Fresh News About Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). Photo: Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, Wikimedia Commons I’ve written about the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), the world’s bestContinue Reading
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Grow Your Own Three Sisters Garden
Three sisters garden. Photo: www.tasteantigua.com On this National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada), why not take a look at the threeContinue Reading
Public Gardens Reopening After COVID-19 Shutdown
Butchart Gardens, in Victoria, British Columbia, was one of the first gardens to reopen after the COVID-19 crisis. It’s beenContinue Reading
Slug Resistant Plants
Some plants simply send slugs running! Ill.:moziru.com The true secret to controlling slugs easily is not to battle them withContinue Reading
Earwigs in Your Barbecue? Here’s What to Do!
Ill.: webstockreview.net & www.deviantart.com, montage: laidbackgardener.blog The weather is sunny and warm and you want to spend a maximum amountContinue Reading
Grow Your Own Birdseed!
American goldfinch on a echinacea. Photo: www.americanmeadows.com If you’re used to feeding birds, you can’t have helped but notice theContinue Reading
You Can’t Stop a Tree From Producing Seeds
Maple seeds sprouting in a lawn. Photo: Ken Bosma, www.flickr.com Question: We have a red maple that produces hundreds of seedsContinue Reading
2020 Perennial of the Year: Aralia ‘Sun King’
Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’. Photo: terranovanurseries.com It’s big, it’s bold and it’s golden … and it’s now the 2020 Perennial ofContinue Reading
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Cultivating Environmental Responsibility and Healthy Eating Habits Imagine… You’re preparing dinner. You reach toward the end of the counter toContinue Reading
IT’S GARDEN TIME!
Garden Days celebrate the joys of gardens and gardening, and its many benefits to our physical and mental well-being. WhetherContinue Reading