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The Year of the Vegetable Gardening Book: City Farmer by Lorraine Johnson
Geared to city gardeners, Lorraine Johnson’s City Farmer: Adventures in Urban Food Growing will be available in April, 2010 — just in time to start sowing! Wanna know more? Read what Greystone...
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Matthew Wilson’s Picks: Star Plants for Small Gardens
If you haven’t been keeping up with my Tweets, you might well ask: Who on earth is Matthew Wilson and why the heck should I care about his star plant picks for small gardens? Well, firstly, he lives up...
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If I had to choose just one … hardy geranium, it would be ‘Rozanne’
Photo: Blooms of Bressingham Walking through my garden the other morning, it occured to me that I tend to hang onto plants whether they perform or not. In other areas of my life, I’m ruthless about...
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If I had to choose just one … brunnera, it would be ‘Jack Frost’
Brunnera 'Jack Frost' You may prefer the creamy edges of Brunnera ‘Hadspen Cream’ or the gold-rimmed ‘King’s Ransom’ or even the silvery leaves of ‘Looking Glass’, but my heart will always be true to...
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If I had to choose just one … Japanese anemone, it would be ‘Honorine Jobert’
The first time I saw ‘Honorine Jobert’ was in the south of France — near Nice I think — when I was on vacation and just new to gardening. I was dazzled by an entire border of these tall, white-flowered...
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When native plants aren’t the answer
Native bloodroot growing in my garden. Belinda Gallagher tells it like it is. And backed by an impressive career as a nursery-owner and most recently, as Head of Horticulture at the Royal Botanical...
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10 Ways to Weather Winter
The hubbub of the holidays may have distracted you from the dearth of winter gardening opportunities, but just in time, as the lows that follow the sugar rush from a feast of festive treats threatens...
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Best easy-care flowering shrubs
Endless Summer hydrangea Although I enjoy spending as much time as I can in the garden, I know that many of you just don’t have the time to tend to finicky flowers or vigorous vines. But you still...
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Falling in love with Helleborus x hybridus
Helleborus 'Cotton Candy' Photo: Terra Nova Nursery I’m in love. The handsome specimen that’s caught my eye is perfect in every way. Long-lasting flowers that bloom in a rainbow of colours, evergreen...
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Best, easy-care flowering shrubs
Although I enjoy spending as much time as I can in the garden, I know that many of you just don’t have the time to tend to finicky flowers or vigorous vines. But you still want a beautiful backyard,...
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Canada’s Food Rules!
Just in the last week, I’ve attended two lectures on vegetable gardening, read innumerable blog posts about planting veggies and today, what do you think arrived in the mail? Doug Green’s Guide to...
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An Easter Parade of Chocolate Plants
Niche marketing has reached new heights. Just in time for Easter, I’ve discovered a nursery that specializes in chocolate plants. Chocolate Flower Farm in Langley Washington features all things...
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Olympic Gold: Helleborus Vancouver Medallion
Helleborus Vancouver Medallion What better way to welcome athletes and visitors to the Winter Olympics than with drifts of this gorgeous Vancouver Medallion hellebore? Thanks to the advance planning of...
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What’s the easiest holiday plant to grow? Amaryllis!
I don’t like fussing about indoor plants. If I give them a good home, I expect them to make the most of it, and grow, bloom and prosper without constant misting, coddling from drafts or requiring...
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Beguiling orchids — be my valentine!
For Inge and Peter Poot, it was love at first sight. Ever since Peter presented Inge with an orchid during their honeymoon in Jamaica, the couple has had a love affair with these beguiling plants...
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Top evergreens for your winter landscape
In a climate where the winter months span almost half the calendar, it’s surprising that we design our gardens for summer and pay little attention to how they look during the longest season of the...
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