Gardening How-to 

Plant seeds or buy plants?

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1501 Views

For the past decade, gardeners have been under the spell of big growers about planting your favourite seeds, many from

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Art of Growing Potatoes

November 15, 2019February 8, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 4249 Views how to plant potatoes, potatoes, where to plant potatoes

Have we lost the art of growing potatoes? At one time, every garden had a potato plot where it was

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Gardening How-to Trees & Shrubs 

Pruning shrubs

July 23, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 3112 Views gardening how-to, pruning shrubs, trees and shrubs

New life for old shrubs Nearly all well-established gardens have at least one old shrub which is often ignored until

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Deadheading

July 22, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 2196 Views

Off with their heads! How and why you need to deadhead New gardeners sometimes shy away from cutting back their

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Gardening How-to 

Gardening trends

March 1, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1386 Views Garden how to, garden trends, Gardening for Beginners

One of the wonderful things about gardening is its changeability in trends. No two years are ever the same and

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Gardening How-to Trees & Shrubs 

Birch trees in the urban landscape

February 22, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 3419 Views birch tree, Gardening for Beginners, trees and shrubs

by Dorothy Dobbie When and where to plant a birch The best time to plant a birch tree is spring

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Gardening How-to Trees & Shrubs 

Basic pruning techniques

February 19, 2019April 20, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 929 Views gardening how-to, how to prune trees, proper way of pruning trees and shrubs

by Mike Allen There are some basic pruning techniques that must be followed to enhance and maintain a healthy tree.

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Gardening for Beginners Gardening How-to Plants 

Drought-tolerant plants

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1276 Views annuals, drought tolerant plants, Gardening for Beginners, gardening how-to, Perennials

Plants have several different ways of dealing with drought. For example, some, like cactus and other succulents, store water in

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Gardening for Beginners Gardening How-to 

More tips for planting early

February 8, 2019April 21, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1825 Views early spring guide to gardeners, Gardening for Beginners, gardening how-to, planting early, what to plant in early spring

If you have read Getting Started in the Garden, here are additional tips to consider if you want to not

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Gardening How-to Trees & Shrubs 

How to prevent and deal with winter burn on evergreens

January 30, 2019February 5, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1650 Views evergreens, how to prevent, Trees & Shrubs, winter burn

Winter burning (also called “winter drying” or “winter browning”) is a common and recurring problem of coniferous trees in colder

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