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WILD About Gardening
Dig In!
[PHOTO: CWF] If you’re like me, once gardening season hits, it’s hard to keep my fingernails clean. I like feeling the earth and plants against my skin, wearing gloves only…
This Week in our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF]This week I’ve noticed lilies and irises blooming around town. In our own wildlife-friendly demonstration garden here at CWF headquarters, bees are busy with our blooms, as are…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] Around the area, crabapples are fading but the soft pink and white blush of apple blossoms are peaking, with lilacs and honeysuckles joining the show. At the CWf…
This Week in Our Garden
[PLANT PHOTOS: CWF] It seems most roads I drove along this week had at least one crabapple in full bloom, with gorgeous shades of pinks and some with early apple…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] I’ve been seeing red admiral butterflies these past few weeks but today managed to get a few shots of one on our golden current (Ribes aureum). This photo…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] It’s almost May and…it snowed. Yup. And it didn’t just sprinkle down…it stuck…for hours. For my friend in the Quebec Laurentians, it lasted days thanks to the cold…
Ancient Plant Blooms Again
[PHOTO] When you look at this plant, imagine a wooly mammoth or saber-toothed cat walking by. “What on earth?” you might say…although “when on earth” might be more relevant. This…
Studies on Bees
Check out these two articles. They profile recent studies on how the health of bees is being affected by toxins in the environment, such as pesticides. They were sent to…
This Week in Our Garden
[PHOTOS: CWF] Spring has sprung and the CWF Demonstration Gardens are waking from their winter slumber. Our wildlife-friendly garden showcases a large variety of Canadian native plants and through…
Spring Has Sprung!
In keeping with the new growth and fresh starts that come with spring, our WildAboutGardening.org website is sporting a new look, new English and French content and more user-friendly features.…
