10 Neat Things about plants that go bump in the night
Halloween may be about ghosts and goblins, but in the garden, the night has its own kind of magic.
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Plants
10 neat things about kale in winter gardens
Kale in winter gardens is a sight of quiet triumph. While most plants fade at the first frost, kale
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Ryan Statham talks about trees and climate change
Choose audio podcast or video https://youtu.be/5zTqVCQiVF8 Season 4, Episode 2 In this episode, Shauna sits down with Ryan Statham, arborist
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What is that?! 10 Neat Things about fasciation
You’re walking through the garden when you spot something truly strange: a stem that’s flat like a ribbon, or
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Time to harvest hardneck garlic! Ten Neat Things
If you planted cloves last fall, now’s the moment you’ve been waiting for. Harvesting garlic isn’t complicated, but a
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Begonias
Colour in the garden
As the days grow shorter and the air begins to cool, gardeners can rely on late summer annuals to keep
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Dividing perennials is good for your pocketbook.
Increase perennials for free
How to increase your perennial garden By Shauna Dobbie You love your perennial garden soooo much, you’d like to
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Leaves of 'Bloodgood' Japanese maple. Photo by Jonathan Billinger, CC-SA 2.0.
Japanese maples and lookalikes
Graceful small trees for every zone: Japanese maples and lookalikes The beautiful Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) is a prize for
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Thinning is winning: Why thinning seedlings leads to a stronger garden
It feels counterintuitive to plant a row of seeds, nurture them to life, and then snip off half their
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Peonies are tough and beautiful: 10 Neat Things
Is there any flower more romantic than the peony? With their frilly petals, delicate colours, and swoon-worthy scent, they
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