Dressing Up the Front Entrance
The entrance to your home is a statement about who you are. It speaks loudly about your style, your priorities
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Flora & Fauna Episode 16: Nutrients in the garden with Robert Pavlis
Did you know that you can give too much compost to your garden? Also, there isn’t a “best” fertilizer for tomatoes or
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10 Neat Things About Apples
When you think of the word “fruit”, what do you picture? Most Canadians will imagine an apple. Great for storing
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10 Neat Things About Zucchini
1. One plant, one family. Zucchini is such a prolific crop that one plant is enough to feed one family.
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Priddis Valley Garden: Healing people and saving the bees
Alberta is a land where people can follow their dreams in places some-times unimaginable at the outset. So it is
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10 Neat Things About Cabbage and Broccoli
1. Something sweet about sulfur. The distinctive flavor of brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, kale, cabbage and collard greens)
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Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 19 – New gardens
Faced with the very arduous task of building a new gardening bed, Shauna Dobbie, editor of Canada’s Local Gardener magazine,
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Critters in the Garden: Crows & grackles
Both crows and grackles, members of the corvid family, are beautiful and smart, but they can be unwelcome in the
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Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 18: Seeds with Kevin Twomey
It is seed starting time across Canada. From March through June, depending on where your garden is, you may be
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Critters in the Garden: Cats & dogs
Cats and dogs can make a habit of using your garden as a litter box, leaving unpleasant surprises when you
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