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About Us<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We live across the street from each other and started this native plant journey together?? Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bio for Leslie<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Hi, I’m Gen<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Invasives removal coordinator with the TBTC Biodiversity team. OMNP graduate. I donate my the Ontario native seeds produced by my garden to the Guelph seed library, where I also volunteer. … Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Mascot, Mashong aka Meadowrue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gen’s rescue dog Rue is the unofficial mascot for Karner Blue (the officiel being the Karner Blue butterfly, of course!) She’s ….etcetc great a digging holes for new plants? Loves to sniff the garden??? we’ll find out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Garden Visitors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Something about it being proof that it works blahblah. As Doug Tallamy says: “Plant it and they will come.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bobby the Eastern Grey Squirrel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Monarch Butterfly on Spotted Joe-Pye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Two-spotted Bumble Bee in Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Red-Lipped Green Lacewing on Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eastern Giant Swallowtail on Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Peck’s Skipper on Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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White Admiral \u00d7 Red-spotted Purple on Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Monarch caterpillar on its host plant Swamp MIlkweed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Silvery Blue on Dogwood (Cornus spp.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eastern Carpenter Bee on Goldenrod (Solidago spp.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chester the Robin looking for grubs during a garden expansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Two-Spotted Bumble Bee on Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Common Whitetail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Painted Lady caterpillar in its nest on Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Red-banded leafhopper on Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Eastern Giant Swallowtail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A young Eastern Cottontail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Virginia tiger moth caterpillar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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