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Louise Beckinsale
How to Create a Pollinator-Friendly Garden in Your Backyard
Seriously, this time. Spring is coming, we promise. While we have been teased about the pending season a number of times over the past couple of months, we are of the belief that it is finally going to happen. With the last snow storm out of her system, we are confident Mother Nature is going to […]
Louise Beckinsale
The Most Vital Elements of Good Habitat Creation
You wouldn’t know it by the blanket of snow we were so fortunate to have bestowed upon us yesterday but Spring is here and we are getting the yard ready for the season. While this does include the normal duties such as raking up what is left from last year and a little spring cleaning, […]
Louise Beckinsale
How to Use a Barn Swallow Nesting Cup
With the spring season officially upon us, the birding community is (naturally) abuzz with excitement. Across our social media channels and those whom we meet on a daily basis in both of our Ottawa stores are talking migration, nesting and everything in between. As we anxiously await the pending snowmelt, we are busy planning our […]
Louise Beckinsale
Introducing the Gilligallou Brew
Have you had a coffee today? We’re willing to bet the majority of you have or will at some point today. As a follow-up question; do you know where that coffee came from? This is a question that far too many of us have been unable to answer for far too long. With the rise […]