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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Ten Neat Things about Paperwhites

Have you ever brought home a bowl of paperwhites only to watch them shoot up overnight, lean toward the

Do your tropicals have leaves turning pale and speckled, looking as if someone dusted them with tiny white dots? Then

In winter, evergreens keep the landscape alive with colour when everything else has gone bare. From towering spruces to creeping

Every autumn, migrating birds in Canada take to the air in one of nature’s grandest spectacles. From tiny warblers

Halloween may be about ghosts and goblins, but in the garden, the night has its own kind of magic.

Kale in winter gardens is a sight of quiet triumph. While most plants fade at the first frost, kale

If you’ve ever admired what looked like a rose in a florist’s bouquet but somehow seemed silkier, more perfect,

Scarecrows are simple, clever and a little bit magical. They stand guard over ripening corn and pumpkins, borrow a

By Shauna Dobbie Autumn isn’t just gorgeous, it carries a beautiful scent. The crisp air has earthy notes from

By Shauna Dobbie When the rest of the garden is winding down, asters are just hitting their stride. These