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Gardening How-to

starting your own seeds
Gardening for Beginners Gardening How-to 

Starting your own seeds

March 11, 2020 Caroline Fu 3226 Views

I used to say that gardeners should start seeds in their homes mainly because it’s fun. I don’t say that

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potato
Edibles Gardening How-to Plants 

The Potato

February 19, 2020 Caroline Fu 1702 Views

They are the fourth largest food crop in the world, packed with nutrition, easy to grow and very versatile in

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To plant seeds or buy plants
Gardening How-to 

Plant seeds or buy plants?

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Caroline Fu 2069 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 potatotes
Edibles Gardening How-to Plants 

Art of Growing Potatoes

November 15, 2019February 8, 2021 Caroline Fu 5664 Viewshow 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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pruning shrubs shears
Gardening How-to Trees & Shrubs 

Pruning shrubs

July 23, 2019 Caroline Fu 4580 Viewsgardening 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 annuals
Gardening for Beginners Gardening How-to 

Deadheading

July 22, 2019 Caroline Fu 3128 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 Caroline Fu 2444 ViewsGarden 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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how to care for birch trees in the urban landscape
Gardening How-to Trees & Shrubs 

Birch trees in the urban landscape

February 22, 2019 Caroline Fu 5260 Viewsbirch 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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basic proper pruning techniques
Gardening How-to Trees & Shrubs 

Basic pruning techniques

February 19, 2019April 20, 2020 Caroline Fu 1776 Viewsgardening 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 Caroline Fu 2224 Viewsannuals, 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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