OWSL: lending the seeds to grow Ottawa’s pollinator gardens
Written on: November 28th, 2023By Elaine DeCoursey (modified slightly from an article written for the Old Ottawa South Community Association Review, January 2024) At the November meeting of the ...
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Beyond pollinators 2 – loving all insects
Written on: September 6th, 2023by Renate Sander-Regier In Beyond Pollinators 1, we looked at the hard work performed by pollinators and other insects on this planet. Pollinating insects contribute ...
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Leave the leaves
Written on: September 3rd, 2023by Sandy Garland Every year, I put the Xerces poster on my Facebook page and exhort my friends and neighbours to “leave the leaves.” And every year I see ...
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Beyond pollinators 1 – valuing all insects
Written on: August 4th, 2023by Renate Sander-Regier Pollinating insects are easy to love. Their activities contribute to producing the food we eat and to beautifying our gardens. Pollination ...
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On the lookout for an endangered bumble bee
Written on: August 7th, 2020by Alysha Riquier With fieldwork cancelled or pushed back for many this summer, community science became an important tool for submitting observations. Stay-at-home ...
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Wildflowers: what’s native?
Written on: October 11th, 2018by Sandy Garland This is an ongoing question among those of us who want to garden in an ecologically sensible way. We aim to plant locally native species based on ...
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