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Give the Gift of RBG

November 21, 2025

Looking for the perfect holiday gift? Give the gift of unforgettable experiences with a Royal Botanical Gardens Gift Certificate! Redeemable for tickets to signature events ...

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Grindstone Marsh Then and Now

August 7, 2025

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy Grindstone Marsh refers to the marsh at the mouth of Grindstone creek within Royal ...

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Lower Chedoke Remediation: Community Participation

July 9, 2025

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy Water quality challenges in the southeast corner of Cootes Paradise Marsh—where Chedoke Creek enters—remain ...

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Protecting Our Hemlocks: Slowing the Spread of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

June 26, 2025

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy As the invasive Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (HWA) continues its spread through the region, RBG ...

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Cootes Paradise Marsh Recovery: 2025 Milestone

June 19, 2025

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy Cootes Paradise Marsh continues its remarkable ecological recovery, taking another major leap forward this ...

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Inside RBG’s Iris Collection: Past, Present, and Future

June 5, 2025

Inside RBG’s Iris Collection: Past, Present, and Future By Gianna Bazinet, Curator & Plant Records, Royal Botanical Gardens Past Irises have deep cultural significance, appearing ...

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Turtles in Trouble: Habitat Loss, Road Risks, and Conservation Efforts at RBG

May 22, 2025

By Dr. David Galbraith, Director of Science, Royal Botanical Gardens A Personal Reflection for International Turtle Day Turtles are among the most familiar, and perhaps ...

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Celebrating the Urban Wild: RBG Makes Every Day Earth Day

April 22, 2025

By Dr. David Galbraith, Director of Science, Royal Botanical Gardens Earth Day challenges us to consider our actions locally and understand how they relate to ...

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Spring Floods and Fish Migration and Populations

March 20, 2025

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy Spring is the most intense month of activity at the Cootes Paradise Fishway as ...

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Celebrating Black History Month: Jamaica Kincaid

February 25, 2025

Jamaica Kincaid, Garden Writer Acclaimed novelist, essayist, and garden writer, Jamaica Kincaid (b. 1949) brings to garden writing her rich thinking on colonialism and race. ...

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Invasive Plant Species at RBG and the Fight to Protect Biodiversity

February 25, 2025

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy Invasive species are simply defined as any living organism—a worm (such as the Hammerhead ...

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Celebrating Black History Month: George Washington Carver

February 19, 2025

George Washington Carver, Botanist and Environmentalist Born into slavery in Missouri, George W. Carver (1864–1943) dedicated his life to improving the lives of poor Black ...

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Celebrating Black History Month: Edmond Albius

February 13, 2025

Edmond Albius, Horticulturist Vanilla beans are the seedpods of Vanilla Orchids. These plants grow in the tropical forests of Mexico, Central and South America. In ...

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Cootes Paradise: Rebuilding a River Channel with Christmas Trees

November 26, 2024

Cootes Paradise: Rebuilding a River Channel with Christmas Trees By Jennifer Bowman, Senior Ecologist, Aquatic Conservation Programs, Royal Botanical Gardens. If you’ve driven past Cootes ...

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Beyond Pumpkins: Peculiar Plants for Halloween

October 29, 2024

Beyond Pumpkins: Peculiar Plants for Halloween By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens Carving pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns is a popular Halloween tradition whose ...

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Irises, Roses, and Peonies in Botanical Folklore

October 22, 2024

Irises, Roses, and Peonies in Botanical Folklore By Gianna Bazinet, Horticulture Curatorial Assistant, Royal Botanical Gardens Autumn is a season rich with folklore. The changing ...

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Botanical Oddities: Gingko Biloba ‘Thelma’

September 27, 2024

Botanical Oddities: Gingko Biloba ‘Thelma’ By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens The ginkgo tree is one of the oldest living tree species ...

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The Importance of Water: Great Lakes Water Quality

September 25, 2024

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy Efforts to restore and protect the Great Lakes are more critical now than ever. ...

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What’s in a Plant Name? How Cultivar and Trade Designations Shape the Rose Garden

September 17, 2024

What’s in a Plant Name? How Cultivar and Trade Designations Shape the Rose Garden By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens Rosa ‘AUSorts’ ...

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Protecting Species at Risk

September 13, 2024

By Tys Theysmeyer, Senior Director Ecosystems Stewardship Program As you walk through our lands, you’ll hear the symphony of nature reminding us of the incredible ...

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Marsh Status Review: Cootes Paradise and Grindstone Marsh 1994-2022

September 12, 2024

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy As part of the periodic technical review and publication of the recovery status for ...

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A Golden Hike at Princess Point

August 27, 2024

I spy with my little eye, something that is gold By Lindsay Barr, Senior Terrestrial Ecologist Before we welcome autumn and buy that first pumpkin ...

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Cootes Paradise Marsh Aquatic System Reset; Post July Floods & Recovery

August 15, 2024

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Senior Director of Ecosystem Stewardship Programs and Policy A record setting July locally for precipitation has changed circumstances on how to mitigate ...

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Ensuring future of Ontario’s iconic trumpeter swans

August 2, 2024

Ensuring the Future of Ontario's Iconic Trumpeter Swans RBG’s Plea for Visitor Support By Dr. David Galbraith, Director of Science, Royal Botanical Gardens First published ...

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Force of Nature: Japanese Beetle at RBG’s Rose Garden

August 1, 2024

Force of Nature: Japanese Beetle at RBG's Rose Garden By Nolan Lake, Entomology Student, Royal Botanical Gardens The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) has been a ...

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Environmental Responsibility and the Art of Mulching

May 28, 2024

Environmental Responsibility and the Art of Mulching By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens As responsible gardeners we need to consider the impact ...

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Fish Migration: Channel Catfish and a Freshwater Mussel

May 23, 2024

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Sr. Director Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanical Gardens Removing barriers in migration routes is a global initiative and this weekend, May 25 is ...

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Keeping Nature Clean: The Impact of Litter at Royal Botanical Gardens

May 14, 2024

By Cassandra Doria, Communications Officer, Royal Botanical Gardens As the not-for-profit caretaker of 2,100 acres of land and ecosystems, Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) holds a ...

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Spring: A Time for Environmental Awareness and Tree Appreciation

April 22, 2024

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Sr. Director Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanical Gardens As spring blooms, let's celebrate environmental awareness by hugging our favorite trees or planting one ...

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Spring Fish Migrations: A New Season of Hope

March 27, 2024

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Sr. Director Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanical Gardens April is the most intense month of activity at the Cootes Paradise Fishway as it’s ...

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Voodoo Lily: A Sinister Stench and A Five Star Meal of Death!

March 4, 2024

By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens Are you interested in botanical curiosities? If so, we have a surprise for you! Three of ...

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Botanical Monitoring with RBG: What can the plants tell us about the place?

February 28, 2024

By Kasia Zgurzynski, Botany Assistant , Royal Botanical Gardens Originally published on the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System Blog. To learn more about the EcoPark ...

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Impacts of Wildlife Feeding Along RBG Trails

February 27, 2024

By Jennifer Dick and Barb McKean, Royal Botanical Gardens. Wildlife in RBG’s nature sanctuaries have a problem — and the problem is overfeeding. A recent study ...

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Invasive Plants Within the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System

February 27, 2024

By Kasia Zgurzynski, Botany Assistant , Royal Botanical Gardens Originally published on the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System Blog. To learn more about the EcoPark ...

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Dr. Lulu Odell Gaiser’s Impact on Botany and Beyond at RBG

February 9, 2024

By Dr. David Galbraith, Director of Science, Royal Botanical Gardens Notable women have been pioneers in many scientific fields, including Lulu Odell Gaiser (1896-1965). Lulu ...

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2023 Botanical Year in Review: How Did Our Garden Grow?

January 10, 2024

By: Jon L. Peter, Curator & Plant Records Manager, Royal Botanical Gardens RBG’s cultivated gardens now have a total of 9,500 living accessions and over ...

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Cootes Drive Roadside Wildlife Protection Upgrade

December 5, 2023

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Sr. Director Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanical Gardens Along Cootes Drive existing roadside wildlife barriers are being replaced and upgraded in December 2023 ...

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Mussel Mania: A Rare Find Uncovered at Cootes Paradise

November 24, 2023

By Sarah Richer, Senior Ecologist, Species at Risk, Royal Botanical Gardens Exposed mud flats of Cootes Paradise aren’t just good for shoreline clean-ups; they are ...

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Bulb Brilliance: Behind the Scenes of the Breezeway

November 17, 2023

As the leaves fall and winter's chill sets in, a magical transformation is underway behind the scenes at the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG). Spring is ...

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Ecological Integrity at Hendrie Valley Nature Sanctuary

November 9, 2023

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Sr. Director Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanical Gardens The Cootes to Escarpment Ecological Corridors Pilot Project (Ecocorridors) provides Royal Botanical Gardens the opportunity ...

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Local EcoCorridors and Turtle Populations in the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System

October 12, 2023

By Tys Theijsmeijer, Sr. Director Ecosystem Stewardship, Royal Botanical Gardens Header photo courtesy of Jeff Leader. While a long list of wildlife species inhabit the Cootes to Escarpment EcoPark System, those who ...

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Preserving Biodiversity: Habitat Restoration and Conservation

August 31, 2023

Habitat Restoration and Conservation  We all know that it is all about the location when finding a new home. That’s why RBG was thrilled to ...

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Monitoring an Invasive Species: Spotted Lanternfly

July 19, 2023

By Abbie McHardy, Student Entomologist, Royal Botanical Gardens Be on the lookout for the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), or ‘SLF’! This insect is native to ...

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Host Plants for Butterflies and Moths

July 12, 2023

By Karin Davidson-Taylor, Education Program Officer, Royal Botanical Gardens We see bees, butterflies and moths going from flower to flower feeding on nectar and transferring pollen, ...

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Cootes Paradise Marsh: Big Steps Towards Recovery

June 29, 2023

By Tys Theysmeyer, Head of Natural Areas, Royal Botanical Gardens This spring aquatic plants have undergone large scale regeneration and are widespread across the marsh. ...

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The Life of a Canadian Iris

June 12, 2023

The Life of a Canadian Iris: The Story of Forensic Curation, Detection and Discovery. By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens One of ...

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Blooming with Pride

June 7, 2023

By Christie Brodie, Erin Aults, Kathleen Hutcheson, Royal Botanical Gardens. June is an exciting time of year at RBG as some of our largest collections ...

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War of the Roses: Parasitic Wasp vs Aphid

May 30, 2023

By Abbie McHardy, Student Entomologist, Royal Botanical Gardens As the weather gets warmer, spring and summer wildlife is becoming more active at RBG. Of course ...

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American Crabapple and Hamilton’s Draft Biodiversity Action Plan

May 18, 2023

By Tys Theysmeyer, Head of Natural Areas, Royal Botanical Gardens Hamilton's Draft Biodiversity Action Plan represents an approach intended to engage all of us from choices ...

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The Force is Strong with These Plants: Star Wars-Inspired Flora

May 3, 2023

By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens I was seven years old when the first Star Wars film came out and it was ...

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Taking Action and Tackling Litter

May 1, 2023

By Christie Brodie, Interpretation Projects Coordinator, Royal Botanical Gardens. We’ve all seen it and we’ve all smelled it. Litter isn’t a pleasant experience for any ...

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Earth Day Pictorial Nature Map

April 21, 2023

By Kerilyn Perron, GIS Mapping Technician, Royal Botanical Gardens Celebrated annually, Earth Day is a global event to create awareness for environmental conservation and to ...

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Radiant Ranunculus

March 17, 2023

By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens If you have visited the Breezeway at RBG Centre recently you will have noticed the fabulous ...

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Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: A New Forest Invader at RBG

March 14, 2023

By Mallory Peirce, Assistant Ecologist, Royal Botanical Gardens Early in March 2023, while conducting routine trail inspections, RBG staff discovered a new invasive forest pest on ...

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Flower Power for International Women’s Day

March 7, 2023

By Barbara McKean, Head of Education, Royal Botanical Gardens. Since 1975 the United Nations has recognized March 8 as International Women’s Day, a day for ...

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Winter Sowing: Container Choices

January 18, 2023

By Beverley Wagar, Volunteer, Royal Botanical Gardens Container Choices Part One Topics Before you start: What is winter sowing? Why winter sow? Basic principles What can ...

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Winter Sowing: A Step-by-step Guide

January 18, 2023

By Beverley Wagar, Volunteer, Royal Botanical Gardens A Step-by-step Guide to Success Part One Topics Before you start: What is winter sowing? Why winter sow? Basic ...

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Winter Sowing: Before You Start

January 17, 2023

By Beverley Wagar, Volunteer, Royal Botanical Gardens Before You Start Part One Topics Before you start: What is winter sowing? Why winter sow? Basic principles What ...

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Solstice Botany and Christmas Celebrations

December 21, 2022

By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens Have you ever stopped to think why, in the middle of winter, when the northern world ...

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Fungi, Winter Solstice, and …Santa Claus?

November 23, 2022

By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens Did you know that the modern image of Santa Claus was devised as recently as 1931 ...

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What is Giving Tuesday?

November 18, 2022

By Theresa Camastra, Development Coordinator, Royal Botanical Gardens Giving Tuesday is November 29, 2022 Giving Tuesday is celebrated around the world the day following Cyber Monday. ...

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Low Waters and Ecological Implications

November 10, 2022

By Tys Theysmeyer, Head of Natural Areas, Royal Botanical Gardens A truly dry summer and fall has led to challenging conditions for fish and wildlife.  ...

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RBG’s treecycling program has a new member!

November 8, 2022

By Emily Sharma, Royal Botanical Gardens. Over the last few years, the Gardens have carried out an initiative dubbed “treecycling”, where wood left over from ...

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Transitioning from Fall to Winter in Nature

October 18, 2022

By Dr. David Galbraith, Head of Science, Royal Botanical Gardens One of the delights of living in Canada is the changing seasons. While not restricted ...

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Exploring the Garden by Touch

October 4, 2022

By Ali Brown, Volunteer, Royal Botanical Gardens The other day, I went for a walk in the Rock Garden to see how it had fared after ...

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Invasive Jumping Worms: How to Identify & What to Do

September 27, 2022

By Karin Davidson-Taylor, Education Program Officer, Royal Botanical Gardens Jumping worms are a new group of non-native invasive earthworms that threaten gardens and natural ecosystems. According ...

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Learning and Reflecting on Traditional Indigenous Knowledge

September 23, 2022

By Dr. David Galbraith, Head of Science, and Barbara McKean, Head of Education, Royal Botanical Gardens Indigenous cultures, making use of oral traditions and the ...

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All About Sunflowers: Native Species & Beloved Cultivars

September 8, 2022

By Tys Theysmeyer, Head of Natural Areas, Royal Botanical Gardens Few plant species bring a smile to peoples face like sunflowers. The smiles can get ...

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Connecting to the Environment through Public Art: Urban Moorings Two

August 4, 2022

An Interview with the Curators of Urban Moorings Two On Tuesday August 2, four sculptures floated out onto Cootes Paradise along the Desjardins Trail, part ...

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Lost & Found; the Creelman Lily Blooms Again

July 8, 2022

The “dean of hybridists”, “Grand Lady of Canadian Horticulture”, Isabella Preston (1881-1964) was a self-taught plant hybridist who began her horticultural journey as a student ...

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Foliage & Living Fossils: Summer Breezeway Display

July 5, 2022

As the heat warms the gardens outside, indoors the Breezeway transitions from bright spring bulbs to a lush landscape of foliage and subtle flowers. This ...

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Happy Birthday Thomas Baker McQuesten

June 29, 2022

By Dr. David Galbraith, Head of Science, Royal Botanical Gardens Hon. Thomas Baker McQuesten as transportation minister, 1940. Whitehern Historic House & Garden, via Wikimedia ...

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Giant Hogweed? It may be a look alike!

June 24, 2022

By Tys Theysmeyer, Head of Natural Areas, Royal Botanical Gardens The Invasive ornamental plant Giant Hogweed has several look-alike species flowering at similar times creating identification confusion.  ...

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Boathouse Renewable Energy Project

January 18, 2022

By Chris McAnally, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, Royal Botanical Gardens. If you’ve spent time in the Arboretum you've likely walked past the boathouse which is located ...

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Growing in 2021

December 9, 2021

By: Jon L. Peter, Curator & Plant Records Manager, Royal Botanical Gardens Photos by Jon L. Peter The 2021 growing period was a relatively good ...

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Ontario’s Inn-famous Crossroads: The Valley Inn and its Many Bridges

November 18, 2021

By Dr. David Galbraith, Head of Science; Tys Theijsmeijer, Head of Natural Lands, Royal Botanical Gardens. An exciting change is coming to a very picturesque site ...

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One Hundred Years of Remembrance Day Poppies

November 11, 2021

By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens Remembrance Day poppies are artificial flowers worn to remember those who died for their country. They ...

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Rain Garden Attracts New Species at Risk Bumble Bee

November 4, 2021

By Brittany Killingbeck, Species at Risk Assistant, Royal Botanical Gardens. In the RBG Arboretum you will find a lovely rain garden nestled next to the Rasberry ...

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Taking a Careful Look at the Hendrie Gates

October 21, 2021

By Dr. David Galbraith, Head of Science, Royal Botanical Gardens. Last week at RBG we had the help of an amazingly talented team of artist ...

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Introducing Heptacodium miconioides

October 14, 2021

By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens With the sun having recently crossed the celestial equator and welcoming the autumnal equinox, many of ...

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RBG’s New Healing Garden Evokes the First Botanical Gardens

September 30, 2021

By Dr. David Galbraith, Head of Science, Royal Botanical Gardens. Visiting Royal Botanical Gardens’ Healing Garden in Hendrie Park is a great way to encounter ...

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Treecycling at RBG

September 8, 2021

By Chris McAnally, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, Royal Botanical Gardens. Sometimes at RBG we have to cut down trees. While we try to avoid it, it ...

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Whole Lot of Hosta

August 26, 2021

By: Jon L. Peter, Curator & Plant Records Manager, Royal Botanical Gardens Visitors to Royal Botanical Gardens often ask, “where are the flowers?” My answer ...

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More Magnificent Monarchs

August 20, 2021

By: Christie Brodie, Interpretation Projects Coordinator, Royal Botanical Gardens The highly recognizable and charismatic Monarch butterfly is a beloved garden guest. To help celebrate National ...

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A Garden of People: Connecting once again in the places we love.

August 19, 2021

By Megan Haley, Garden Interpreter, Royal Botanical Gardens. Every spring, the colours, smells, and sights of the season bring us out to gardens and trails. The ...

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Did You Know? RBG is a National Historic Site of Canada!

July 29, 2021

By Dr. David Galbraith, Head of Science, Royal Botanical Gardens. From coast to coast to coast, there are over 900 places designated National Historic Sites ...

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Joy in the Rose Garden

July 22, 2021

By Alex Henderson, Curator of Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens Exciting things have been happening in the Rose Garden based upon information gathered in 2020. Last ...

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How Starting a Vegetable Garden Made Me Rethink My Grocery Shopping

June 17, 2021

By Grace Hunter, Climate Change Garden Exhibit Interpretation Coordinator, June 2021, Royal Botanical Gardens In February 2021, during a dreary winter and seemingly endless lockdown, ...

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Lilacs and Living Collections

May 26, 2021

By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens. Canada has produced several notable lilac hybridizers over the years. When it comes to female ...

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The Living Legacy of Linnaeus

May 21, 2021

By Dr. Jim Pringle, Plant Taxonomist, Royal Botanical Gardens. The plant held by Linnaeus in the attached portrait is the circumpolar species, Linnaea borealis L. ...

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Periurban Biodiversity – Why does it Matter?

May 20, 2021

By Dr. David Galbraith, Head of Science, Royal Botanical Gardens. Saturday 22 May is International Day for Biological Diversity 2021, and it’s a great time ...

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Tree Planting Tips

April 29, 2021

By Iona Whatford, Garden Interpreter and Jon L. Peter, Curator and Manager of Plant Records, Royal Botanical Gardens There is a never-ending list of benefits to ...

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Happy Birthday Aleksander Tamsalu!

April 26, 2021

By Dr. David Galbraith, Head of Science, Royal Botanical Gardens Wednesday 28 April 2021 is the 130th birthday of Aleksander Tamsalu, Royal Botanical Gardens’ first ...

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What’s in the Water at Cootes Paradise Marsh

April 23, 2021

By Tys Theysmeyer, Head of Natural Lands, Royal Botanical Gardens. What’s in the water? The answer is an ever-changing array of things. That said, most ...

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Ravishing Redbuds

April 21, 2021

By Jon L. Peter, Director of Horticulture, Royal Botanical Gardens. Thanks to hybridization and selection efforts, the redbud has become a very popular plant in ...

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Heating Degrees and Phenology

April 17, 2021

By Dr. David Galbraith, Head of Science, Royal Botanical Gardens. All life on earth is driven by chemical reactions. Chemical reactions in turn are linked ...

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Mediterranean Garden 2020-2021

April 14, 2021

By Chris Tarrant, Plant Propagation and Production Manager, Royal Botanical Gardens. Since my arrival at RBG in 2017, the Mediterranean Garden (or “Med House” as ...

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The Next Best Thing to Being Here

April 8, 2021

By Barbara McKean, Head of Education, Royal Botanical Gardens. Behind the scenes at RBG Centre, one member of our staff does a lot of travelling in ...

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Trail Running Impacts

April 1, 2021

By Jennifer Dick, Manager of Interpretation, Royal Botanical Gardens. I’ve been a hiker since I could walk. Exploring new trails to see different landscapes, learn to ...

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The Rise and Fall of our Wetlands

March 29, 2021

By Tys Theysmeyer, Head of Natural Lands, Royal Botanical Gardens. Lots of people are wondering what happened to all the water in Cootes Paradise Marsh this ...

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Controlling an Invasive Species: Spongy Moths

March 24, 2021

By Christie Brodie, Interpretation Projects Coordinator, Royal Botanical Gardens. Last summer, Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar dispar, formerly known as LDD or Gypsy Moth) populations were ...

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Botanicult Fiction: The Secret Sounds of Spores

March 10, 2021

By Alex Henderson, Curator of Living Collections, Royal Botanical Gardens Header image: Secret Sounds of Spores, Inspace, installation view screen capture. The Secret Sounds of Spores ...

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Growing a Community: Seed Sharing

March 5, 2021

By Erin Aults, Library and Archives Specialist, Royal Botanical Gardens. If you are like me, you are eagerly awaiting the new, seemingly delicate green that ...

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Permeable Pavers in Scented Garden

March 3, 2021

By Chris McAnally, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, Royal Botanical Gardens. At RBG we’ve been interested in incorporating permeable paving on our property for some time. We ...

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A Seasonal Display Primer

February 18, 2021

By Jim Mack, Head of Horticulture, Royal Botanical Gardens. The transition through the seasons may be slow and subtle, but from a horticultural point of ...

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