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25 Aug
Clean North news updates

Want to grow native plants but can’t find any? Grow your own using winter sowing!

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
January 2, 2026
As part of our Invasive Plant Species Education Project, we urge gardeners to replace invasive plants with native ones. Native plants b...
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16 Sep
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Want to collect native plant seed for sowing this fall/winter? We’ve got the scoop!

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
October 1, 2025
So you've decided you want to try grow your own native plants from seed. In this post, we offer advice on collecting, cleaning, and sto...
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01 Jul
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Curb your lawn—grow a boulevard garden instead (contest alert!)

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
July 3, 2025
Got a blooming boulevard in front of your home? Show it off via the Clean North 2025 Boulevard Garden Contest—you could win one of 10 p...
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09 May
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No Mow May: Helps non-native dandelions; native bees, not so much!

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
May 26, 2025
It's that time of year when well-meaning people start pushing No Mow May. Don't fall for the hype. This movement was started in the UK ...
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21 Sep
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Growing native plants: Not as simple as you might think

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
January 18, 2024
So you’ve decided you want to grow native plants. Maybe you are getting rid of invasive plant species and are embracing natives as alte...
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04 Jan
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What are your 2024 green resolutions?

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
January 4, 2024
Do you have any green wishes/resolutions for 2024? Here at Clean North, we hope for local industry to pollute less, all of us to use le...
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18 Sep
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Clean North plants trees to green our city, fight climate change (plus tree planting tips!)

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
September 18, 2023
Did you know that Clean North has planted thousands of trees all across the City of Sault Ste. Marie? “Planting trees has been part of ...
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02 Jun
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Take the Clean North Invasive Plant Pledge

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
August 3, 2023
Are you ready and willing to tackle invasive plants in your yard? Then take the Clean North Invasive Plant Pledge! So why pitch in t...
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30 Jan
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New guide spotlights the worst invasive plants in the Sault/Algoma—and what to grow instead

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
March 20, 2023
Gardeners and property owners in the Sault/Algoma now have their very own Grow Me Instead Guide. Produced by Clean North, this guide sp...
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23 Feb
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Clean North booth at Seedy Saturdays: New Grow Me Instead Guide, winter sowing demo, fun with worms!

Posted by author-avatar CleanNorth
February 25, 2023
Hey, folks, be sure to attend Seedy Saturday Sault and Seedy Saturday Algoma! The new Sault/Algoma Grow Me Instead Guide to invasive pl...
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