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Local Groundcovers for Your Yard

Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners, Your Green Yard / Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Plant These Species Instead To avoid or eliminate invasive groundcovers, choose some of our top native plants, find […]

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Invasive Groundcovers

Did you know, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Urban Homeowners, Your Green Yard / Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Learn the Difference Groundcovers that fill in a space can be a great addition to a garden. They

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How to Say Goodbye to Invasive Plants

Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Urban Homeowners, Your Green Yard / Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Keep Your Garden Thriving Any invasive plant or noxious weed removed from your yard needs to be disposed

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Leaf Nibblers: Friend or Foe?

Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, September 7, 2023

It can be concerning when you find signs of insects chewing on your plants, but keep in mind

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Pearly Everlasting

Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Trees, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, September 7, 2023

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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Cooksville SNAP Inaugural Tree Planting and Celebration

Cooksville Creek, Mississauga, SNAP, Things to Do, Tree Planting, Urban Homeowners / Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Get Involved Join Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) with your family, friends and neighbours! Plant trees and enjoy a

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Black-eyed Susan and smooth blue asters planted next to downspout directed a gravel.

Landscaping for Rain

Get Involved, Green Your Property, Hungry Hollow, Rainscaping, SNAP, Things to Do, Urban Homeowners / Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Get Rain-Ready We’ve had a lot of rain this summer. Learn how attractive, rain-ready native plant gardens can

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A Growing Success: CVC’s Free Tree Giveaway

Conversations / Green Your Property, Mississauga, Participant and Partner Features, Tree Planting, Trees, Urban Homeowners / Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Trees Bring Communities Together Fall is around the corner and the cooler weather signals an ideal time to

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Flooded river with water levels reaching the bottom of a bridge with cars splashing water as they drive by.

Be Aware of Flood Risks due to Thunderstorms

Conversations / Flood Resiliency, Flooding, Rural Landowners, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, July 13, 2023

How Flooding Works Summer and thunderstorms go hand in hand. While rain brings fresh air and provides a

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Understanding Plant Labels

Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Native Plants, Plants, Urban Homeowners, Your Green Yard / Monday, July 10, 2023

Learn What It All Means Plant tags contain essential information to help you make the best choices when

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Pale Purple Coneflower

Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Native Plants, Nature and Wildlife, Urban Homeowners, Your Green Yard / Monday, July 10, 2023

Echinacea pallida While you may notice colourful arrays of coneflowers in local gardens or nurseries, pale purple coneflower

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Choosing Wisely

Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners, Your Green Yard / Monday, July 10, 2023

The Difference Between Natives, Cultivars and “Nativars” If you’re out browsing nurseries for wildlife-friendly plants to add to

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Plant a Free Tree with CVC: New Funding Available for Urban Tree Planting

Media Release, News Room / Green Your Property, Mississauga, Tree Planting, Urban Homeowners / Monday, May 8, 2023

Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is encouraging homeowners to take advantage of new funding for urban tree planting in

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Watch These Tree Benefits Emerge Each Season

Did you know, The Garden Post / Green Your Property, Trees, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, May 4, 2023

The Magic of Trees From tall, majestic hardwoods to saplings still stretching their branches to the sky, trees

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Hands wearing gloves, putting a plant into a hole.

Tips and Tricks for Planting a Tree or Shrub

Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Sustainable Landscaping, Tree Planting, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, May 4, 2023

Have Your Plants Thrive Adding a new native tree or shrub to your yard is an exciting project

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Signs You Can Start Planting

Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Urban Homeowners, Your Green Yard / Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Be Garden Conscious Snow is melting, temperatures are rising – but is it too early to start planting?

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Serviceberries

Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Amelanchier species The delicate white flowers of serviceberries herald spring. Appearing in long clusters, these star-like blossoms arrive

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Healthy Plants Need Healthy Soil

Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Urban Homeowners / Monday, March 27, 2023

Improve Your Garden Here are a few things you can do and not do to improve the health

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Common Snowberry

Plant of the Month, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Native Plants, Urban Homeowners / Monday, March 27, 2023

Symphoricarpos albus When choosing a new tree, shrub or plant, it’s important to consider the soil, moisture and

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Your Soil is Made Up of 4 Crucial Ingredients

Did you know, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Urban Homeowners / Monday, March 27, 2023

Did you know? When we picture an ideal garden, we tend to imagine all the activity going on

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Putting Your Garden to Bed

Caring for your Yard, The Garden Post / Gardening, Green Your Property, Urban Homeowners / Thursday, February 9, 2023

Climate Change and Gardens Winter may not be everyone’s favourite season, but snow cover and prolonged below zero

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