Natural Garden News from Grounded – February 7, 2026

Inside this edition of Natural Garden News I’m hiring for the season The land is not yours If you want a Grounded garden… Why cottage landscapes are all about edges What direction is your land going in? Catch our new show on Canoe So cool, it’s positively frosty Moon and sun Today’s recommended reading Today’s VIP (Very Important Plant) I hope you enjoy the newsletter! If you have any questions or feedback, please reply to this email. There are lots of images in this newsletter. If you…

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Join Grounded’s Team

We’re building our seasonal field team for the coming season. This work is hands-on, outdoors, and rooted in ecological landscape care — preparing sites, planting native species, and stewarding properties so they establish well over time. The season has a few distinct rhythms: Two ways people usually work with us 1. On-call / casual field…

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Why cottage landscapes are all about edges

What if the defining feature of a Highlands landscape is the edge? We sit here in the Land Between, that biodiverse strip at the very south of the Canadian Shield. It’s one big edge where rock meets lowlands. Zoom in on our homes and cottages, and you see more edges. There’s the edge between the…

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Natural Garden News from Grounded – January 3, 2026

Inside this edition of Natural Garden News Staying If you want a Grounded garden… The myth of finished Five quiet recognitions New here? Start with these articles Catch our new show on Canoe Remember summer? In a hole lot of trouble Today’s recommended reading Today’s VIP (Very Important Plant) I hope you enjoy the newsletter! If you have any questions or feedback, please reply to this email. There are lots of images in this newsletter. If you can’t see them, please enable images in your…

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The Myth of Finished

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“Finished” is a lie our landscaping culture keeps telling itself. And the pressure to get there is why your property feels like a chore instead of a place.

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Natural Garden News from Grounded – December 6, 2025

Inside this edition of Natural Garden News Giving and receiving If you want a Grounded garden… What the 30-metre shoreline buffer really means The dirty secret about poor soils New here? Start with these articles Seed all about it! Welcome to winter! Hedged out Today’s recommended reading Today’s VIP (Very Important Plant) I hope you enjoy the newsletter! If you have any questions or feedback, please reply to this email. There are lots of images in this newsletter. If you can’t see them,…

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The dirty secret about poor soils

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When the soil test comes back saying your soil is “poor,” you might feel like you’ve been handed a failing grade. Here’s why that might be the best news you’ll get all year.

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