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"Fast Food" Garden - Quick Yielding Vegetables & Garden Plans
If you’re looking for a garden that delivers fresh, homegrown produce in the shortest time possible, a “Fast Food” Garden is the way to go! By selecting these quick-maturing varieties and using smart planting strategies, you can enjoy harvests in just a few weeks. Whether you're planting in early spring, mid-summer, or even for a fall crop, this guide will help you design a productive garden that keeps the fresh food coming.
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Growing Stronger: 2024 Year in Review
As we wrap up 2024, we at Northern Wildflowers can’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of pride and gratitude. It’s been a year of incredible gro... -
Plant This, Not That - Native Plant Alternatives to Common Garden Perennials
Here are just a few examples of native alternatives to common perennial garden ornamentals. Because why not swap them for a more wildlife and pollinator friendly alternative?
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The Colours of Attraction: How Flowers and Pollinators Evolve Together
Pollinators—including bees, birds, butterflies, and bats—have played a key role in shaping flower colouration, and vice versa. The colours of flowers are a form of adaptation, evolving to attract specific pollinators best suited to them. Let's explore how this works. -
Boost Biodiversity by Planting These 5 Host Plants
If you’re looking to make a positive impact in your garden, growing native wildflowers and grasses is a great place to start. Not only do they add natural beauty, but many of these plants also serve as host plants for essential pollinators, providing food and habitat for caterpillars and other beneficial insects. Here are five native plants to consider, plus a bonus tip about trees and shrubs for supporting pollinator biodiversity. -
What's With the Buzz About Micromeadows?
In recent years, micromeadows have become increasingly popular as a way to transform small urban spaces into thriving pockets of biodiversity. Whether you're a city dweller with a tiny backyard or someone looking to revitalize a neglected corner of your garden, micromeadows offer a simple, low-maintenance solution with a big environmental impact. -
Miyawaki Forests
The Miyawaki method, developed by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki in the early 1970s, focuses on rapid reforestation by planting dense clusters of... -
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
With holiday meals and gatherings approaching, I wanted to share a reminder that it is actually SO EASY to make your own cranberry sauce rather tha... -
Wild Blueberry Preserves with Vanilla and Cardamom
If you have access to fresh or frozen wild blueberries, you have to try this recipe for homemade blueberry preserves, made with wild blueberries, and spiced with vanilla and cardamom. This adds warmth and complexity to your traditional wild blueberry jam, a flavour of home for many of us in the north. -
Elderflower Cordial
Elderflowers lend a fragrant and floral flavour to beverages, and a small bottle of elderflower cordial is often priced over $20 in stores. If you forage the flowers fresh around the end of July, you can make your own! And it's really easy. -
Pest Patrol
Pest patrolling your garden could sometimes make or break your harvest. Hungry herbivores sometimes seem to have no consideration for all the hard work you put into your garden. If you try to avoid pesticides and chemicals it can be even more difficult to dissuade animals from snacking on your garden goods. With the help of herbs, some insects and birds you can hopefully attempt to bring a balance to your garden that sees no pest can get carried away in your garden. -
What's the Buzz About Bee Hotels and Bug Condos?
Many native bees nest in cavities in wood, hollow stems, or below ground. Besides growing native plants to support native pollinators, providing nesting habitat is also important. In our newest blog post we dive into the pros and cons of backyard bee hotels to discuss whether or not they really help native bees.
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