAP community. Check if you live in …
Discover Native Plants Pollinators Love This webinar is intended for residents of the Hungry Hollow SNAP community. Check if you …
Landscaping for Pollinators: Top Plants for Butterflies, Bees and More Continue Reading
Discover Pollinators This webinar is intended for residents of the Hungry Hollow SNAP community. Check if you live in the …
Landscaping for Pollinators: Pollinators in Your Yard Continue Reading
Have you ever wanted to create a rain garden, build a soakaway or plant a soggy area of your yard? You …
The vibrant pink blooms of swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) will stand out in any rain garden. This great pollinator …
You’ve decided a rain-ready landscape is the right fit for your yard. The next decision is whether to …
Rain-ready Landscaping: When to DIY or Hire a Pro Continue Reading
Planting a tree in your yard is one of the easiest ways to build climate change resilience in …
When planning and planting our gardens, we often focus on what we see above ground, like birds nesting …
Looking for a small to medium-sized tree for your yard? American hop-hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) is a great choice …
The best (and easiest) way to improve the soil in your garden is to top-dress with compost. Top-dressing …
Discover Beautiful Ways to Collect and Manage Stormwater in your Yard See examples of plants, paving and decorative …
If the leaves on your trees and shrubs are changing unseasonably early, it could be a sign something’s wrong. …
Why Leaves Change Colour When They Shouldn’t (and How to Stop Them) Continue Reading
The switch from summer to fall can be bittersweet. But two things that help ease the transition are …
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 …
What will you restore? On June 5, the United Nations declared the next ten years the Decade on …
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 …