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Book Review: The Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants of the Southern Great Lakes Region
The Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants of the Southern Great Lakes Region is a beautifully produced, full-colour guide to more than 150 native plants.
Read MoreNatural Garden News – March 30, 2024
Inside this edition of Natural Garden News: A visit to the Barbican; Ditch the mulch; plant densely; Going beyond pollinators; Recommended reading; Right now in Haliburton; From the socials
Read MoreFrom Pollinators to Whole Ecosystems: Expanding Our Gardening Focus
In recent years, the surge in popularity of pollinator gardens has been a heartening development for environmental enthusiasts and gardeners alike. These gardens, teeming with bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, have become symbols of ecological awareness and conservation. Yet, as we delve deeper into the realms of sustainable gardening, a broader perspective emerges, one that considers not only pollinators but the entire ecosystem.
Read MoreDitch the Mulch, Plant Densely: A Natural Approach to Gardening
Natural gardens use a dense matrix of plants that acts as its own “living mulch”. This approach does a better job of mimicking how plants actually behave.
Read MoreVisiting Nigel Dunnett’s Naturalistic Garden at The Barbican
I talked to a man who was doing some spring maintenance. He told me with a huge smile on his face that he loved the gardens, which were so much more interesting than the grass elsewhere, and whose lushness contrasted with the concreted brutalism of the Barbican.
Read MoreNatural Garden News – March 16, 2024
Leave those dead plant stems! Why I ordered plants as plugs. How native plant gardens foster a sense of place. Recommended reading. Right now in Haliburton. From the socials.
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