Here’s another excellent article from Beatrice Ekoko at the Pollinators Paradise Project. To our knowledge none of the entrants in the 2016 Monarch Awards encountered trouble with bylaw enforcement. But… Read more »
U of G Master of Landscape Architecture student wondered why the monoculture turfgrass lawn is still so entrenched in the Canadian landscape aesthetic. Laura decided to go for some hard… Read more »
An Interactive Workshop Here is a great opportunity for Monarch Awards entrants and prospective entrants to learn about pollinator gardens and native plant care. The cultural practices for nature-friendly gardens… Read more »
There’s a large amount of rain expected today– where will it all go? This amount of water coming all at once, lands on paved surfaces and grassed areas compacted by… Read more »
Originally posted on Pollinators Paradise blog. Lyn Hanna-Folkes was one of the three judges for the newly launched Monarch Award, an award to celebrate pollinator friendly, sustainable gardening in Hamilton…. Read more »
Climate change is prodding us to rethink what plants we consider “native”. This article looks at the northward spread of southern plants. But consider also the retreat of northern species–… Read more »
for immediate release Hamilton– First-ever Monarch Awards for the cultivation of pollinator-friendly, sustainable gardens: Winner announced! Hamilton’s first-ever Monarch Awards competition has a winner! Kirkendall resident Glenn Barrett has received… Read more »
2016 TOP TEN FINALISTS Glenn and Kim Barrett Margaret Juraj Jane Koopman Susan Noakes Peter Queck Tanya Ritchie (Cathy Swenson) Amy Taylor Jocelyn Weatherbe Kerri Withers The judges have made… Read more »
A quick update from our judges… the decision will be made by Friday July 8th. And here’s a little bit of eye candy, just to give some volume to this… Read more »
One of our Monarch Award entrants was profiled in Kathy Renwald’s column in today’s Hamilton Spectator. Margaret Juraj’s bit of garden paradise made the Monarch’s “top ten” list. It’s great… Read more »