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10 uncommon annuals worth another look

by Dorothy Dobbie There are gardeners who would rather die than be seen with common annuals like impatiens or petunias

Note: Seed produced by F1 hybrid plants may not produce fspring true to the parent. Flowers ‘DoubleShot Orange Bicolour’ snapdragons:

1. The bitter truth about rhubarb. Rhubarb lovers may lament it and disagree, but the truth is that

1. Not from Turkey. There are three species of turkey, if you count the domesticated one, and all are from

1. Shiny horse. Sea buckthorn, Hippophae rhamoides, is a shrub or tree, growing eight to 12 feet tall, native to Europe

1. It’s a loss not a gain of colour. Deciduous leaves turn colour in fall because of a loss of

1. Pigeons as navigators. Like humans, salmon and dolphins, pigeons carry magnetite in their brains and in their upper beaks

1. Small but mighty. If you dislike grey squirrels, then welcome a red squirrel to your yard. Although the much

1. Cheaper and deeper but longer. To seed or to sod? That is the question. Sodding gives you instant lawn

1. Plant more city trees. Plant different kinds of city trees. Every year. Everywhere. 2. Parking lots. Wouldn’t you rather