Natural Succession

by Philip Fry One of the main differences between colonial and habitat gardening is the approach taken to the ecological process of natural succession, the...

Council declares Waste Reduction Week

Council has declared Waste Reduction Week in the Municipality of North Grenville, which runs October 18 – 24, 2021. Celebrating 20 years of success, Waste...

Tempered Purple

by Fred Schueler – Fragile Inheritance Natural History In the last few weeks, some roadside ditches, fields, and wetlands have been brightened by the blooming spikes...

Arrival of juvenile Leopard Frogs

by Fred Schueler & Aleta Karstad, Fragile Inheritance Natural History On the 23rd of July, the first juvenile Leopard Frog of 2023 arrived at Bishops...
Claude Smith

Claude’s Gardening and Landscaping Forum

Dear Claude, Dealing with a bumpy lawn. We have a well-established lawn (20 Years) on a clay soil. The lot is about 12,500sq feet (minus...

Golden-spangled Lawns (II)

by Fred Schueler, Fragile Inheritance Natural  History Back in 2020, I wrote up the way low-growing varieties of Lotus corniculatus, Bird's-foot Trefoil, were spreading yellow patches...

Obvious Snails

by Fred Schueler, Fragile Inheritance Natural History When a species has “obvia” as its specific epithet, and it’s so conspicuous that you can survey its...
Campus Greenhouse

Claude’s Gardening and Landscaping Forum

featuring Claude Smith Dear Claude,  My roses lose their leaves after blooming - what am I doing wrong? From Sandy The first thing that comes to mind is...
The NG Times Newspaper

The benefits of planting trees

We are fortunate to live in an area so abundantly filled with fields and forests of green. One only needs to look around to...

Interbreeding with Aliens

by Fred Schueler & Aleta Karstad, Fragile Inheritance Natural History On the radio and internet, you often encounter pitches for stories or movies of unknown...