Newsletter #6 - March 2021 |
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Help us protect more pollinators in Mississauga - share this newsletter with your friends and family! |
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Virgina waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) is a beautiful sign of spring. Photo ©2020 Jeanne McRight |
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Message from the President Dear BB Members and Supporters, So glad it’s spring! Won’t it be great to be gardening again? Our team of volunteer native plant propagators has been busy this month getting our native wildflower seeds started. Now the seedlings have sprouted and are growing well. Some of the new species we’ve added this year are blue lobelia, hoary vervain, and prairie cinquefoil, all perfect for gardens and loved by pollinators. |
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Native garden to-do list for April includes: |
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Our 2021 members will be able to volunteer for the many interesting projects we are planning. We’ve been asked to help install pollinator gardens in several public locations and will need some folks to lend a hand with this rewarding family-friendly activity. Heads up for our 2021 members: - Apply soon for your boulevard pollinator garden (cut off quota is 75 gardens or May 15, whichever comes first).
We are working to support biodiversity. Here’s how you can help: - Sign up/Renew: membership for 2021-22.
- Apply for a 2021 garden! Start early and plan your very own native wildflower pollinator garden. Encourage your neighbours to put one in, too!
- Volunteer to help us collect seeds and grow native plants!
- Register for a workshop and learn more about gardens and pollinators!
- Donate! All amounts will be deeply appreciated and applied directly to keep our garden
- program going.
“Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It’s about doing more good.” - Jochen Zeitz
Happy gardening!
Jeanne
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Meet a Member The lawn goodbye: giving up grass for a boulevard garden
Liz Primeau
In this Meet a Member article we get to know Michael and Jacqueline, who created a circle "boulevard garden" on their front lawn.
Their story is a transition from lawn pride to pollinator pride and making a difference in their garden. Read more here >> |
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Why Native Plants? Part 2: Do you really like watering?
Murray MooreDo you enjoy watering? Be honest, now. Native plants are water-once plants. OK, once is the first summer, the summer during which native plants grow down, into the ground, instead of up, toward the sky. Read more here >> |
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Garden Buzz Put off your spring tidying!
Murray Moore You haven't spring-cleaned your flower beds? Good for you! You aren’t lazy. You are a good gardener. Read more here >> |
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Pollinator Support Your bee hotel needs some spring cleaning too
Wayne CardinalliThe bees are getting ready to come out for the spring. Find out what needs to be done in any bee hotels you care for. Read more here >> |
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Choosing Native Plants Early spring-blooming native plants
Jeanne McRight Wildflowers that blossom in early spring provide an important food source for pollinators after a long winter. Visit this gallery to see some of the beautiful options you have for a woodland garden. |
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Education & Outreach News Mark your calendar We share our passion for pollinators, plants and people by offering workshops and presentations by expert horticulturists. Upcoming Workshop Schedule - April 17, 10-11am - Understanding Your Soil
Learn about your soil's health and how it keeps your plants thriving - July 24, 10-11am - Design Your Own Pollinator Garden
Provide food and shelter for native pollinators in a gorgeous landscape. | | |
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* Covid-19 update: We will be conducting our 2021 workshops as FREE online presentations with a question period afterward. Helpful information sheets are available as handouts, and emailed to you on request. |
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Membership Annual memberships cost just $10 (single) or $15 (family). These fees provide the resources we need to do our work helping pollinators in Mississauga.
Please renew your 2021 membership today, or apply for your first membership below. | | |
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Donate As a volunteer-run not-for-profit, every dollar donated goes to our work of providing habitat and food sources for native pollinators and animals. We rely on the generosity of donors who care about pollinators, native plants and the environment. | | |
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Our 2020 - 2021 Board of Directors Jeanne McRight, Founding President Ramona da Cunha, Secretary Mary Jean Kucerak, Treasurer Wayne Cardinalli Angela Jordon Murray Moore Tim Oliwiak Jim Judge, Advisor Communications Jeanne McRight Murray Moore
Peeter Poldre
Liz Primeau
Pamela Sleightholm Photos: Peeter Poldre and Jeanne McRight |
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Blooming Boulevards is a proud recipient of a Community Grant from the City of Mississauga. Thank you for your support! |
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