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Distant birdsong, a boarded-up fence, and the question of whether we’ve forgotten what care looks like.
Nolan Franklin
Gardener and writer in Brant County, Ontario, exploring native plants, pollinators, and wildlife close to home.
I write about how biodiverse gardens can bring us closer to the living world — not only as places to plant, but as places to notice, care for, learn from, and remember.
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A visiting cat, a dead chipmunk, and the responsibilities we carry for small lives.
From the garden:
In my own yard, I’m growing plants native to southern Ontario, watching what returns and arrives, and learning how a garden can become calm, layered, and alive.
My notebook follows what a garden can hold across the seasons: bees on flowers, birdsong after rain, plants pushing through dry, sandy soil, caterpillars on leaves, seedlings and seedheads, weather, memory, loss, and change.
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