Garage Sale Season
Garage Sale, both a noun and a verb. There are two types of people out there…those who garage sale, as a verb, and those who …
Outdoors
Who are the Sentinel Species?
It’s dark, damp, dripping. Workers with sore backs descend staggering depths to reach their claustrophobic destination. Dangerous, dirty, sweaty; one heavily geared man carries precious …
Climate Resilient Gardens
Planting more trees, shrubs, and perennials is a positive approach to enhancing our properties. Trees provide shade and screening, shrubs provide colour, interest, and privacy …
Gardening for Pollinators
It is gardening season once again and it’s time to clean up those beds and wake them up from their winter slumber. Begin cleaning the …
The Carden Challenge: Protecting a Globally Rare Landscape
May is the month at The Conservancy. Migration is in full swing as beautiful, diverse species make their way back to their breeding grounds for …
Lawn Alternative
Replacing your lawn can be beneficial to you, your health, and the environment. Consider this year changing an area of lawn to some alternative landscape …
The 2024 Solar Eclipse: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Spectacle
On April 8, 2024, Orillia, alongside other fortunate locations in Ontario, will be treated to one of nature’s most awe-inspiring phenomena: a total solar eclipse. …
Plant therapy
Gardening is a lovely hobby that offers a mix of both active and passive engagement. The physical activity involved in gardening provides exercise, fresh air, …
Successful Annual General Meeting means more than a Full House
This year a combination of climate change and an El Niño meant that we didn’t have our usual Ontario Snowbelt winter. It feels as though …
A Time for Stewardship
Consider this a “call to action”. The snow has melted and like every year, we’re looking at the accumulation of trash scattered along our roadsides, …