2022 Newsletters

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2022 Cross-Pollination December 2022

Winterberry / Ilex verticillata
by Kathleen Terry, Halton Master Gardener
December Garden ‘To-Do’ List
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
Keystone Plants: A Gift to Nature
by Cathy Kavassalis, Halton Master Gardener
Why Winter Sow?
by Bev Wagar, Halton Master Gardener
Holiday Decor from your Garden
by Sheila Gutierrez, Halton Master Gardener
Conifer Identification: Dichotomous Key
Question of the Month: Feeding Birds in the Winter
by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
What’s Growing On? News and events

2022 Cross-Pollination November 2022

Blue Beech
by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
November Garden ‘To-Do’ List
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
Letting the Cat Out of the Bag
by Allyn Walsh, Halton Master Gardener
How to Make Leaf Mold
by Kirsten McCarthy, Halton Master Gardener
Fungus Gnat Season is Here!
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
Question of the Month: Vines on Trees
by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
What’s Growing On? News and events

2022 Cross-Pollination October 2022

Witch Hazel
by Kirsten McCarthy, Halton Master Gardener
October Garden ‘To-Do’ List
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
Recipe for a Native Plant Garden
by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
Garden Visitors or Garden Pests, Part Three: Squirrels
by Liza Drozdov, Halton Master Gardener
The Plunk-and-Plop School of Gardening
by Bev Wagar, Halton Master Gardener
Question of the Month: Gardening with Physical Challenges
by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
Leave the Leaves: Useful infographics from the Xerces Society
What’s Growing On? News and events

2022 Cross-Pollination September 2022

Clematis virginiana–a native climber for a trellis, pergola, or fence
by Kirsten McCarthy, Halton Master Gardener
September Garden ‘To-Do’ List
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
Plus ca change? Ontario gardening in 1947
by Allyn Walsh, Halton Master Gardener
Journey South–monarchs
Garden Visitors or Garden Pests? part two: raccoons
by Liza Drozdov, Halton Master Gardener
Question of the Month: moving large shrubs
by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
Garden Inspiration from Healthy Yards
What’s Growing On? News and events

2022 Cross-Pollination August 2022

Turtleheads–Bring some turtles to your garden!
by Kirsten McCarthy, Halton Master Gardener
August Gardening ‘To-Do’ List
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
Lichen the ‘fun-guys’ Part III Mosses, Liverworts, & Hornworts
by Kathleen Terry, Halton Master Gardener
Garden Visitors or Garden Pests? Part 1: Rabbits
by Liza Drozdov, Halton Master Gardener
Question of the Month: Deformed Echinacea
by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
Garden Inspiration from Healthy Yards
What’s Growing On? News and events

2022 Cross-Pollination July 2022

New Jersey Tea – A Favourite of Mine & the Pollinators!
by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
July Gardening ‘To-Do’ List
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
Lichen the ‘fun-guys’ Part II Lichen
by Kathleen Terry, Halton Master Gardener
My Immortal Knotweed
by Liza Drozdov, Halton Master Gardener
Question of the Month: Ants on Peonies
by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
Garden Humour
What’s Growing On? News and events

2022 Cross-Pollination June 2022

Black Chokeberry – A ‘Rose’acea by any other name?
by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
June Gardening ‘To-Do’ List
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
Lichen the ‘Fun-Guys’: Dryad’s Saddle
by Kathleen Terry, Halton Master Gardener
Canadian Coalition for Invasive Plant Regulation
by Cathy Kavassalis and Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardeners
Memory Aids for Gardeners
Bev Wagar, Halton Master Gardener
Question of the Month: Gardening around a tree stump
by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardeners
Monarch Awards
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
What’s Growing On? News and events

2022 Cross-Pollination May 2022

Liverwort–a Beauty with a Beastly Name
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
May Gardening ‘To-Do’ List
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
Gardening with Children: From Little Seeds
by Allyn Walsh, Halton Master Gardener
Invasive Jumping Worms: Spread the Word, not the Worm
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
Carrie Does Not Love Tom. She Never Did
by Bev Wagar, Halton Master Gardener
Grow these Seven Spectacular Moths in Your Garden
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
Question of the Month: Grass Replacement
by Cathy Kavassalis and Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardeners
What’s Growing On? News and events

2022 Cross Pollination April 2022

Monstera Mystery Revealed
by Harriet Henry, Halton Master Gardener
April Gardening ‘To-Do’ List
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
Making More Lilies
by Liza Drozdov, Halton Master Gardener
Garden Activism–Are You at Risk?
by Bev Wagar, Halton Master Gardener
Spring Flowering Native Plants for Your Garden
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
Question of the Month: Rosa multiflora
by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
What’s Growing On? News and events

2022 Cross Pollination March 2022

March GARDENING ‘TO-DO’ LIST
by Halton MG Claudette Sims
SOME LIKE IT HOT–SEED GERMINATION AND SOIL TEMPERATURE
By Halton MG Cheryl Discenza
A PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH TO CO-EXISTING WITH CRITTERS IN THE GARDEN–EPISODE 1
by Halton MG Pam MacDonald
Question of the Month: Curing Clematis Pruning Anxiety
by Halton MG Claudette Sims
WHAT’S GROWING ON? News and events

2022 Cross Pollination February 2022