by Patrick | Sep 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Beyond the Mantra: Why Urban Gardeners Need Nuance, Not Dogma, in the Native Plant Conversation. Over the past decade, Doug Tallamy’s work has held enormous influence over the home-gardening world. His books and outreach helped many people appreciate the ecological...
by Patrick | Sep 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Who knew there are so many ecologists? Theoretical Ecologists, Population Ecologists, Behavioural Ecologists, Landscape Ecologists, Marine Ecologists, Restoration Ecologists, Soil Ecologists, Ecosystem Ecologists, Evolutionary Ecologists, Community Ecologists...
by Patrick | Aug 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
I wish I had noticed this earlier from Dr Linda Chalker-Scott (2018). If you’re going to push an agenda best consider all the research, or credibility is at stake. Native vs. nonnative – can’t we all just get along?...
by Patrick | Jul 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
A seminal report published in 1995 recorded 3,269 vascular plants as native to Canada. Of these, 42 (1.4%) were endemic and only about 8 of them were endemic to Ontario. Most of them are located in the far north of the Province. (1) A study in 2017 recorded 4,677...
by Patrick | Jul 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
You’ve never been in trouble before but your garden moral compass has been a bit wobbly these past few years. Could it be all the peer pressure to “do the right thing” coming from a new fashion in gardening? Here’s something that might be of interest to serious...
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