Wildflower All-Stars for Sun or Shade

Go beyond Black-eyed Susans – discover the amazing variety of shapes and colours of our local native flowers and grasses. These easy-to-grow beauties are beloved by pollinators. The focus will be on species indigenous to Ontario and other Eastern North American ecoregions. Learn which plants will work best for your sunny or shady site, and use this info to plan your garden! Registration is required to attend. Click on the Learn More button and navigate to Workshops/News/Blog at the top of the page.

Jeanne McRight founded Mississauga’s award-winning not-for-profit organization Blooming Boulevards in 2019 and is currently busy as its President and Board Chair. In 2015 she initated an amendment to Mississauga’s Encroachment By-Law, allowing residents to create habitat gardens that support declining insect populations on city boulevards. Her popular webinars on native plant habitat gardening topics reach a world-wide audience. Conservation gardening is Jeanne’s joy and passion, but more than that, she is a deeply committed advocate for environmentally sustainable horticultural practices.