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Photo Kathi Davies.
Gardening

Gard’n Angels reap another mighty harvest

October 1, 2023 Debora Kuchme

For the past decade, the Flemingdon Food Bank has been the beneficiary of fresh, organic crops, all grown and harvested by St Cuthbert’s community volunteer gardeners…the Gard’n Angels. I’ve watched this group struggle through the …more

Leaside’s first David Suzuki Butterfly Canoe will be filled with soil and pollinator plants. It will be at the Leaside Library. Photo Rick Hutchings.
Gardening

Rick Hutchings beautifies our world one garden at a time

September 1, 2023 Debora Kuchme

If you’re a regular reader of Leaside Life, you already know a thing or two about Rick Hutchings. His gardening adventures have graced these pages for the past decade. And I’ve shone a light on …more

102 Leacrest.
Gardening

Magical Garden Tour plants seeds for inspiration

August 1, 2023 Debora Kuchme

In case you missed it, the Magical Garden Tour was filled with inspiration. On June 24, the weather forecast predicted thunderstorms for most of the day, but that didn’t deter the Leaside Garden Society from …more

Gardening

The changing of the gardener

July 1, 2023 Debora Kuchme

As I walk along our winding streets, I see more Leaside gardeners who are stepping away from formal garden practices and choosing instead to work with Mother Nature. Call them trailblazers, trendsetters or simply those …more

Mediterranean style garden.
Gardening

June means it’s magical garden tour time!

June 1, 2023 Debora Kuchme

On June 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Leaside Garden Society will once again host their ever-popular Magical Garden Tour. And I can hardly wait! This is when we can take a close …more

A new Leaside pollinator garden that has it all. Photo by Connie Uetrecht.
Gardening

Celebrating 110 years of Leaside’s 
Garden City Principles

May 1, 2023 Debora Kuchme

As we celebrate our 110th anniversary, I can’t help thinking about the importance of gardening to our neighbourhood. Rooted in the DNA of the design Frederick Todd created for us by using the Garden City …more

The Gardenzilla nursery.
Gardening

What will your garden grow this year?

April 1, 2023 Debora Kuchme

How and why we garden is changing rapidly as we focus more and more on the health of the environment as well as the beauty of the nature we create. With the rising costs of …more

There was a lot of good gardening going on in Leaside this year.
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Let the gardening year begin – now!

March 1, 2023 Debora Kuchme

Spring is just around the corner, and if you’re anything like me, you’ve been counting the days since the middle of January – or even earlier. As each day gets longer, the urge to garden …more

There was a lot of good gardening going on in Leaside this year.
Gardening

Remembering the garden season of 2022: the good, the bad, the ugly

November 1, 2022 Debora Kuchme

In the blink of an eye, our garden season has come to a rest, and the same goes for me. Honestly, I found this season exhausting with so much going on. It’s no wonder we …more

Karen Murkar, Ted Krawchuk, Nancy Dorkin, Kathi Davies, Jane Milligan, Hedy Sellers and Teya Knightingale. Photo Debora Kuchme.
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Digging in to do good at the St. Cuthbert’s Community Garden

October 1, 2022 Debora Kuchme

Every Wednesday morning, a core group of dedicated gardeners (6-10 green thumbs) show up at the St. Cuthbert’s Community Garden to dig in and do their bit to alleviate food insecurity. It all started as …more

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Left: Heather Bolt, owner and designer, and her assistant Sylvi Oja. Photo Suzanne Park.
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Going dotty on Bayview

by Suzanne Park in People

“Darling, you look marvelous!” With apologies to Billy Crystal and his 1980s Saturday Night Live persona Fernando, fashion retailer Heather Bolt’s Dotty business is helping her clients look and feel marvelous in outfits ranging from ...more
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  • Leaside Walks – Central-East Leaside
  • Rediscovering our backyard – the natural trails of Crothers Woods
  • Bayview and Eglinton development – getting down to serious business
  • Veterinarian Larry Tung’s animal magnetism
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