Tips for adding colour to winter gardens
By Shauna Dobbie If you long for colour outdoors in the winter garden, don’t despair. Study your garden over the
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Gardening How-to
Shade plants can be the most rewarding part of the spring garden
Story & photos by Dorothy Dobbie In my garden, under the shade of a young green ash, a garden is
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A house isn’t a home without a plant
By Tania Moffat Plants transform our living spaces indoors and out, but those that are invited into our homes do
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What insects are in your backyard?
By Robert Wrigley It was a late afternoon when I decided to relax by reading a book in my backyard
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6 soft and fuzzy plants
Story & photos /Dorothy Dobbie When we think plants along with soft and fuzzy or velvety leaves, Lamb’s ear springs
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Growing peas
By Dorothy Dobbie Technically and botanically, peas are a fruit, because their seeds are developed from the ovary of the
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Growing blueberries
By Shauna Dobbie They are delicious and nutritious, being full of anthocyanins (which are good for you). They’re also native
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Dandelions: Weed or wildflower?
By Shauna Dobbie When I was a young child, I was allowed to pick pansies and tulips sometimes, crocuses never,
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What to plant to attract butterflies
If you want to have monarchs in your garden, plant nectar-rich flowers. Make sure your choices bloom in fall to
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Greenhouse, How to Choose?
Hartley Botanic is one of England’s oldest and most respected greenhouse manufacturers, with an increasingly large following in the US
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