by Christine Mettler | May 27, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
Pic Courtesy: Chesapeake Bay Program. CC BY-NC 2.0 Cities in Canada are losing greenspace at an alarming rate, per a recent satellite study conducted by Statistics Canada. The research found that three quarters of Canada’s largest urban centres were detectably less...
by Eric Ta | May 19, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
Tired of your garden getting soggy during a heavy rain and drying up with the summer heat? Building a water wise rain garden with the right plants will help soak up excess rainwater and bank it for those hot and dry days. We have compiled a list of plants that will...
by Eric Ta | Mar 30, 2022 | Green Infrastructure
As they say, “April-showers bring May-flowers.” Planning ahead is important to build and maintain a garden that will have flowers blooming throughout the year. A low-maintenance rain garden is a great landscape feature that can beautify your property, as well as...
by Emily Amon | Dec 9, 2021 | News, Green Infrastructure
Green Communities Canada is celebrating the accomplishments of a 40-month Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Grow Grant for our Depave Paradise program. Depave Paradise is a fun and engaging multi-community program that brings communities together to rip up unused...
by Emily Amon | Oct 5, 2021 | Green Infrastructure
Green Communities Canada (GCC) is excited to announce the start of a new round of Depave Paradise with partners all across Canada! GCC has secured funding to create 15 new Depave Paradise sites over the 2021-2022 season with generous support from a private trust. Each...
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