Keeping the Magic at Bay: Unicorn-Proof Your Garden
April 9th marks International Unicorn Day, celebrating the return of these fantastic beasts after their great winter migration, a periodContinue Reading
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Photosynthesis for Dummies And/or Orchid Lovers
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The Secret of Successful Landscape Design (And Why Many People Get It Wrong)
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Celebrate Easter With Bulbs!
The displays at garden centers and florists are full of flower arrangements these days. After all, Easter is one ofContinue Reading
What Do We Do With That Darned Gravel in the Lawn?
In Surprise! Snow Can Melt Without Your Help, Larry Hodgson expressed his frustration with spring shovelers who push snow fromContinue Reading
What Is Frass?
Insects are the future! We often hear this statement, especially when it comes to food! And indeed, edible insects areContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: New Lawn to Be Sown
Question I need to replace my lawn. What kind of seeds do you recommend? Are there any grasses that remainContinue Reading
How Do Plants Know It’s Spring (While We’re Still Being Fooled!)
Ah, springtime in Canada! That time of year when the weather goes up and down: 20 °C (68?) for threeContinue Reading
Norway Maple: the Great Invader!
Sometimes when you try to solve one problem, you create another. That’s what happened in the 1950s and 1960s withContinue Reading
Polyethyla Terephtala: Origin, Varieties and Growing Advice
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