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Biodiversity

Beyond Aesthetic: The Hidden Environmental Toll of Lawn Culture

January 17, 2024

In Haliburton County and across Canada the lush, green lawn has long been a symbol of garden perfection. However, this seemingly benign landscape choice has far-reaching environmental implications.

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Making Gardens

  • Why patience comes in shades of brown
  • The gardening that looks like wandering
  • Gardening with cute, hungry deer
  • The septic bed and the sleeping bee
  • What direction is your land going in?

Growing a Green Renaissance

  • Something’s missing but I don’t know what
  • Yes, weeding can be a pleasure
  • The wintergreen on the shoreline
  • What I learned from a song sparrow one summer
  • The less you control, the better it feels

Bringing Back Biodiversity

  • Can’t live, if living is without you
  • The landscape where everyone’s a winner
  • A new go-to book if you love Haliburton’s nature
  • Your land isn’t messy, it’s getting going
  • How much of a pond is beaver?