Birds & Bees Blog
For gardeners looking to unlearn harmful practices and start gardening for the planet.
No Mow May: A Well-Meaning Mistake for Ontario Bees
No Mow May’s hidden costs? Invasive plants, empty calories, and eco-placebo. While the idea is popular, No Mow May in Ontario is a well-meaning distraction. Instead of helping our native bees, No Mow May can facilitate the spread of invasive plants and create confusion around which plants we need to support Ontario’s biodiversity.
Pollinators Need You to Kill Your Lawn
The strange history of lawns in North America America and their shocking ecological impact. Lawns are highly polluting and drive habitat fragmentation and drive biodiversity loss. Simply reducing lawn cover and planting native plants can make a huge difference. Our pollinators need native plants, so ditch the turf and plant native!
