City Hall pollinator garden – year 1 in review
Written on: November 25th, 2019by Amy MacPherson (reproduced, with permission, from the Pollinators page on the City of Ottawa web site) In June 2019, the City of Ottawa established a small ...
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Canada Day pollinators
Written on: July 12th, 2019by Sandy Garland I read about a country-wide Canada Day bioblitz and decided to forego fireworks for a day in the country trying to photograph 152 (Canada’s ...
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An introduction to our native bees
Written on: June 13th, 2019by Sandy Garland, presentation slides and identifications from Jessica Forrest, photos by Barry Cottam What is a bee? How do you distinguish them from look-alike ...
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Wasps – the gardener’s friend
Written on: August 16th, 2018Text and photos: Christine Hanrahan and Sandy Garland Revised and reprinted with permission from Wasps at the FWG According to David and Norma Barr (1981), wasps are ...
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