Tending my sad urban garden is too much hassle for the lacklustre return on investment. So I’m planting native plants and kicking back with a drink instead.
Pitcher’s thistle is named for its discoverer, Dr. Zina Pitcher (1797-1872), an American army surgeon who found the plant when he was posted at Fort Brady,…
Pitcher’s thistle is named for its discoverer, Dr. Zina Pitcher (1797-1872), an American army surgeon who found the plant when he was posted at Fort Brady,…
Although invasive and harmful to other plants, they can be delicious to eat. Retired University of Waterloo environmental studies professor Roger Suffling showed CTV News around Kitchener’s Westwood Park, where many mature Garlic Mustard Plants are visible. “They have their name for a reason,” Suffling said of the plant that smells of garlic and tastes much like mustard. The invasive plant, however, needs to go because it contains a chemical that harms other plants. Most plants that are native to Ontario are good neighbours, Suffling said. They have fungi growing on their roots and they play this exchange game. I ll give you sugar if you give me minerals, he said.