Street and rain gardens in Old Ottawa South
Written on: January 20th, 2025by Sandy Garland The gardens along Bank Street in Old Ottawa South started as a traffic-calming measure. The three rain gardens on Sunnyside were a pilot project ...
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Visiting the Champlain Park gardens
Written on: September 8th, 2023by Berit Erickson On August 26, the 7th Wild Pollinator Partners tour was held at Champlain Park’s pollinator and demonstration gardens. What a unique and epic ...
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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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Less is more: spring pollinator garden clean-up
Written on: April 25th, 2023By Berit Erickson of The Corner Pollinator Garden and Wildlife Habitat blog As the weather warms up, we’re all itching to get outside to work in the garden. ...
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The real dirt on bees, honey, and hype
Written on: February 17th, 2020by Sandy Garland; photos from Bee-washing.com, used with permission Not a week goes by without another bee hive installed by an organization or person who thinks ...
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Butterflies in your pollinator garden
Written on: January 17th, 2020by Sandy Garland Butterflies are not the best pollinators. As they perch on flowers with their long slender legs, they generally avoid the flower parts offering ...
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