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Chokecherries can be used for jams, jellies, pies, sauces and wines. They attract butterflies, birds and bees and are drought & pollution tolerant.

Try this wonderful combination of Chicken and rosemary – fragrant and flavourful.

Heritage tomatoes are available in a huge range of sizes, shapes and colours and have fantastic flavor.

Humans and other animals – not so different. Green herons will sometimes use leaves and other objects to lure fish within striking distance of their rapier-like beaks.

I had wanted to make a bouillabaisse, but I couldn’t find many of the ingredients, so I had to be inventive.

This is lovely with French fries and a green salad.

Why do so many sentinel bur oaks grace farm fields in Caledon and other parts of southern Ontario?

The serviceberry is one of the first native shrubs to bloom in spring. And has slightly fragrant white flowers that emerge before it leaves.

Distinctive red branches year round. Vibrantly coloured stems provide winter interest, even when the leaves are gone.

Goulash is an Hungarian specialty and it is delicious with egg noodles or Spaetzle, a noodle like pasta made from egg, flour and milk.

Bird feeding has been largely responsible for the expansion of cardinals and mourning doves into Ontario.

We are often asked to recommend perennials for ground cover – whether it be sun or shade, so I thought I would list my favourites.