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Green Renaissance

When the landscape you inherit isn’t yours

September 2, 2026
Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash

Sometimes the gap between mowed lawn and thick forest becomes unbearable.

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When the trees fell

July 30, 2026
single tree in misty field

Trees mean something to us. They also mean something to those who come after us.

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Something’s missing but I don’t know what

May 31, 2026
Greenwich Park

Sometimes there’s a hunger that only leaves can fix.

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Yes, weeding can be a pleasure

May 31, 2026

What if taking care of your landscape was like visiting an old friend?

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The wintergreen on the shoreline

April 28, 2026
wintergreen

How a small, green leaf showed me how to relate to a shoreline.

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What I learned from a song sparrow one summer

April 28, 2026
song sparrow

Or why noticing is the beginning of a journey that leads to action.

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The less you control, the better it feels

March 24, 2026

Why our landscapes make weekends stressful and how a different kind of care fixes that.

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Nature is good. Let’s have more of it

March 3, 2026
a heart-shaped leaf

If you live in the Highlands, it’s likely you love nature. So let’s have more of it… and here’s what happens when we do.

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Five Quiet Recognitions

December 31, 2025
Electricity pole with the number 5 on it.

Do any of these feel familiar?

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Biggest Haliburton Natural Garden Questions Answered

October 3, 2025
Image of question mark made of flowers. AI-generated.

I was interviewed by Canoe FM for a new show that will be launched in January 2026. Here are my answers.

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Making Gardens

  • Why some of the weeds are staying
  • Making it feel more like ‘here’
  • A time for planting, a time for singing
  • When did the cottage become work?
  • Why patience comes in shades of brown

Growing a Green Renaissance

  • When the landscape you inherit isn’t yours
  • When the trees fell
  • Something’s missing but I don’t know what
  • Yes, weeding can be a pleasure
  • The wintergreen on the shoreline

Bringing Back Biodiversity

  • Filling a hole in the forest
  • Land heals but it doesn’t go back
  • Doing it for me, benefiting us all
  • Fitting in or forcing out?
  • Can’t live, if living is without you