Food gardening has been an important trend over the last few years thanks to rising health consciousness and environmental awareness. COVID-19 has turned this trend into something more akin to the Victory Gardens of the …more
“A Vegetable Garden for Every Home” was the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture campaign slogan during WWI. This is when the War Garden movement became a civic duty and called upon ordinary citizens (mostly women and …more
On a damp and chilly Sunday morning, Rick Hutchings from the Leaside Garden Society and his daughter Victoria walk across the lawn at the Leaside Library with shovels in hand and determined looks on their …more
Should we have our own Leaside Apple Pie? The best thing about making apple pie in October is that it’s just in time for the Northern Spy apple. Here is my favorite recipe using our …more
“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” – …more
Every gardener in Leaside understands the challenges of gardening in the north. But climate change has given us more than just rising temperatures and strange seasons, it’s given us record-breaking extremes and weather events that …more
“You need nature more than she needs you. It’s not an equal relationship. Serve her well and she will look after you. Abuse her and everyone loses.” – Monty Don With 100 members in the …more
Those dirty little hands were out in early June helping to make some of our Leaside parks more beautiful and it’s all thanks to the Leaside Garden Society, the City of Toronto Parks Dept., the …more
The hedge is a landscape classic used for its streamlined elegance. But for thousands of years, it served other, more functional purposes. From its humble hedgerow beginnings as a handy source of nuts, berries and …more
Ecological freeloaders, botanical bullies or terrestrial tyrants are just a few ways to describe the behaviour of invasive plants. They steal resources, smother or strangle other plants and can take over an entire landscape. The …more
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