Newsletter #1 - Spring 2020 |
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Welcome to our first newsletter! |
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Message from the President Hello to all our members and supporters. Happy 2020! I hope you like this new way of sharing our knowledge and news with you. We're eagerly anticipating a busy year with many exciting activities planned. You are invited to join in! If you have a family member or friend who may benefit from the information in our e-newsletter, please share. Each newsletter will also be posted on our website, Facebook page and Twitter, and your feedback is always welcome! Cheers, Jeanne |
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Our 2020 - 2021 Board of Directors Jeanne McRight, Founding President Ramona da Cunha, Secretary Mary Jean Kucerak, Treasurer Wayne Cardinalli Catherine Fleming Neil Fleming Angela Jordon Tim Oliwiak Jim Judge, Advisor Communications Murray Moore, Newsletter Martha Kantorczyk, Twitter Jeanne McRight, Facebook |
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Thank you! Blooming Boulevards is thrilled to have the support of the City of Mississauga, Riverwood Conservancy, and the Cloverleaf Garden Club: - The City has awarded Blooming Boulevards a Community Project Grant for 2020.
- The Riverwood Conservancy is now partnered with Blooming Boulevards and is donating space for our 6 workshops, run as part of the Discovery program.
- Cloverleaf Garden Club has donated Blooming Boulevards $500.
- And a huge thanks again to all our members, supporters and donors who made our 2019 year such a success!
Mark your calendar Need inspiration? Join us on April 28, when renowned author, gardener and environmental advocate Lorraine Johnson will be speaking! When: Tuesday April 28, 7 PM - 9 PM. Meet & greet from 7 to 7:30; Talk starts at 7:30 with discussion following. Where: Location TBA Tickets: Registration details will be posted on our website, Facebook and Twitter. Bonus: the hot-off the press update of her excellent 100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens will be available for purchase! As gardeners, we spend time thinking about what our gardens look like. In this illustrated presentation, Lorraine explores a different but intimately related question: What can our gardens DO...for the earth and for our communities? With humour, insight and passion, Lorraine considers the myriad ways that our gardens are gestures to the future--and how they can be places of flourishing beauty and positive action. |
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100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants for Canadian GardensThe key to a carefree garden is to know which plants will thrive under local conditions and which ones are better left at the nursery. With watering restrictions becoming increasingly common, and rising concerns about exotic invasive species, gardeners have to be savvy about plant selection, making native plants both a practical and ecological choice. |
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How wonderful to be starting our garden prep and planting soon! Gardens Committee Report - Catherine Fleming, Chair |
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A first-year garden, before & after...! From bare earth to a profusion of blooms a-buzz with bees and butterflies, all in just one summer. |
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We’ve begun growing the beautiful wildflowers for our 2020 gardens and are thinking of our members who want to be part of the boulevard gardening activities this year. It's February and we've already begun. By May the young plants will be ready for their new homes - in your beautiful new pollinator garden! Tuck them in and watch them grow. Best of all, the plants and our services are provided to eligible applicants for free. Get the garden application form. We have much to offer our prospective new gardeners: - Preliminary visit to assess your site and select appropriate plants.
- Advice on site prep.
- Up to 50 free plants, depending on site size.
- Planting: between May 23 - June 20. Choice of delivery date (on application form).
- Garden layout and plant pics.
- Free pollinator garden design course at Riverwood:
- Aftercare advice and midsummer checkup.
What our prospective gardeners need to do: - Have a current Blooming Boulevards membership.
- Get/renew annual membership.
- Fill out and submit garden application.
- The City of Mississauga requires a boulevard garden permit. No fee is required for our gardens. Download the City permit.
- Please return a copy of the City permit to us; We will submit to City with a note about the fee waiver. Send to: Jeanne McRight, Blooming Boulevards, 1295 Mineola Gardens, Mississauga, ON L5G3Y5
Looking forward to helping you bee-friend and beautify your boulevard! |
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Workshops! Displays! Presentations! Parades! Education & Outreach Committee Report - Tim Oliwiak, Chair |
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Look for Blooming Boulevards Mar. 7, Port Credit Seed Library Re-Opening, Port Credit Library - Mar. 13-22, Canada Blooms, Enercare Centre, Toronto
Mar. 14, Pollination Guelph's 13th Annual Pollination Symposium, Guelph Curling Club, 816 Woolwich St., Guelph - Apr. 4, Mississauga Seedy Saturday, Unitarian Congregation, 84 South Service Road
- May 17, NANPS (North American Native Plant Society) plant sale, Riverwood, 4150 Riverwood Park Lane, Mississauga
- June 5-7, Mississauga Bread & Honey Festival, Streetsville
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Learn with us: - Mar. 21, Design Your Own Pollinator Garden, Riverwood FREE.
- April 18, Understanding Your Soil, Riverwood FREE
- May 16, How and Why: Vermicomposting, Riverwood FREE.
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Want to help? Join our efforts to provide food and nesting sites for our threatened bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Here's how: |
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We'd welcome extra hands... Garden helpers: - Pot up seedlings
- Prepare plants for distribution and delivery.
- Assist with new garden care and maintenance
Education & Outreach helpers: - Prepare for and participate in parades.
- Assist with sharing information to community members at various events.
- Assist with preparing for and delivering various educational workshops.
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For Blooming Boulevards members, life is never dull! Because we care about our local flora and fauna, we've found a great way to make Mississauga a healthy, sustainable community: we're members of Blooming Boulevards! Member benefits include the opportunity by becoming a boulevard gardener, learn hands-on from experts, forge a meaningful connection with our community, and share in activities for all ages and abilities. Just a reminder - membership renewals happen in January. |
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Together we can make a difference! We rely on the generosity of donors, which help make our gardens happen. |
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