All About Roses
Moisture is the main consideration, but affects roses differently depending on whether you are planting or growing them. If you are planting roses, it is vital that the roots are moist. You can soak the roots for one to two hours. It is best to ... [... more]
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The Real Dirt: Best Beginner Bushes For Colder Climates
I've had some requests from gardeners new to the north and from folks who have been here for some time for information on what shrubs and bushes will survive and thrive here. I don't grow many bushes or landscaping shrubs so I went up to Adorna ... [... more]
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Edible Flowers
You might be surprised to learn that several of the most popular garden flowers are edible and tasty. Many people are used to growing herbs and vegetables in their home gardens so that they can have fresh, fragrant and healthy additions to their ... [... more]
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The Real Dirt: Starting Plants For Hanging Baskets
Allow 14 to 18 weeks for blooming plants from seed depending on variety. With all of the available varieties of geraniums I've found that they don't need any pinching to grow great plants and really take off when light levels come up in the ... [... more]
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The Real Dirt: Buying A Lily For Easter
Depending on what variety they are you can plant the cold treated bulbs outdoors and you may get blooms again before the fall frosts. You can lift the bulbs in the fall to store over the winter and re-plant in a pot to grow for Easter again next ... [... more]
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All About Evergreens
Whether you want a bushy plant or a tree with tapered branches and short needles, there will be a breed of evergreen to suit your taste in both colour and shape. This diversity provides many options for the garden in a structural sense. You can ... [... more]
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Garden Tips From Kathy Renwald
Create small areas of beautifully composed "pictures" or settings. Put together a stylish chair or bench, a fabulous, oversized pot with a gigantic tropical plant, and a small table on which to place a drink. Buffer this retreat area with ... [... more]
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Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots: Activities To Do in ...
 Green thumbs and non-green thumbs alike will fall in love with Roots, Shoots, Buckets, & Boots, a remarkably fun and informative introduction to the wonderful world of gardening--and more specifically, gardening with children. Learn how to make ... [... more]
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One Small Garden
"We like to think we have the measure of the world. We like things to be tidy." But as Barbara Nichol demonstrates in One Small Garden, it's a jungle out there. A little girl alarms onlookers from the unsafe heights of a treetop; ants, cats, ... [... more]
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Mrs. Spitzer's Garden
Teachers, you must start the year with this book! What a joy to read! The illustrations are beautiful and add details to the reading. It's summertime and the principal gives Mrs. Spitzer some seeds to plant in her garden. She does all the right things ... [... more]
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The Gardener
This is a CLASSIC! This book has such an unexpected gut-level impact on everyone who reads it! I have read it aloud to people of all ages and there is never a dry eye in the room! Each of the short letters begins with a date which will be meaningful to ... [... more]
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Gardener
This is a CLASSIC! This book has such an unexpected gut-level impact on everyone who reads it! I have read it aloud to people of all ages and there is never a dry eye in the room! Each of the short letters begins with a date which will be meaningful to ... [... more]
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