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Plants such as pothos and peperomia are easy and tolerant niversity can be challenging. Your life’s changing and you’ve got papers, essays, and maybe even a job or two. While a plant may not relieve you of life’s woes (or help you pass that course), a living and growing friend […]
Maybe it’s not you — maybe it’s the ice and floral foam bought my first orchid from a big-box hardware store when I was in high school. It was a light-purple phalaenopsis, or ‘moth orchid’, and I was obsessed. Unfortunately, this beautiful plant met her end fairly quickly in the […]
Germinate seeds and grow your own food with a few helpful tips and tricks here comes a time in every plant enthusiast’s life where they feel the need to expand their horizons and change things up a bit. Maybe you’ve been able to grow new succulents from leaves, gotten a […]
From symbolizing love to misfortune, flowers hold meaning beyond just looking pretty here are few people who will turn up their nose at a bouquet of flowers. It’s the sort of gift that works for all occasions and situations. Is your friend graduating? Flowers. Grandma’s birthday? Flowers. Need to apologize […]
The Ontarion publishes independent, student-produced news, opinion, and commentary for University of Guelph students so that they can make informed decisions in their lives. To do this, The Ontarion provides learning opportunities and training in journalism, media production, leadership, board governance, and other aspects of nonprofit news.
The Ontarion is the University of Guelph’s independent student newspaper. It began in 1951 as part of the Ontario Agricultural College and then began to represent the entire University of Guelph once it amalgamated in 1964. The Ontarion incorporated in May 1970 as The Ontarion, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation registered with the province of Ontario.