Jun 8, 2022

How to support bees in your garden

Bees face many obstacles, including intense weather conditions, viruses and disease.
The 2020 trial set up at the Landscape Ontario site. Plots of exotic ornamentals only (foreground) were compared to plots of native plants (background; with sunflowers). There were four plots per plant category (native or exotic) in a randomized design.
Mar 8, 2021

Helping homeowners help bees

Multi-year research trial looks at the best plants to attract pollinators.
Native plants are essential in supporting pollinators, but in many parts of Canada, regional variations are not commercially available.
Dec 1, 2019

Landscape wish list for 2020: Pollinator success

Pros can make a real difference, plus satisfy client desires to help reverse declining populations
Oct 9, 2018

Bookwork, beehives and beer

Many benefits to being an LO member.
Mar 1, 2018

Top 10 ornamental pollinator plants for your garden

Tested for Southern Ontario landscapes at the University of Guelph Trial Gardens.
Jan 16, 2017

Plight of the pollinators

What green industry professionals need to know.
LO staff Cassandra Wiesner (left) and Gregory Sumsion moving the bees into their new home.
Nov 1, 2016

Bees arrive at LO home office

New pollinator demonstration garden at home office in Milton.
Apr 26, 2016

Pollinator friendly garden

Make your garden more pollinator friendly
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