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Wildflowers

Native plants grow in the Silvoor Biological Sanctuary

Silvoor Stories: Risks and rewards

With careful precaution, injuries from gardening can be avoided
Amanda Bentley Brymer Jun 1, 2025
Silvoor Stories: Patience and peak bloom

Silvoor Stories: Patience and peak bloom

Like many of the best things in life, Silvoor Biological Sanctuary didn't become a reality overnight. As Amanda Bentley Brymer enjoys peak bloom season today, she recalls the decades of effort to turn a once barren plot of land into the wildflower sanctuary it is today.
Amanda Bentley Brymer Apr 27, 2025
A flooded basin at Silvoor

Silvoor Stories: Spring flooding

As Amanda Bentley Brymer walked through Silvoor following heavy rain, she thought about climate change and the hope that a single bluebell leaf represents.
Amanda Bentley Brymer Apr 12, 2025
Flowers on the forest floor

Letter to the Editor: Enjoying spring and Silvoor Stories

Holly Wissing writes that she's excited to read more of Silvoor Stories, the Oxford Free Press' newest regular column.
Letters to the Editor Apr 5, 2025

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