Friday, May 18, 2018

Perennial Planting at Kathy's Grove

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Planting starts at 10am tomorrow, Saturday May 19, at Kathy's Grove. Yes, it will be cloudy and may be drizzling. Just sing along: I...
Monday, May 7, 2018

the Serviceberries are blooming in Kathy's Grove!

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"Apple" Serviceberry - Amelanchier x grandiflora We planted on a beautiful May 5. Most of the trees we dug in were still dorm...
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Thursday, May 3, 2018

Kathy's Grove: a Pollinator Garden from the ground to the treetops

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Through the kindness of friends of the late Kathy Andrachuk , of the Horticultural Societies of Parkdale and Toronto (of which she was...
Sunday, January 29, 2017

Flowers and Pollinators near the Monarch Sanctuaries

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Last post I talked about some of the help Alternare is giving to enable local people to reforest their lands. The monarch butterfly overwi...
Sunday, January 22, 2017

A real Alternative for monarchs: a visit to Alternare A.C.

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Monarchs roosting in the Monarch Biosphere Reserve Almost 6 years ago I posted about work by Dra. Isabel Ramirez of the University of...
Sunday, October 23, 2016

How to Make a Pollinator Garden

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After being inaccessible for some time, the printed version of this simple booklet is available for C$8.00 from Seeds of Diversity: https:/...

Fall flowers for the last pollinators

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Sternbergia lutea , blooming Oct. 23 2016 With our warming climate, bumblebees and honeybees are still out on flowers here in Toronto, ...