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CWF Certified: Cascade Green Park’s Butterfly Garden

  • March 6, 2023
  • by CWF
British Columbia’s Sechelt Garden Club created a butterfly garden in a local park which has since been certified as “Wildlife-friendly Habitat” through CWF’s Garden Habitat Certification program. A member of…
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Biting Bugs? Fight Back

  • June 14, 2022
  • by Sarah Coulber
Spring has sprung, and with its return are biting insects. To cope, try creating a haven for bug-eating allies in your backyard. Here’s how. Attract birds Grow a variety of…
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yellow warbler
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How to Help Wildlife at Home

  • January 25, 2022
  • by Sarah Coulber
We all want to make a difference in some way. But when you think about it, we are. Every single choice we make has an impact, for better or for…
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Summer Power Hour

  • July 12, 2021
  • by April Overall
10 Things You Can Do to Make Your Garden Grow in Less Than an Hour a Week! Whether you’re retired or you have a full-time job, some people just don’t…
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How to Prepare Your Garden for Winter

  • November 12, 2020
  • by April Overall
13 Tasks to Get Done Before Old Man Winter Arrives You’ve dusted off your winter coat and changed the tires on your car, but preparing for the ice and snow…
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What I Love About my Certified Wildlife-friendly Garden

  • June 23, 2020
  • by Liz Lore
Guest blogger Liz Lore is an artist and CWF Wildlife-friendly Certified Gardener. Five years ago, I moved from Southern England to South West Nova Scotia. I now live on a…
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family gardening
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Green Thumbs: Wildlife-friendly Gardening for the Whole Family

  • May 25, 2020
  • by Kailey Setter
Gardening is a fun and accessible way to get outside and learn about nature close to home. Whether you have a large backyard or a small balcony space, you and…
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Give Shelter to Backyard Birds

  • April 14, 2020
  • by Chelsea Ferguson
One of the joys of spring in Canada is the return of many of our bird species. They grace our backyards with their bright colours and chipper songs. But with…
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Give Butterflies a Place to Drink

  • August 12, 2019
  • by Sarah Coulber
Interest in butterfly gardening is on the rise. It’s a good thing, too, as it is an important way to help butterflies and other pollinators. But did you know that…
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16 ways to protect your garden in a drought without being wasteful

  • July 10, 2019
  • by Jerika Bradford
I vividly remember the first drought I ever experienced. It was in 2012 with what seemed like a never-ending heat wave in Ontario. It was also the year I decided…
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