I have always been a true patriot of ‘Mama’ Earth and nor do I plan to betray her twenty-one years of oxygen free service that has enabled me to breath every day for free since my mother introduced me to the world. Recently, I joined some of my friends here in Nairobi, Kenya for some […]
The story of why I started CPS starts at the end of 2019. At the time, I worked for a landscaping company where I cut grass, pulled weeds, and cleared snow. Landscaping always seemed like a temporary thing for me. I started landscaping in the summer while I was still in school and got another
Last Sunday I was meeting a potential client for the first time and he taught me something valuable that I hadn’t been able to put into words before. Let’s call him Bob for now because I haven’t asked if I could use him in my story yet. Anyways, Bob was showing me his beautiful garden.
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I asked an Ontario native plant gardening community on Facebook what the most annoying invasive species is. I got over 300 answers. Invasive plants and animals are a threat to native species. These species labeled as invasive are usually aggressive in one way or another and out-compete native species for dwindling resources. How do they
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The Maple Leaf: A Canadian Emblem There are over 150 species of maple tree all across the northern hemisphere from Norway to Japan and of course, the Great White North, Canada. Canadians have identified with the maple leaf since the 1700s. From 1876 to 1901, all of Canada’s coins had a maple leaf on them.
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Endangered Birds in Ontario There are 12 species of birds that are classified by the Ontario government as endangered species. While they are endangered in Ontario, some may have stable populations elsewhere. However, their endangered status may be evidence of an overall decline in population and can lead to global endangerment if not resolved. There
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Profitable Habitat Conservation And Forest Management Whether you own hundreds of acres of farmland, a small backyard, or even just a apartment building balcony, you can reduce your carbon footprint by using that space to grow plants. Plants are extremely effective at removing carbon from the atmosphere, but it isn’t always obvious how they can
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Evergreen Trees An evergreen is a tree that keeps it’s foliage year-round. This gives evergreens a huge advantage over deciduous trees because they can harvest sunlight all year. Warm season trees like palm trees are evergreens but we don’t get those in Canada. In Ontario, all of our native evergreen trees are conifers (trees with
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What is an Ornamental Grass? An ornamental grass is any grass plant that is used for decorative purposes. There are 3 main types of grass plants: true grasses (of family Poaceae), sedges (Cyperaceae), and rushes (Juncaceae). Although not always true of every variety, there is a comon saying to help identify which family a certain
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Whether you’re a new home gardener with little experience, or a farming vet looking to squeeze out a little more produce this year, you should probably think of building a food forest. When I think of a perfect food forest style garden, I want the most packed, diverse, high yield of fruits and veggies possible.
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