Tag: plants

It’s time to root out unsustainable grass lawns

Given the severity of the climate crisis, we need to consider sustainability in every component of our lives—and that includes landscaping.    Whether in an urban centre or on a suburban street, grass lawns are an eco-unfriendly standard for our domestic and community greenspaces.    Lawns aren’t...

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The Journal's guide to student-friendly houseplants

In my first year at Queen’s, my friend gave me a plastic plant for my birthday because I couldn’t “kill this one.” I entered first year with three houseplants, and since then, my collection has grown to almost a dozen. I’ve probably killed half as many.    Having plants in your residence room or student...

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Society for Conservation Biology celebrates opening of bee garden

The Society for Conservation Biology held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday to introduce the university’s first-ever bee garden. Located in front of the Biosciences Complex on Arch Street, the Bee Garden inhabits native wildlife and plant species that will cater to local pollinators and insects....

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