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...
by Patrick | May 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
A recent study on bumblebees. More evidence that non native plants are essential to ecological health. “Five of eight species (including one that is currently under review for federal listing) most strongly preferred one or another non-native plant, presenting...
by Patrick | Apr 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’m not an advocate for home gardeners planting dangerous invasive plants. Sadly, I see how Toronto ravines, and even the TBG grounds, are infested with Japanese Knotweed and dog strangling vine. There doesn’t seem much likelihood either that such aggressive plants...
by Patrick | Jan 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
A recent study (the Study) by the University of Toronto of vascular plants in Toronto (GTA) was very revealing; https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2688-8319.12036 1 – The Study determined that there are 1,937 plant taxa in the GTA. Of these,...
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