Expectations were high and the room was full as Ryerson University was graced with a panel of experts for an evening session appropriately titled “Promoting the Health and Resilience of Urban Vegetation”. The city is a novel ecosystem Host Sam Benvie opened the panel discussion by talking about resilience of urban vegetation in the context of climate…

Dear Reader, I am writing a letter to the MPP’s in my riding to find out what position they have  on the planned closure of the Ontario Tree Seed Plant. Normally I wouldn’t bother you with political stories but if you take the time to read some of the links below, you will understand the…

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? Over the winter I took a trip down to Philadelphia for the 28th Annual Landscape Design Symposium with the provocative theme: Analyzing the Wild Designing the Garden. I wasn’t sure who would be there and what it would be like but spoiler alert I met wonderful people and it blew…

WHO DO YOU WANT WORKING ON YOUR PROPERTY Picture your garden, its a sunny spring morning and all you need to feel complete is a new patio, walkway or wall. You might hop on social media and ask your friends for a referral or perhaps head to the Landscape Ontario website to look for a…

ITS A CAREER! we are currently looking to fill a couple positions: work 8-430 mon-fri (sometimes later in the busy season) Logistics/driver/labourer Must have valid drivers license and operate manual transmission (small dump truck) Responsibilities: Load/unload equipment and materials, prep site, install base, lay stone, prep gardens, planting and cleanup Flexibility and organization are key…

WORKING DOWNTOWN OFTEN MEANS SMALL LOTS ADJACENT TO CITY TREES eclecticlibrarian via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND Dear Councillor Bailao, I am writing you to bring your attention to critical under staffing at Urban Forestry, particularly in the area that reviews permit to injure applications. As a landscape contractor, I often deal with city by-laws and…

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Join me in exploring the everyday spaces of our city to see, appreciate and value the complex beauty of our urban ecology. Previous posts explored the beautiful interaction between people and place, remarkable feets of walking, and what happens when a master gardener meets a tree no one else in this city could love. The truth…

Join me in exploring the everyday spaces of our city to see, appreciate and value the complex beauty of our urban ecology. Previous blog posts about the interaction between people and place  and extraordinary feats of walking had a theme of stories from regular everyday parts of the city. In keeping with that theme, today we…