Small Trees for Small Spaces
Not every gardener has enough space for a large tree on their property. A full-grown oak, for example, can measureContinue Reading
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The Dahlia That Celebrates Canada’s 150th
Yes, Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2017 and to highlight this special event, there’s a special flower: the CanadianContinue Reading
The Delicate Art of Getting Easter Lilies to Bloom… At Easter!
Easter is one of the year’s most important holidays. Since the beginning of the Christian era, Easter has represented theContinue Reading
Seeds to Sow Indoors: Mid-April
Mid-April is the heart of the indoor sowing season. There are still many seeds that need only a few weeksContinue Reading
When A Top Graft Fails
Top-grafted shrubs, also called top-grafted standards or just standards, are shrubs grafted on top of the upright stem of a relatedContinue Reading
Deer Proofing Your Garden
Deer are causing more and more problems to gardeners. As homes spread out into their territory, they become habituated toContinue Reading
Darwin’s Orchid
I just saw, for the first time in my life, Darwin’s orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale). That was at the annual show ofContinue Reading
‘Prizm’: The Parsley-leaved Kale
Curly kale (Brassica oleracea acephala) is a non-heading variety of cabbage with curly, crinkly leaves… but you’ve never seen kaleContinue Reading
A Gardening Rhyme
There’s a very old rhyme variations of which have been circulating in gardening circles since at least the mid-19th century, probably muchContinue Reading
Garden Myth: Are Compost Accelerators Really Useful?
Almost every garden center (and many hardware stores) sells a product called variously compost accelerator, compost activator, compost stimulator orContinue Reading