Pierre Berton Resource Library, 4921 Rutherford Road, Woodbridge, Ontario L4H 3C2 When Sanam saw that the Vaughan Public Libraries were hosting “Flight of the Monarch” workshops, she knew that it would be a great opportunity to collaborate on behalf of the Underhill Seedsitters. Cynthia and Corina from the library’s bilingual department were running the workshops […]
Location: Toronto, Ontario Date: September 7th, 2024 This past September, with the help of my fellow seedsitters, I had the great privilege of hosting a garden tour for my favorite society: North American Native Plant Society. I first joined this amazing society in 2015 and it has changed how I see my relationship with […]
Location: 43 Christie St, Toronto, ON M6G 3B1 On Sunday October 13, Sayeh and Mina joined Adam from the ReWilders group to replant the front gardens at the Christie Refugee Welcome Centre. Adam and others had already done so much of the heavy-lifting before we arrived, as they had removed landscape fabric and exiting plants […]
Location: 151 Brimwood Blvd, Scarborough, ON M1V 1E5 – Planting date: October 12, 2024 Pictures by Maia, Sanam, Sayeh and Susan Brimwood Blvd Junior Public School’s native plant garden was established a long time ago – at least 25 years ago – and Susan has been thinking about ways of getting the local community to […]
This was the first time I tried distributing native plant kits with germinated seeds.
Location: 555-Rexdale Boulevard, Toronto, ON L4V 1R8 – Planted: July 6th, 2024 Our group is always looking for ways to build equity in our communities and this post is a heart-warming story of one how USS member Danielle led one such collaboration with an inspirational program in Toronto. Sundance Commons is an agricultural non-profit that […]
Join us for an upcoming garden tour on Sept 7,2024
Location: 125 Chatsworth Dr, Toronto, ON M4R 1S1 – May 13, 2024 Underhill Seedsitters first began working with Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute (LPCI) during the 2022/2023 school year. As LPCI’s native plant garden enters its second year, it offered a great opportunity for eco-club members led by teacher Amalia, to learn about identifying and removing invasives […]
55 Scarsdale Rd, North York, ON M3B 2R3 Inspired by Project Swallowtail, Danielle had already grown some native plants from seed, and had received other pollinator magnets as divisions from a friend’s garden. When Danielle approached WillowWood school with the offer to help, the lower school Principal, Jill B, warmly welcomed her efforts. Jill connected […]
Location: Beaches Presbyterian Church, 65 Glen Manor Dr, Toronto, ON M4E 3V3 Jennifer co-leads the 188th Toronto division of Girl Guides and this past year they have created a beautiful pollinator garden with funding from PollinateTO. On April 15th, Sayeh led a workshop about some of the benefits of growing native plants and the children […]