Wondering what you can do about invasive species in Mississauga? bloomingboulevards.org/post/invasive-… #InvSpWk #bloomingboulevards #habitatgarden #pollinatorgarden #boulevardgarden #ecogarden #invasivespecies #invasiveplants

Invasive species are one of the major stresses on our local pollinators. They can out-compete the native plants that pollinators need for their lifecycles. bloomingboulevards.org/post/why-do-po… #InvSpWk #habitatgarden #pollinatorgarden #ecogarden #invasivespecies #invasiveplants

"The City of Mississauga will be recognizing Invasive Species Awareness Week from Feb. 21 to March 4 with a series of events to learn about invasive species." mississauga.com/news-story/108… #InvSpWk #habitatgarden #pollinatorgarden #ecogarden #invasivespecies #invasiveplants

Our next free workshop - Design Your Own #PollinatorGarden - is coming up on March 11. Learn how you can provide food and habitat for pollinators in your own yard! Pre-registration is required - bloomingboulevards.org/book-online #habitatgarden #ecogarden #gardenwebinar #gardenworkshop

"...to increase the availability of suitable plants for pollinators, it's not just the plant nurseries that need to change – mentalities must, too.." bbc.com/future/article… #ontarionativeplants #plantnative #pollinatorgarden #habitatgarden #bloomingboulevards #boulevardgarden

Our incredible volunteers have spent hundreds of hours picking, sorting and packaging seeds. Thanks to that hard work, we'll have native seeds available to purchase at community events - starting this weekend at Seedy Saturday! Details are here: uucm.ca/event/seedy-sa…

"I thought my backyard was brilliant for wildlife, I thought it was perfect. Then what I did last summer was look at plants like the boneset that has hundreds of insects in it, and my beautiful Pow Wow Wild Berry echinacea has zero in it." bloomingboulevards.org/post/gardening…

Bumblebees can learn from one another about how to solve puzzles. npr.org/2023/03/07/116…

Reminder - our next workshop is tomorrow at 10am on Zoom. Register today and get ready to learn how your garden can provide habitat for native pollinators! bloomingboulevards.org/book-online

Make room for natives in your garden if you want to support biodiversity and ecological well being. Here are just a few of the many beautiful Ontario native plants that will give you a sequence of bloom from March until May. bloomingboulevards.org/post/list-of-e…

Our next free workshop will give you tips on how your garden can support local wildlife all year long! Mark your calendar for March 25 at 10am on Zoom. Pre-registration is required - bloomingboulevards.org/book-online #pollinatorgarden #habitatgarden #ecogarden #gardenwebinar

Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) is a native spring ephemeral in Ontario. It's foliage starts purple before turning a rich green. It is an early spring plant important for providing pollen and nectar for native bees and nectar for early butterflies, moths and skippers.

The #NoMowMay hashtag is already popping up in late March. Take a look at this article by Sheila Colla, Ph.D and Lorraine Johnson to put the trend into an Ontario context. rewildingmag.com/no-mow-may-dow…

"...there are things we can do right now across all areas of life—including the basic choices you and I make every day—that can cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than half by 2030." scientificamerican.com/article/there-…

We are now accepting applications for 2023 garden stewards! If you live in Mississauga and would like to receive 50 FREE native plants for a boulevard garden you can submit an application here: bloomingboulevards.org/get-a-garden Please share to help us get the word out!

Precious migratory bird flyway & habitat. Vital public space. Fight for Ontario Place. smallchangefund.ca/project/save-o…

If you're planning a native plant garden for this year, include species that bloom in spring, summer and fall so you have blooms available for pollinators each season. bloomingboulevards.org/post/the-sprin…

New research finds surprising science behind bumble bee superfood phys.org/news/2023-04-s… via Phys.org

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