By Marjorie Clark Whenever I gazed out of our kitchen window towards our backyard last week, this lovely flowering shrub met my view. It is the American Elder, commonly know as the Elderberry. Not only does it put forth showy,…
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In an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the County of Wellington has cancelled all upcoming Green Legacy Municipal Tree Day events. The Green Legacy will alternatively be offering a contact-free home delivery service of tree orders across the…
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TREES FOR PUSLINCH “The Green Legacy” The Green Legacy continues in 2018. The Township of Puslinch will again be offering a “Tree Day” whereby 5,000 tree seedlings will be made available (free of charge) to residents of the Township of…
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Wow, what a seed collection year it has been! Species of trees such as beech, black maple, ironwood and musclewood that create seeds every 5 to 7 years decided that this was their year. Giant seed crops for some species…
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By Marion Robertson. This is the year we are readjusting our mindset, at the nursery, in regards to what we thought were valuable additions to the landscape. Many trees and shrubs that we believed to be of little or no…
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Why the fuss about ancient trees? For me, the answer lies in their genetics and their gifts to their offspring. In long lived trees such as the maple, oak, beech and hickory, longevity is a desirable genetic trait. Longevity of…
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Ted Arnott – MPP – The Minister of Natural Resources needs to step up soon and commit to establishing an Ontario Green Legacy Programme if it is to be up and running by 2017, says Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott….
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(Wellington-Halton Hills) – Wellington County’s Green Legacy Programme is a model for the rest of the province to follow, says Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott. With Ontario’s 150th anniversary quickly approaching in 2017, Mr. Arnott, who addressed County Council on…
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via globalnews.ca A Guelph school program is doing its part in an effort to protect the main source of the city’s water supply. Students from three schools will be planting 1,500 trees near Starkey Hill Conservation Area on Oct. 4…
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Trees and plants communicate to each other, and their community, above and below the ground. Above soil level, when trees are being attacked (stressed) they release volatile organic chemicals (VOC). These VOC are picked up by neighboring plants and forewarn…
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Last year, in May 2016, we talked about a very special tree on site. Our American Beech tree had been recognized and protected by Trees Ontario as a Heritage Tree. It stands by the House of Dove as it has…
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By Marion Robertson. Trees invoke feelings deep inside us. Have you ever felt how quiet a forest feels; almost like standing in an empty, quiet church. Or sometimes we feel sad when we plant a tree for a deceased one…
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By Kevin Johnson A Puslinch Today reader has reported that at approximately 6:10 this evening, at the height of the first wave of thunderstorms that passed through the region, his property near the intersection of Wellington Roads 32 & 34…
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July 1st, 1867 witnessed the birth of the most just, most tolerant, most diverse, most compassionate, and most picturesque country in the world (but to be fair, I won’t make the claim that we have the best year-round weather!). In…
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PUSLINCH — Dozens of volunteers converged on a charitable equestrian centre Sunday afternoon south of Guelph to improve the pasture that riders with special needs use, through a Grand River Conservation Authority tree-planting program. It was during a spring cleanup…
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