Beechwood is home to a few families of Eastern Wild Turkeys that can be seen around the Cemetery ground. The Eastern wild turkey is native to southern Ontario and Quebec.…

Beechwood for the past few months has had a coyote living on the southern part of the grounds. The Canis latrans is one of the seven types of the Canidae…

Growing hibiscus is an easy way to add a tropical flair to your garden. Hibiscus plants will reward your garden with many years of lovely flowers. Hibiscus is a genus…

Persicaria polymorpha, also known as white fleece flower looks like a shrub but it grows like a herbaceous perennial, dying back to the ground in winter. However, it makes up…

It may look like the common Japanese maple; however, the Arctic Jade™ maple is a newer hybrid maple that is good for harsher climate. This hybrid, between a Japanese maple…

Nestled in the southeast corner of Beechwood lays a little oasis filled with foxes, salamanders, blue herons, woodpeckers, frogs, turtles and even groundhogs. This unique pocket of urban wetland is…

Originally planted on June 6, 2019, for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Living Tribute Garden is an outward commitment to educate, teach and share the stories of the past…

The tulip tree is a large, fast-growing tree, up to 35 metres tall with a trunk up to 160 centimetres in diameter. As its name suggest, the tulip tree produces…