Sunflowers for Ukraine
Sunflowers are Ukraine’s National flower. Many young men, fathers and grandfathers have left their families behind, picked up arms to defend Ukraine against the Russian
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March 2, 2022
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About Big Trees
Sequoia National Park, California 1. What kind of big? You can measure the biggest trees as the tallest, the thickest at breast-height, the largest amount
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February 24, 2022
About Cats
1. The story of Molly, Tom and their confused friend, Gib. We all know that male cats are called Toms, but that females are called
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February 16, 2022
Soil Rejuvenation
Now that the days are starting to get longer it’s a great time to think about spring! You can start planning your yard now while
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February 7, 2022
Layering Vines
Layering involves pinning the nodes of a young, flexible vine stem to some nicely prepared earth and letting the vine take root. When the root
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February 7, 2022
Clematis beauty
There are gardeners who hesitate to plant clematis, fearing that, like hothouse flowers, they may require too much knowledge or care. Nothing could be further
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February 7, 2022
Tillandsias, the Amazing Air Plants!
“What are those, mom?” What indeed! If you frequent greenhouses you have likely come across a display of these plant oddities. Tillandsias are fun and
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February 2, 2022
10 Native Maples of Canada
The 10 species of maple trees native to Canada have been growing here well before our country was discovered by European settlers. The trees have
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February 2, 2022
Garden of Lorna Woods
Garden of Lorna Woods, Moosomin, Saskatchewan Story by Dorothy Dobbie Photos by Dorothy and Shauna Dobbie Find some things. Look at them with a critically
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January 31, 2022
Garden of Greg Auton
Greg Auton, Brookside, Nova Scotia Story and photos by Shauna Dobbie As Greg Auton shows people his garden, he doles out his matter-of-fact information with
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January 31, 2022