Community Cleanup Day on April 28th!
Hi Friends and Neighbours, We are participating once again in the City’s Clean Toronto Together, initiative, focussing our efforts on Sunday April 28 from 10 a.m. to noon to clean up our […]
Category Archives: Trees
Beautiful Trees in our Parks
The tree canopy in our parks is looking just fantastic this Autumn. The park seems bigger, brighter, and greener. This is primarily thanks to our tree adopters who cared for […]
Reminder to Tree Adopters
Reminder to Tree Adopters: Given the extreme heat, it is crucial that all tree adopters water their trees deeply (20 litres, 5-6 gallons) at least a twice a week. Ideal watering time […]
Thinking green with this incredible spring weather
Just in case you need another excuse to be outdoors, please consider pitching in to help green our parks. We still have young saplings available for adoption in Fred Hamilton […]
Tree damage
Tree damage: Sadly, three large trees in Fred Hamilton park, two in the north side and one in the south near the playground area, suffered major damage over the weekend […]
More trees coming to our parks this week!
More trees coming to our parks this week! White Oak, Yellow Buckeye, Horsechestnut, White Birch, American Beech, Valley Forge Elm, Tulip Tree, Weeping Willow, and Eastern Hemlock are just some […]
The greening continues
We successfully launched the laneway puncture on Sunday June 12th, attended by dozens of eager people. Lots of treats kept us working and we completed seeding the entire laneway. Now […]
Calling All Gardeners
We are requesting proposals from interested groups (schools, after school clubs, community, not-for-profit, seniors, etc) to steward the new rain garden in Fred Hamilton Park. The rain garden is a […]
Trees Now, Trees Later.
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” Chinese Proverb City of Toronto’s Natural Resource Specialist Lisa McLean reached out to […]
Who was Gordon McClure? Now we know!
Have you noticed the newly dedicated tree in Fred Hamilton Park? It is a beautiful Black Walnut sapling, dedicated to Gordon McClure. Native to Ontario, this tree will grow to […]
Friends of Roxton Road Parks 