Plants

• UTRCA receives $10K in provincial funding to tackle harmful invasive species

  The $10,000 contribution from the Invasive Species Action Fund (ISAF) is going toward control measures against dog-strangling vine, Japanese knotweed and giant hogweed.

  Environment

  Aug 22
  
• Irrigation underway in southern Alberta as LNID’s headworks canal remains under repair

  Following last week's above-seasonal temperatures, it is expected water will be available throughout the district by the end of the week.

  Features

  May 8
  
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• Moncton woman’s passion for plants grows into budding business

  Leelynn Bardsley of Moncton owns more than 200 plants and runs a budding home-based business. 'There is pretty much no décor, just plants,' she says.

  Mar 17
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• Kingston, Ont. seed sharing group hosts annual Seedy Saturday

  The Kingston Area Seed System Initiative held its first in-person Seedy Saturday event since the start of the pandemic.

  Canada

  Mar 13
• Blossoming marriages funding budding gardens in Montreal’s Saint-Laurent borough

  The public garden in Parc Beaudet features a meadow of annual and perennial flowers, to attract and protect pollinators and endangered butterflies.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2022
• Westmount Conservatory reopens to the public after restorations completed

  One of the city's crown jewels has been renovated to its original design and is now open to the public as a place to visit and relax.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2022
• Quebec communities help endangered monarchs with butterfly-friendly plants

  Dozens of garden enthusiasts are putting their green thumbs to good use, planting native plants to help local pollinators with the Butterflyway Project.

  Environment

  Jul 25, 2022
• ‘They’ve doubled’: Costs spiking for southern Alberta greenhouse operators

  Like many Albertans, greenhouse operators are feeling the pinch of inflation and other rising expenses.

  Economy

  May 5, 2022
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• USask researcher joins team studying plants and microbes for oilsand wastewater clean-up

  The plant's microbes would clean up oilsand large bodies of wastewater by natural means.

  Environment

  Dec 18, 2021
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• Calgary company donates plants to seniors for comfort in COVID times

  A Calgary company is teaming up with the United Way to help lonely seniors, donating potted plants to help get them through the pandemic.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2021