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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Trees & Shrubs
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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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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A garden rooted in memory: Joan and Frank Quinn’s backyard retreat in Edmonton
By Joan Quinn This garden story appeared in the 3rd issue of Canada’s Local Gardener. As someone who grew up
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10 Neat Things About Hardy Apple Cultivars
1. Named apples. You can never plant a seed and expect to get a certain type of apple, no more
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10 Neat Things about Hydrangeas
1. Five types. There are about 75 species of hydrangea in the world, but only five species typically grown in
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10 Neat Things About Trees Waking Up in Spring
1. I’m not sleeping. I’m just resting my twigs. So do trees really fall into a deathlike slumber over winter?
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How Do Plants Breathe?
Understanding how plants breathe and preventing winter burn Plants breathe through their leaves. It is estimated that the total water
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10 Neat Things About Sea Buckthorn
1. Shiny horse. Sea buckthorn, Hippophae rhamoides, is a shrub or tree, growing eight to 12 feet tall, native to Europe
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