2021 Newsletters

2021 Cross Pollination December 2021

• December & January GARDENING ‘TO-DO’ LIST
  by Halton MG Claudette Sims
• THE WELL TRAVELLED TRUG
  by Halton Master Gardener Pam MacDonald
• CHRISTMAS FERNS AND FRIENDS
  by Halton MG Allyn Walsh
• Master Gardener Profile: CLAUDETTE SIMS, CHAMPION OF CHANGE
  By Halton MG Bev Wagar
• Question of the Month: FUMIGATING WILDFLOWER SEEDS
  by Halton MG Claudette Sims
• WHAT’S GROWING ON?  News and events
  by Halton MG Claudette Sims
  
  Happy Holidays! The next issue will be in February 2022.

2021 – Cross Pollination November 2021

• November GARDENING ‘TO-DO’ LIST
  by Halton MG Claudette Sims
• COLLECTION, CLEANING, AND STORAGE OF SEEDS (part 2)
  by Brenda Van Ryswyk – Terrestrial Ecologist, Conservation Halton
• Question of the Month: CLEANING UP THE FALL GARDEN – what to cut (or leave)
  by Halton MGs Claudette Sims
• WHAT’S GROWING ON?  News and events
  by Halton MG Claudette Sims

2021 – Cross Pollination October 2021

• October GARDENING ‘TO-DO’ LIST
  by Halton MG Claudette Sims
• OUR FAVOURITE PLANTS: Camassia scilloides / Wild Hyacinth
  by Halton MG Pam MacDonald
• SEED COLLECTION OF NATIVE PLANTS
  by Brenda Van Ryswyk – Terrestrial Ecologist, Conservation Halton
• Question of the Month: HALLOWE’EN AFTERMATH – what to do with the pumpkins
  by Halton MGs Claudette Sims and Kathy Kavassalis
• WHAT’S GROWING ON?  News and events
• by Halton MG Claudette Sims

2021 – Cross Pollination September 2021

• September GARDENING ‘TO-DO’ LIST 
  by Halton MG Claudette Sims
• A MASTER MASTER GARDENER – profile of Cathy Kavassalis
  by Halton MG Kirsten McCarthy
• GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND – searching online for horticulture help
  by Halton MG Bev Wagar
• JUMPING WORMS–THE STUFF OF NIGHTMARES – a new invasive species is here
  by Halton MGs Cathy Kavassalis & Claudette Sims
• Question of the Month: HACKBERRY MYSTERY – galls induced by Pachypsylla
  by Halton MG Cathy Kavassalis
• WHAT’S GROWING ON?  News and events
  by Halton MG Claudette Sims

2021 – Cross Pollination August 2021

• August GARDENING ‘TO-DO’ LIST – Halton MG Claudette Sims
• Our Favourite Plants: Lobelia siphilitica, Great Blue Lobelia- Halton MG Allyn Walsh
• Diagnosing Lawn Issues: Let’s Start with Insects – Halton MGs Cathy Kavassalis, Claudette Sims
• Question of the Month: HELP Little Henry, Virginia Sweetspire – Halton MG Hariette Henry
• WHAT’S GROWING ON?  – Halton MG Claudette Sims

2021 – Cross Pollination July 2021

• July GARDENING ‘TO-DO’ LIST – Halton MG Claudette Sims
• Our Favourite Plants: Chelone glabra (White Turtlehead)- Halton MG Pam McDonald
• The Three Sisters- Halton MG Isabel Belanger
• WHAT’S GROWING ON?  – Halton MG Claudette Sims

2021 – Cross Pollination June 2021

• June GARDENING ‘TO-DO’ LIST – Halton MG Claudette Sims
• My Mysterious Tale of Woe – Black Vine Weevil Halton MG Allyn Walsh
• Hamilton Library Site Consultation – Halton MG, Claudette Sims, Bev Wagar & Pam MacDonald
• Native Bees of Ontario Halictid Bees (Sweat Bees)- Halton MG Hariette Henry
• Meet our Master Gardeners: David Marshall and Master Gardener in Training, Connie Booth
• WHAT’S GROWING ON?  – Halton MG Claudette Sims

2021 – Cross Pollination May 2021

• May GARDENING ‘TO-DO’ LIST – Halton MG Claudette Sims
• Goldenrods: The gold standard for our gardens Halton MG Pam MacDonald
• Native Bees of Ontario – Halton MG Hariette Henry
• QUESTION OF THE MONTH ‘What is this flower growing in my lawn?’ – Halton MG Claudette Sims
• WHAT’S GROWING ON? Shelter in Place Virtual Gardening Events – Halton MG Claudette Sims

2021 – Cross Pollination April 2021

• APRIL GARDENING ‘TO-DO’ LIST – Halton MG Claudette Sims;
• NATURE AND HEALTH –Halton MG Patty King
• NATIVE BEES OF ONTARIO, Mining Bees – Halton MG Hariette Henry;
• QUESTION OF THE MONTH – What Are Some Bee Friendly Alternatives to Lawns? Halton MG Claudette Sims
• WHAT’S GROWING ON? Shelter in Place Virtual Gardening Events – Halton MG Claudette Sims

2021 – Cross Pollination March 2021

• MARCH GARDENING ‘TO-DO’ LIST – Halton MG Claudette Sims;
• WILDLIFE IN MY GARDEN –Halton MG Liza Drozdov
• OUR NATIVE CONIFERS PART 2 – Halton MG Allyn Walsh;
• OFF TO A GOOD START: getting tools ready for the season -Halton MG Allyn Walsh;
• NATIVE BEES OF ONTARIO, Eastern Carpenter Bee – Halton MG Hariette Henry;
• WHAT’S GROWING ON? Shelter in Place Virtual Gardening Events – Halton MG Claudette Sims

2021 – Cross-Pollination February 2021

• February Gardening To-Do List – Halton MG Claudette Sims; NATIVE BEES OF ONTARIO, Our Most Important Pollinator – Halton MG Hariette Henry; A Copse of Carolinians: Indicator Trees – Halton MG Allyn Walsh; Question of the Month – What are these small white insects on my hibiscus? – Halton MG Claudette Sims; What’s Growing On? Shelter in Place Virtual Gardening Events – Halton MG Claudette Sims