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’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...
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 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...