North Grenville Environmental Action Advisory Committee sets its direction
John Palmer on behalf of the EACC
There is an almost perfect alignment that thefirst meeting of the North Grenville Environmental Action Advisory Committee (EAAC)...
Wild Ginger, Bloodroot and Volunteers
by Philip Fry
As I wandered along our lane watching early wildflowers begin to show, it occurred to me that there are similarities between these...
Ditch single-use plastics in school lunches
submitted by Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth's 11-year-old Plastics Campaigner, Maya, is calling on students, parents, and teachers to join her in...
Hairy autumnal wanderers
by Fred Schueler and Aleta Karstad, Fragile Inheritance natural history
In the fall, hairy black and brown caterpillars cross roads and lawns looking for places...
Mulches and Woodland Blue Phlox
By Philip Fry
In my last column, I discussed the soil profile of an undisturbed site. The top layer, generally labelled “O,” is composed of...
The Triumph of the Bromes
submitted by Fred Schueler, Fragile Inheritance Natural History
Brandon Mayer’s recent article “Weed Spraying Facts” provides facts about the excuses that are used for roadside...
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...
Cathartic Buckthorn!
by Fred Schueler and Aleta Karstad
Fragile Inheritance Natural History
As the leaves of native trees and shrubs fall, the last broad-leaved green along roads and in...
Claude’s Gardening and Landscaping Forum
I was recently asked why plants that are brought in for the winter often shed some or all of their leaves.
The spider plant that...
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...