HURON | OXFORD | PERTH
HURON | OXFORD | PERTH
Although it’s cold and blustery outside, by now the avid gardeners amongst us have already received our 2025 garden seed catalogues and many stores have already set up their seed displays. Although it’s too early for us amateur gardeners to start seeds, now is the time to buy your seeds and supplies when the selection […]
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Author: Robin Wall Kimmerer You may recognize Robin’s name, since she authored the wonderful books Gathering Moss (2003) and the best selling Braiding Sweetgrass (2013). Robin is an Indigenous woman, Distinguished Teaching Professor at the SUNY College of Environmental and Forest Biology and the founding Director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment.
Authors: Lorraine Johnson, Sheila Colla A Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee: Creating Habitat for Native Pollinators by Lorraine Johnson and Sheila Colla is an enlightening and engaging read. It provides all the information gardeners need to take action to support and protect pollinators by creating habitat in their own yards and community spaces. This book
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The Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants of the Southern Great Lakes Region by Rick Gray and Shaun Booth is a book that would be a valuable addition to any gardener’s library, particularly if you have an interest in native plants.
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“Keystone plants are native plants critical to the food web and necessary for many wildlife species to complete their life cycle. Without keystone plants in the landscape, butterflies, native bees and birds will not thrive. 95% of our terrestrial birds rely on insects supported by keystone plants.” National Wildlife Federation In the native plant community
Invasive plants are species that are not native to a particular ecosystem and cause harm to that environment, economy, or even human health. These plants tend to spread rapidly via seed or rhizomes and out compete native plants for resources, which can lead to a reduction in diversity. This can have a cascading effect on