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Evergreen Brickworks will host Seedy Sunday March 17, 2019.
Gardening

Embrace the seed: it’s more than a garden trend

March 1, 2019 Debora Kuchme

One morning, while eating grapefruit, my friend Bonnie’s daughter asked, “What would happen if we planted this seed?” So, together they planted it, gently watered and patiently waited with big hopes for a tiny sprout …more

Frederick Gage Todd. Wm. Notman & Son [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Gardening

Is Leaside a Garden City or not?

February 1, 2019 Debora Kuchme

Gardening can be as simple as finding a spot, digging a trench and filling it with a few plants. Voilà! But to a mindful gardener, the act of planting is one of greater responsibility. One …more

The Leaside Garden Society's 2018 Community Garden award is Leaside Gate.
Gardening

The 2018 winner of the Leaside Garden Society’s Community Garden Award

January 1, 2019 Guest Contributor

Each year the Leaside Garden Society presents an award to a business, institution or apartment building that has in our opinion made a special effort to beautify the neighbourhood with landscaping and/or plantings. Photos of …more

Alice Carriman, the queen of volunteer gardeners.
Gardening

Green thumbs with big hearts: the volunteer gardeners of Leaside

December 1, 2018 Debora Kuchme

December is the month when things finally quiet down for gardeners. Oh sure, there’s always a tree or two left to prune and a few more plants to protect but mostly it’s a watch and …more

Mary’s garden: can you see the robin? Photo by Debora Kuchme.
Gardening

It’s back to “old school” for gardeners!

September 1, 2018 Debora Kuchme

The Lea family dedicated most of their farmland to growing apples, but they grew some other seasonal crops too. They would have planted a few lilacs close to the house and not just for the …more

One of the Eight "Gardens of Distinction" in Leaside.
Gardening

Eight “Gardens of Distinction” 
Recognized in Leaside

September 1, 2018 Staff

Several front gardens in Leaside are the recipients of the Leaside Garden Society 2018 “Gardens of Distinction” awards. These awards are a tribute to the loving care that Leasiders provide to create interesting, beautiful, and …more

A Leaside Garden. Photo Debora Kuchme.
Gardening

Is there magic in your backyard?

August 1, 2018 Debora Kuchme

Unlike front yards, backyards are private spaces that can be used in many ways. A perennial garden, a playground for the kids or a quiet place to reflect. A backyard can be whatever you want …more

The garden on Kenrae.
Gardening

Tribute to a piece of paradise at Randolph and Kenrae

July 1, 2018 Debora Kuchme

1 Kenrae Rd. is now sold, and the neighbours are worried – not for the usual reason (think monster home replacement) but because of the future of the jewel of a garden that graces the …more

Butterfly on flower. Photo: iStocky by Getty.
Gardening

Leaside is blooming, but is it buzzing? 

June 1, 2018 Debora Kuchme

“Monarch butterflies could disappear.” “Bats headed for extinction.” “Rusty patch bumble bee now an endangered species.” Headlines like these opened our eyes to just how little we know about pollinators and the serious state many …more

Rain on leaves.
Gardening

The great rain gain with rain barrels in Leaside

May 1, 2018 Debora Kuchme

“The best things in life are free. The second-best things are very, very expensive.”  —Coco Chanel What kind of summer will we have? A wet one with flooding like last year? Hot with a record-breaking …more

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Attention Leaside High Graduates! Scholarship to be awarded for writing students

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Leaside Life is interested in promoting and supporting the art of journalism and creative writing, and to that end, we are proud to announce the second annual Ruth & Harry Goldhar Journalism Award. In honour ...more
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