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Garden Photo of the Week
[PHOTO CREDIT: CANADIAN WILDLIFE FEDERATION’S DEMONSTRATION GARDEN] Many midsummer flowers are blooming in our wildlife-friendly demonstration garden this week, including Echinacea. It will bloom for several weeks, feeding butterflies and…
Garden Photo of the Week
[PHOTO CREDIT: CANADIAN WILDLIFE FEDERATION’S DEMONSTRATION GARDEN] Monarch butterflies benefit from our many native milkweeds but tend to prefer this one, Asclepias syriaca, also known as common milkweed. The flowers have…
Water Chestnut Pull Days – Come help save the Ottawa River!
[PHOTO CREDIT: VOYAGEUR PROVINCIAL PARK] Come help save the Ottawa River! Volunteers are needed to help remove Water Chestnut plants from Voyageur Provincial Park, near Chute-a-Blondeau, ON. Water chestnut is…
Thinking of the people and wildlife affected by the floods
As we all join together on Canada Day, we would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Canadian Wildlife Federation, to extend our thoughts and prayers to our…
River of the Month – The Three Rivers
[PHOTO – THE THREE RIVERS] This month we’re off to beautiful Prince Edward Island. Found on the eastern shore of PEI is the Cardigan River, Brudenell River and the Montague/Valleyfield…
The Alsek River – River of the Month
[PHOTO – ALSEK RIVER] The Yukon’s Alsek River is found in Kluane National Park Reserve. With features including mountains, glaciers, valleys, bare rock and undisturbed wilderness this river and its…
Bay du Nord River – The River of the Month
[PHOTO] This month we’re heading east again to Newfoundland to the Bay du Nord River. Flowing through the Bay du Nord Wildlife Reserve in south-central Newfoundland this wilderness area…
Canada Blooms Day 10: Blue Flag
It’s our last day at Canada Blooms. Boohoo! We’ve had so much fun and it’s been amazing connecting with so many people who love gardening as much as we do!…
Canada Blooms Day 9: Dogwood
No matter where you live in Canada, chances are there is a dogwood for you. Visually appealing and magnets for wildlife, these plants are bound to please both the gardener…
Canada Blooms Day 8: Wild Rose
Does it get any prettier than this? I think not. Roses. They inspire poetry, are a favorite flower to give as an expression of love and for many, roses are…
