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Invasive-plants

Mar 5, 2024

Ontario invasive plants

Landscape Ontario recognizes the threat of invasive plants to certain environments.
Garlic mustard can actually alter the soil chemistry and inhibit all other plants from growing in your garden.
Aug 26, 2021

Invasive plants in your garden

Some simple guidelines and resources to help you deal with uninvited guests in your garden.
Nurseries and garden centres taking part in the Grow Me Instead program will display posters such as this one.
Mar 15, 2015

LO members help combat invasive plants

Ed Horlings, owner of Horlings Garden Centre in Peterborough and member of Landscape Ontario, is always looking for new products, information and services for his customers.
May 15, 2014

LO states concerns for Invasive Species Act

Some organizations are asking for restrictions on new plants that are lacking scientific assessments
In 2011 the Ontario Invasive Plant Council released this guide, Grow Me Instead.
Apr 15, 2014

Province introduces Invasive Species Act

Proposed legislation was introduced in the provincial legislature on Feb. 26.
Jul 15, 2012

Grow Me Instead project has official launch

The Grow Me Instead Guide highlights a variety of native and non-native plants that do well in gardens and are non-invasive in Ontario.
Mar 15, 2012

Alternative plant promo for garden centres

The Ontario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC) is a non-profit organization founded in 2007 to develop a coordinated provincial response to the growing threat of invasive plants.
Nov 15, 2011

Invasive Plant Council expects regulations

There are over 400 species of plants considered invasive in Ontario.
Mar 15, 2011

Study looks at invasive plants

A group of international scientists are studying some introduced species that dominate new habitats when native plants should technically have the advantage.
Those taking part in the tour of parks and conservation areas see first-hand the damage caused by invasive plants.
Sep 15, 2010

Group sees invasive plants compete with natives

In the spring of 2009, members of the horticulture industry and the conservation community came together to discuss shared concerns and take co-operative action to manage invasive plants and protect native vegetation.

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