2024 Newsletters

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May 2024

2024 May Cross Pollination (click to open pdf)

• Eastern Flowering Dogwood
  by Kevin Kavanagh, Guest Author
• May Garden ‘To-Do’ List
  by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
• Lily of the Valley–Lovely or Lethal
  by Pam MacDonald, Halton Master Gardener
• Cultivating Diversity: Book Review
  by Emma Murphy, Peterborough Master Gardener
• Question of the Month:  Re-using Potting Soil
  by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
• Garden Inspiration: Container Gardens for Native Plants
• What’s Growing On? News and Events

2024 April Cross Pollination (click to open pdf)

• Golden Alexander
  by Sundaura Alford-Purvis, Guest Author
• April Garden ‘To-Do’ List
  by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
• A Troublesome Trio
  by Pam MacDonald, Halton Master Gardener
• The Priority of Rethinking Pretty
  by Kirsten McCarthy, Halton Master Gardener
• Question of the Month: Native Grasses for Privacy
  by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
• Garden Inspiration: Gardeners Making a Difference
• What’s Growing On? News and Events

March 2024

2024 March Cross Pollination (click to open pdf)

• The Mystical and Medicinal Hawthorn Tree
  by Pam MacDonald, Halton Master Gardener
• March Garden ‘To-Do’ List
  by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
• Successfully Growing Ranunculus and Anemone
  by Liza Drozdov, Halton Master Gardener
• Exploring Peat and Coir Part 2
  by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
• With Spring Comes Hope and Gratitude
  by Pam MacDonald, Halton Master Gardener
• Question of the Month: Why Seeds Don’t Germinate
  by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
• Garden Inspiration: Ready… Set… Sow!
• What’s Growing On? News and Events

2024 February Cross Pollination

• Balsam Fir—Abies balsamea
  by Pam MacDonald, Halton Master Gardener
• February Garden ‘To-Do’ List
  by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
• New Plants from Old
  by Allyn Walsh, Halton Master Gardener
• Exploring Peat and Coir Part 1
  by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
• Question of the Month: Seed Types
  by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
• Garden Inspiration: Winter Wonders
• What’s Growing On? News and Events

2024 January 2024 No issue in January. Happy Holidays!