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St. Croix River
Image Credit This month we’re going to New Brunswick to the St. Croix River. This river runs 185 km between New Brunswick and Maine. The St. Croix River provides lots…
Fall Colours
Image Credit An article I recently read explains that the early spring and dry summer experienced in many parts of Canada this year may impact the display of fall colours. Chlorophyll…
National Tree Day at CWF
To celebrate National Tree Day and CWF’s 50th Anniversary, we planted trees! With the help of students at the Kanata Montessori School (across the road from our headquarters in Ottawa),…
Gardening Guide Available for Eastern Ontario
Check out CWF’s latest article on pollinators in the Eastern Ontario Gardener’s Guide, 3rd Edition. In addition to listing garden centres, this handy guide includes articles, tips, lists of local…
Beneficial Insect Water Dish
[PHOTOS: ROBIN AND SARAH COULBER] So many of us have a water source for birds and some have larger features such as ponds which accomodate amphibians and fish, too. But…
The Thelon River
Image Credit This month we’re heading to Nunavut to find the Thelon River – the largest river in Canada that flows into Hudson Bay. Beginning just 200 kilometers east of…
This Week in Our Garden
Another aster is blooming – New England aster. But despite more asters and goldenrods putting on their show in our garden and along roadsides, I’m not saying the ‘F’ word…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] Many flowers are still blooming as best they can in this drought that continues on. Despite some rain here and there, water levels are still very low and…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] As summer moves on, many flowers continue to bloom such as echinacea, brown eyed Susans, our wild onions and coreopsis. Pearly everlasting is still going strong, too.…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] These cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) flowers are the latest addition to the blooms in CWF’s Wildlife-friendly Demonstration Garden, giving our local bee population some much needed nectar and…
