Spring is coming, and a new stewardship season will soon start at TNS Leaside Park!

Once again, we will remove garbage and invasive species, tend the native plants, and add more native species to restore Leaside Park’s natural beauty.

We will begin on Saturday, April 26th, with a Spring Clen-Up from 10 am to noon.

Please join us. If you have gardening gloves, please bring them. If you do not, don’t worry—we have spares for you. Dress for the weather and safety, including closed-toe shoes and long sleeves. Bring water, a hat, or a raincoat, depending on the conditions.

We will be meeting at the left (east) side of the playground at 10 am.

Regular stewardship sessions will begin on Monday, 28 April, at 5:30 p.m. and continue most Mondays throughout the summer. If you would like to volunteer but this time does not work for you, don’t hesitate to contact John or Catharine.

What will we be doing in 2025?

As always, this will depend on the weather and on which invasive species need to be controlled most urgently. 

In spring, we will begin by removing garbage and garlic mustard. We will also extend our native plant gardens.

In the summer, we will attack creeping bellflower and urban avens

We have pruned most of the buckthorn, but there is still a bit left, which needs removing.

We must persist with removing dog-strangling vines, particularly in preventing them from releasing seeds.

In the fall, we will collect seeds to grow over winter.

If we could recruit more volunteers, we could extend our site further to the east.

For more information

TNS Leaside Park Facebook Page.

TNS website: https://torontonaturestewards.org/

TNS Leaside Park Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/tnsleasidepark/

What grows at Leaside Park? Find out on our iNaturalist Project page at https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/tns-leaside-park. Feel free to add your own observations using the iNaturalist smartphone app!

E-mail: JohnPOyston@gmail.com