2023 December Cross Pollination

  • Red-Osier Dogwood
    by Pam MacDonald, Halton Master Gardener
  • December Garden ‘To-Do’ List
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Travels through Australia and New Zealand
    by Harriet Henry, Halton Master Gardener
  • Houseplants—Finding Your Indoor Green Thumb
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Growing Communities: Exploring Seed Libraries and Exchanges
    by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
  • Question of the Month: Moles
    by Harriet Henry, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Inspiration: Winter Protection for Plants
  • What’s Growing On? News and Events

2023 November Cross Pollination

  • Scruffy—My Giant Purple Hyssop!
    by Isabel Belanger, Halton Master Gardener
  • November Garden ‘ To-Do’ List
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Gardening in Dry Shade
    by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
  • Overwintering Your Plants
    by Allyn Walsh, Halton Master Gardener
  • Where do all the Bees go?
    by Kirsten McCarthy, Halton Master Gardener
  • Question of the Month: Reflections on Your Garden
    by Harriet Henry, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Inspiration: Leave the Leaves
  • What’s Growing On? News and Events

2023 October Cross Pollination

  • Pearly everlasting—Symbol of Immortality
  • October Garden To-Do List
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Sustainable Solutions for the Boxwood Blues
    by Pam MacDonald, Halton Master Gardener
  • Growing Garlic
    by Olga Maranacca, Halton Master Gardener
  • Happy Fall – Cucurbit Family
    by Kirsten McCarthy, Halton Master Gardener
  • On Being an Informed and Satisfied Consumer & Gardener Pam MacDonald, Halton Master Gardener
  • Question of the Month: Sooty Mould on Catalpa tree
    by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Information: Oak Wilt
  • What’s Growing On? News and Events

2023 September Cross Pollination

  • Yellow Giant Hyssop—My Sarah, Plain and Tall
    by Pam MacDonald, Halton Master Gardener
  • September Garden To-Do List
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Wasps: Unsung Garden Heroes
    by Olga Marranca, Halton Master Gardener
  • The Rise and Fall of Boxwood: Box Tree Moth
    by Claudette Sims & Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardeners
  • Mighty, Mite-y Echinacea
    by Bev Wagar, Halton Master Gardener
  • Gardening Myths: Washed Rice Water
    by Kirsten McCarthy, Halton Master Gardener
  • Question of the Month: Slugs and Snails
    by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Inspiration: Getting it Right for Wildlife and Bylaw
  • What’s Growing On? News and Events

2023 August Cross Pollination (higher quality file 23 MB)
2023 August Cross Pollination (lower quality file 2 MB)

  • Eryngium yuccifolium / Rattlesnake master
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • August Garden To-Do List
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Protecting Our Trees: Asian Longhorned Beetle
    by Lori Kirkpatrick, Halton Master Gardener
  • The Boulevard Transformation
    by Erica Brandt, Guest Contributor
  • Garden Journeys Open Days
    by Allyn Walsh & Bev Wagar, Halton Master Gardeners
  • Question of the Month: Fireflies
    by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Inspiration: Tree Roots
  • What’s Growing On? News and Events

2023 July 2023 Cross Pollination

  • Wild Strawberry / Fragaria virginiana
    by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
  • July Garden To-Do List
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Naturalized Landscapes & Municipal Bylaws Part Two
    by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
  • The Gardening Splurge
    by Olga Marranca, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Journeys Open Days
    by Allyn Walsh & Bev Wagar, Halton Master Gardeners
  • Garden Myths: Coffee Grounds
    by Kirsten McCarthy, Halton Master Gardener
  • Question of the Month: Gardening near Black Walnut Trees
    by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Inspiration: Small Trees for Small Spaces
  • What’s Growing On? News and Events

2023 June 2023 Cross Pollination

  • Spotted Bee Balm / Monarda punctata
    by Pam MacDonald, Halton Master Gardener
  • June Garden To-Do List
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Naturalized Landscapes & Municipal Bylaws
    by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Journeys Open Days
    by Allyn Walsh & Bev Wagar, Halton Master Gardeners
  • Garden Myths
    by Kirsten McCarthy, Halton Master Gardener
  • Question of the Month: Non-Culinary Uses of Herbs
    by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Inspiration
  • What’s Growing On? News and Events

2023 May 2023 Cross Pollination

  • Red Maple / Acer rubrum
    By Ingrid Lombardo, Halton Master Gardener
  • May Garden To-Do List
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Outdoor Playscapes for Children, Part Two
    by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
  • The Instant Pot Germination Hack–Does It Work?
    by Bev Wagar, Halton Master Gardener
  • Spongy Moth Defense
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Myths
    by Kirsten McCarthy, Halton Master Gardener
  • Question of the Month: Perennials in Planters Year-Round
    by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Inspiration
  • What’s Growing On? News and Events

2023 April 2023 Cross Pollination

  • Hepatica / Hepatica americana
    by Isabel Belanger, Halton Master Gardener
  • April Garden To-Do List
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Give Your Garden Time, Not Money
    by Bev Wagar, Halton Master Gardener
  • Outdoor Playscapes for Children, Part One
    by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Myths
    by Kirsten McCarthy, Halton Master Gardener
  • Question of the Month: Ticks–How to Protect Yourself
    by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Inspiration
  • What’s Growing On? News and Events

2023 March 2023 Cross Pollination

  • Bloodroot / Sanguinaria canadensis
    by Janet Mackey, Halton Master Gardener
  • March Garden To-Do List
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Planning your 2023 Garden
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Seed Germination and Soil Temperature
    by Bev Wagar, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Myths
    by Kirsten McCarthy, Halton Master Gardener
  • Question of the Month: Indigenous Medicinal Plants
    by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Inspiration
  • What’s Growing On? News and Events

2023 February 2023 Cross Pollination

  • Pale Purple Coneflower / Echinacea pallida
    by Hariett Henry, Halton Master Gardener
  • February Garden To-Do List
    by Claudette Sims, Halton Master Gardener
  • Vermiculite: When is a Vermi not a Worm?
    by Allyn Walsh, Halton Master Gardener
  • Keeping a Garden Journal
    by Patty King, Halton Master Gardener
  • What’s So Bad about Foundation Plantings?
    by Liza Drozdov, Halton Master Gardener
  • Question of the Month: Seed Stratification
    by Hariette Henry, Halton Master Gardener
  • Garden Inspiration
  • What’s Growing On? News and events

2023 January 2023 No issue in January. Happy Holidays!