They’re baaaaack! The Bayview Pixies, that is, only this time, it’s to bring gifts and a little piece of magic to every garden in the community, and not just Bayview. In celebration of Earth Day, …more
There’s a charming perennial border stretching along the northern fence of the St. Cuthbert’s vegetable patch. I saw it last fall when I was doing the Harvest Report there. It’s small, compared to the other …more
Congratulations to Sara Escallon-Sotomayor, who won this year’s $2,000 Leaside Garden Society Scholarship award. She’s a graduate of Leaside High, a North Toronto elite soccer player, coach, tutor and my new green hero! Sara has …more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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