Canadian Coalition for Invasive Plant Regulation
Yellow Flag Iris Iris pseudacorus- Example of invasive species, imported as a water garden plant. It has escaped from gardens and now infests the shores of the Avon River in Stratford. The post...
View ArticleLady Beetles
Lady beetles or ladybird beetles are very familiar and widely recognized predators of garden pests. Their phylum is Arthropoda, Class: Insecta; Order: Coleoptera; and Family: Coccinellidae. True bugs...
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New Naturalism, by Kelly D. Norris Some books are just a joy to read- this is one such book. Norris has an engaging writing style, the book is replete with stunning photographs of naturalized gardens...
View ArticleBook review: Where do camels belong: Why invasive species aren’t all bad- Ken...
I was curious to find more about this book after it was mentioned by a speaker at the Toronto MG Technical Update in January of this year. The author, Ken Thompson is a plant ecologist and Senior...
View ArticleBook Review: Lost Feast, by Lenore Newman
Prologue: I read an interesting article about reading Companion Books. Written by a teacher, she suggested that fiction and non-fiction texts can compliment each other. The author recommends that...
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