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On the Trails: November 2024

October 30, 2024

To start the month, the forest areas around Cootes Paradise are at peak fall colors. Migratory birds are still plentiful, and a late fall flower ...

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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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What’s in Bloom? November at RBG

October 28, 2024

What Blooms in November? Note: this is a general guide of what typically blooms this month at RBG. Bloom periods may vary by up to ...

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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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What’s in Bloom? October at RBG

September 26, 2024

What Blooms in October? Note: this is a general guide of what typically blooms this month at RBG. Bloom periods may vary by up to ...

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On the Trails: October 2024

September 26, 2024

The trails burst into fall colour as the leaves turn reds, yellows, and purples. October is also the heart of fall bird migration, and RBG ...

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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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On the Trails: September 2024

September 1, 2024

September is migratory season and our sanctuaries are in the middle of a number of migration routes. Over 250 bird species can be encountered over ...

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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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What’s in Bloom? September at RBG

August 27, 2024

What Blooms in September? Note: this is a general guide of what typically blooms this month at RBG. Bloom periods may vary by up to ...

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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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What’s in Bloom? August at RBG

July 31, 2024

What Blooms in August? Note: this is a general guide of what typically blooms this month at RBG. Bloom periods may vary by up to ...

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On the Trails: August 2024

July 26, 2024

The next generation of life fills the sanctuaries, birds are numerous, new fish abound in the wetlands, and butterflies and dragonflies are on the wing. ...

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On the Trails: July 2024

July 2, 2024

New life fills the sanctuaries in July. Young birds are emerging from the nests, new fish abound in the wetlands, and butterflies and dragonflies are ...

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What’s in Bloom? July at RBG

June 28, 2024

What Blooms in July? Note: this is a general guide of what typically blooms this month at RBG. Bloom periods may vary by up to ...

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The Mediterranean Garden Rejuvenation Project

June 27, 2024

The Mediterranean Garden Rejuvenation Project  Opened in 1986, the Mediterranean Garden features plants native to the five Mediterranean climate zones around the world. The lush, ...

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On the Trails: June 2024

May 31, 2024

Breeding birds, a show of wetland flowers, and nesting turtles highlight June on the trails. The wildflowers of June are highlighted by the Blue Flag ...

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What’s in Bloom? June at RBG

May 30, 2024

What Blooms in June? Note: this is a general guide of what typically blooms this month at RBG. Bloom periods may vary by up to ...

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