2. Things we like and wish to preserve. 3. What is this? Why is
it important. (It maaaay not bee what you think.) 4. It can be
beautiful AND edible! 5. Nature and Food: 1/3 of our food MUST
bepollinated to produce fruit. We NEED pollinators to survive! 6.
Beautiful, edible,permeablesustainable & biodiverse 7. Watch
for invasives like buckthorn. 8. More reasons? Habitat Creation 9.
Keep up to date on invasive plants.We can unwittingly err by
putting thewrong plant near natural areas. 10. Get creative! Can we
think about a newicon for garden catalogues?Perhaps an exclamation
mark, denoting plants which could become invasive? 11. Use Nature
as a guide:A Bog is an excellent filter! 12. Rain Water Handling
(also note the mulch) 13. Replace Asphalt with Gardens 14. The
above picture became the Working Women CommunityCentre formerly all
impermeable 15. Natives dont have to be Less.Royal York & Bloor
16. Holes in Leaves:Natives arebetter! They feed localinsectswhich
feedlocal birds. 17. Red OakOver 500 species ofLepidoptera feed on
thisplant. 18. Montreal Botanical Gardens NativeGarden: So natural
but always beautiful. 19. Xeriscaping is incredibly low maintenance
and water-efficient 20. Little Pictures: The right plant forthe
soil. This is Oakville Clay, landscaped with the right plants! 21.
It doesnt have to be ugly or weedy. 22. Green Roofing 23. Can you
think of anything else you can do? Anything your parents can do?
Yourfriends? Did you know thatthere are ways to donate toprograms
around the world to help the environment?
