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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Beautiful and weird: flowers to grow from seed

If you’re a fan of the weird and uncommon, here are a few flowers from West Coast Seeds you can

Test your garden knowledge by answering true or false to the following questions. 1. A daffodil is a kind of

1. Hellebores. One of the early spring flowers, Hellebores, are poisonous, as are many plants in the garden. The sap

There are gardeners who hesitate to plant clematis, fearing that, like hothouse flowers, they may require too much knowledge or

By Gerald Filipski Tips for keeping your lilac happy:• Grow in full sun for the best flowering results.• Prune off

Dahlias are the national flower of Mexico, but they could be the queen of your garden. Luscious, flamboyant, but not

Pig squeaks have big shiny, paddle-shaped leaves surround a sturdy, 16-inch stalk that bursts into exuberant pink, sometimes white, flowers

When admiring a beautiful garden, people would always comment on the colours, or the symmetry. But how about the fragrance

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If you’re looking for a groundcover for a shady area, look no further; Asarum canadense or Canadian wild ginger is your

Growing orchids should be easy. They are a very forgiving plant if you understand it. Sadly, most are drowned by