South Coast Gardens with Kevin Kavanagh

<p>This episode is filled with stories, from Kevin's early life in Quebec working summers in bogs and wetlands propagating blueberries  to fundraising and advocacy work while at the University of Toronto with the Botany Conservation Group. Kevin then spent years working for National Conservation organizations like World Wildlife Fund and Nature Conservancy of Canada. </p><p>Today if you go to Kevin's nursery  be ready to be  awe struck-  mature specimens of magnolias, rhododendrons , azaleas,  paw paws and dogwoods, to name a few, form a storefront forest that demonstrates what he has built in the last 20 years. It's not only about the plants- it's the whole story - a charmed ecosystem where passionate staff will spend time to make the right choices.Kevin tells us to be concerned gardeners, spend time slowing down and really looking at nature, get excited, get motivated and get planting. That's a hopeful message and xactly what we need to hear.</p><p><a href="http://southcoastgardens.ca/index.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">South Coast Gardens</a></p><p><a href="https://www.birdscanada.org/gardening-for-birds" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Gardening For Birds</a></p>