Month: March 2023

Drought Tolerant Plants

Drought Tolerant Plants

October 16th with Anna Mizyn. Anna is originally from Poland, and came to Canada in 1989. In Poland she spent 2 years at Horticultural College, and worked at the local Farmers Co-op. In her spare time she worked in local orchards, and grew and sold 

Weed Identification in the Garden

Weed Identification in the Garden

July 10th with Richard Dickinson. Richard has over 35 years of field experience as a vegetation biologist. He has worked for several government agencies, departments and universities, including Toronto Region Conservation Authority, Ministry of Natural Resources, and the University of Toronto. He is currently involved 

Birds, Bees and Butterflies

Birds, Bees and Butterflies

June 12th with Paul Oliver . Paul Oliver is an avid birder and is the founder of Urban Nature Store, with eight locations, including the online store www.UrbanNatureStore.ca and the Urban Nature Store at 370 Taunton Road East, in Oshawa. The Urban Nature Store offers 

President’s Message – Winter 2023

President’s Message – Winter 2023

by Greg Merlin It’s that time of year when all the seed and plant catalogues start arriving in the mail and we begin to dream of spring. Looking at all those beautiful glossy photographs and thinking how great that plant and that plant and that