Pocket Gardens and Trout Lilies

by Philip Fry  It is difficult for most of us to know what to do about the loss of biodiversity taking place right under our...

The Weather with Connor

Hello, everyone! Welcome back to another week of The Weather with Connor. This week, I just wanted to talk about one thing. That big...

In defence of our forests and woodlots

by Marc Nadeau I occasionally drive along Somerville Road and my eyes are still not accustomed to the big block of cleared land that was,...

A major obstacle to Greening our Municipality

by Philip Fry During recent weeks, my plan to discuss wildflower gardening as a means of reducing the impact of  CO2 emissions on our “quilted”...

The Weather with Connor

Featuring Connor Mockett Hello, everyone! Welcome back to another The Weather with Connor column. This week I’d like to catch up on a chase that...
Claude Smith

Claude’s Gardening and Landscaping Forum

Dear Claude, When is the best time to cut back hydrangeas (Annabelle), now or in spring?  Or do you just cut back the old...

The Weather with Connor

Hello, everyone! Welcome back to another week of The Weather with Connor. This week I’d like to talk about something that I saw back...

Species Range and Habitat Reciprocity

by Philip Fry A few days ago, Nick Weissflog, a young friend pursuing environmental studies, came to visit me. Nick is currently doing research on...

Frangulous Buckthorn!

by Fred Schueler & Aleta Karstad, Fragile Inheritance Natural History In our 1995 survey of the ecology of the Kemptville Creek drainage basin, there was an...

Natural Succession, part 2

by Philip Fry Natural succession does not proceed in a straight timeline from a disturbance to a stable climax habitat community, nor does it do...