The Garden Shift

Season 2 closes with Kirstin Hicks of Tidal & Timber Studio -she brings the flora and fauna of coastal and boreal landscapes closer to home through her art. Working in Thunder Bay she has spent much of her professional career in natural resource management. Inspired by the forests of Northern Ontario, Lake Superior and nature walks with her field golden retriever- her art communicates an intimate understanding of her place. Kirstin is soaking up the short summer season vibe, taking care of her rain garden and working on her next handmade item that highlights the species she loves- vascular plants.
Tidal & Timber Studio
Whispers From the North
EcoSuperior

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Special thanks to my people:
Victoria/creative design @saltwater.agency
Luke/music @lukeottenhof
Master Gardener advisors: Pat Concessi, Tena van Andel & Dianne Azzarello
Season 3 will land in September.
Happy Summer and thanks for being eco guardians

This episode was first shared in Season One. It's one of my favorites because it's filled with good advice. Lorraine wants you to get started right where you are. Small changes in your garden can bring big results. Host plants for birds, allowing diversity of species in your lawn, planting up a hellstrip, it's all about reconciling with nature. Enjoy this jam packed episode and Lorraine's story about Sneezy (Disney) and his relationship to goldenrod.
lorrainejohnson.ca
https://www.rewildingmag.com/author/lorraine-johnson/

Are you a cottage owner, conservation practitioner, or lake association? Laura Thomas, owner of Hidden Habitat wants you to grow the right native plant in the right place. Visit her at the nursery and she will show you how. We talk about shoreline seed mixes, seed orchards and plant sex.
Hidden Habitat
Muskoka Conservancy

Can this be the year your meadow dreams come true?
New Directions in American Landscapes Designer Larry Weaner has wise words for gardeners who dream of a  meadow  "By understanding nature’s next ‘move’... we are better able to make intelligent decisions resulting in less maintenance requirements and a more successful end result".
In this episode Toronto Master Gardener Tena van Andel will share her personal experiences with growing meadows. We talk ecological succession, site prep, invasive species, plant choices, seed mixes and 'meadows in a can'. Tena tells a personal story about Wildflower Farm and owners Miriam and Paul.
Is it easy? Can anyone do it? Let's just say dream big , plan well and a piece of meadow can be yours. 
The Meadoway
The New Ontario Naturalized Garden, Lorraine Johnson
Larry Weaner-New Directions in American Landscapes 
Wildflower Farm

The Garden Shift invited Pat Concessi for an impromptu chat-between gardening friends. Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis), Large-Leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) and Golden Alexander (Zizea aurea) are all making an appearance.