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Are plants smart?

As a plant person, you already know that plants have sensitivities, many beyond our understanding. But are plants smart? You

1. Inhibitors. Starting plants from seeds are not always easy. Some seeds, like tomatoes, come from the mother plant coated

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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

What in the garden should you wrap for winter? Nothing. Wrapping can do more harm than good as wrapping materials

Have you ever considered a groundcover you can make jam from? Wild strawberries will multiply quickly to cover an area

All you have to do to start a new willow is tuck a cutting (or even a stick) in some

Dawn redwood or Metasequoia glyptostroboides. Is it an acquired taste, the conifer that loses its needles in the fall? Or

In springtime when the ground is bare, creeping phlox relieves the dullness with a flush of glorious pink, pristine white

Let’s celebrate Canada’s heart beat with bred in Manitoba red maple trees. Plus 150 more wishes for Manitoba’s sesquicentennial anniversary.

1. Vegetables. It used to be that just about the only edibles that people grew in containers were herbs and