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Canada Blooms Day 7: Columbine
It’s day seven of Canada Blooms and we can’t believe there are only three more days left to this amazing event! If you haven’t had a chance to stop by…
Canada Blooms Day 6: Bloodroot
Let’s celebrate the bloodroot on day six of Canada Blooms! Spring ephemerals are flowers that make the most of the light that shines down through the open canopy in early…
Canada Blooms Day 5: Foamflower
It’s day five of Canada Blooms already! Crazy! We’d love to see you at our booth in Toronto. So let’s celebrate blooms, shall we? Today’s bloom of the day is…
Canada Blooms Day 4: The Serviceberry
[PHOTO] With its springtime blooms and summer fruit, serviceberries have much to offer Canadian birds and beneficial insects. And it just so happens that they look good, too. Serviceberries, known…
Canada Blooms Day 3: The Common Bluet
It’s Day Three! We are so happy to be here at Canada Blooms! Stop by! So let’s talk about something blue, shall we? The Bluet flower! Bluets are native to…
Canada Blooms Day 1 : The Pasque Flower
CWF is at Canada Blooms! If you’re in the Toronto area, please pop on by and see us at our booth! We’re so excited to be attending that we…
Make a Fairy Garden
Looking to bond with your kiddos outdoors? Many children will enjoy creating an area just for the fairies. For children who aren’t so interested in the wee folk, then perhaps…
Garden photos
Everyone loves photographs. They can capture the essence of a moment so perfectly, they can tell a story quickly and powerfully and they are a simple and fun way to…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] The weekly reports on our Wildlife-friendly Demonstration Garden, here at CWF headquarters in Ottawa, have had a long break and will join the garden in going…
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),…