Aromatic Plants
When admiring a beautiful garden, people would always comment on the colours, or the symmetry. But how about the fragrance of the flowers? Here are
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February 18, 2020
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Flowers
About Love-ly flowers
1. Love in a mist. (Nigella.) This freely self-sowing, cheery annual takes its romantic love name from the airy, lacy bracts that surround the flower. It
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February 14, 2020
Canadian Wild Ginger
If you’re looking for a groundcover for a shady area, look no further; Asarum canadense or Canadian wild ginger is your plant. No silver or mottled
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February 6, 2020
About Herbs
1. Herb or ‘erb? Dropping the h-sound at the beginning of “herb” is an American affectation, so if you’re from south of the border, you
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January 24, 2020
10 Neat Things about Annuals
1. Live fast, die young. In the plant world, an annual is a plant that completes its life cycle in one season, from seed to
Shauna Dobbie
January 10, 2020
Growing Orchids in your Home
Growing orchids should be easy. They are a very forgiving plant if you understand it. Sadly, most are drowned by over solicitous caregivers who believe
Shauna Dobbie
January 9, 2020
About Papaver Poppies
1. Papaver rhoeas. Corn poppies or field poppies are quite common in Europe; in fact, they are known as a weed. Papaver poppies quickly grow
Shauna Dobbie
November 7, 2019
About Plants That Kill (Edition one)
1. How toxic is toxic? Your garden is full of toxic plants, that could probably even kill, including parts of some that you eat (tomatoes,
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October 17, 2019
Pungent Plants
Noteworthy pungent plants from around the world. Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) The corpse flower is known as “the worst smelling flower in the world.” It
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July 22, 2019
Stinky Flowers
There aren’t many things that smell better than walking through a beautiful garden and inhaling the intoxicating aroma of flowers in bloom; unless of course,
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July 22, 2019