Alberta Story: Willows are versatile and beautiful
All you have to do to start a new willow is tuck a cutting (or even a stick) in some
Read moreAll you have to do to start a new willow is tuck a cutting (or even a stick) in some
Read moreDawn redwood or Metasequoia glyptostroboides. Is it an acquired taste, the conifer that loses its needles in the fall? Or
Read moreIt is heartbreaking to drive down the street in springtime and see dead evergreens, especially, cedars lining driveways. Homeowners planted
Read moreIn springtime when the ground is bare, creeping phlox relieves the dullness with a flush of glorious pink, pristine white
Read moreLet’s celebrate Canada’s heart beat with bred in Manitoba red maple trees. Plus 150 more wishes for Manitoba’s sesquicentennial anniversary.
Read moreBy Dorothy Dobbie It isn’t often that you grow a plant mainly for its seed heads, but some are so
Read moreBy Dorothy Dobbie American elms and Dutch elm disease The native elm bark beetle, Hylurgopina rupifes, and the smaller European
Read moreIn the wintertime, black knot infections become increasingly apparent. Black knot is a fungus, Apiosporina morbosa, that colonizes members of
Read moreUnderstanding how plants breathe and preventing winter burn Plants breathe through their leaves. It is estimated that the total water
Read moreGrowing orchids should be easy. They are a very forgiving plant if you understand it. Sadly, most are drowned by
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