With so much to do in the spring time garden, it's often easy to fall back on old habits despite our best intentions.

Here are some straightforward handy tips to help you and your garden get off to a flying start this spring!

1. WAIT! Retain leaf cover, delay spring clean up and leave standing stems for as long as you can - at least until the temperatures reach 10'c so that small insects have vacated their winter hideaways.
2. Go searching online during the cooler spring months. Many native plant nurseries are now taking orders for their inventory this way. You preorder and take a road trip to the nursery to collect or they deliver right to your door!
3. Use a variety of native pollinator friendly plants that bloom in successive months through the seasons to deliver high quality nectar and pollen to the insects  and birds in your garden.
4. DON'T! Tempting as it may be, our wild native plants should remain that way. Please do not attempt to dig up or harvest anything from these plants. Take photos and memories only.

Owen Sound:  on-site advice & demonstration on planting & growing food for CMHA Lunch Program (Union Place) & participating gardeners

The Edible Forest Learning Station:  Hands-on learning session where Grade 7 students learn which forest plants are edible or have medicinal use.