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Native Plant Fair

Published about 1 year ago • 1 min read

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In this issue:

  • Rain garden at AVESI HQ comes to life
  • My interview on 'Down The Garden Path'
  • Home Exteriors
  • Native Plant Fair October 4th

Rain Garden at Headquarters DONE

Four years after we moved into our new place the rainscaping is finally done! What’s here:

  • Dry creek style rain garden meandering through the front yard
  • Native trees, shrubs, grasses, sedges, and wildflowers
  • A flagstone walkway & seating area
  • 500 litre rainwater cistern for the backyard
  • A gable end over the front porch
  • Updated Roof, Soffit, Fascia, and Eavestroughs

I’ll likely be hosting tours of the ground next year so keep an eye out for that. In the meantime everything you need to create your own rain garden can be found in my book THE MODERN RAIN GARDEN: SCRAPE, SHAPE, AND PLANT.

If you’ve read it please spread the word by leaving a review.

Down the Garden Path Podcast

I joined Joanne Shaw on her Podcast 'Down the Garden Path' to discuss rain gardens. Joanne asked some great questions!

Home Exterior Upgrades

Peace of Mind Exteriors has been looking after AVESI customers for the last couple years. They did all the work on my house this past year and they’re available for your place as well. If you’re an existing AVESI customer feel free to reach out to me directly and we can get started. If you prefer to reach out to their offices, use referral code AVESI2025.

I made the decision to upgrade the exterior trimmings because aluminum prices keep going up – so waiting will just cost me more money in the long run.

ALSO – the eavestroughs were leaking in the back corner and when we took the fascia capping off the underlying wood fascia board was rotten. So, I was happy to replace the rotting wood.

Native Plant Fair

Happening tomorrow at one of my favourite places in the city. If you've been to this church you know the grounds are an incredible example of gardening with native Carolinian ecology.

There will be local environmentally focused vendors, native plants for sale, and a talk by Sean James at 12:30.

That's all for now,

Michael

40 Birchcliffe Crescent, Hamilton, ON L8T 4K7
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Michael Albanese

Bespoke Landscape Design for Ecological Gardening & Stormwater Management. Helping you help your watershed and protect your home from water damage while building a beautiful, biodiverse landscape. Turn rain into resource through bespoke rainscapes.

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