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Manitoba Story: Creeping phlox

February 6, 2020February 8, 2021 Yasmin Concepcion 2601 Viewsgroundcover, Local content, phlox

In springtime when the ground is bare, creeping phlox relieves the dullness with a flush of glorious pink, pristine white

Gardening for Beginners Perennials Plants

Why start planting in the fall

October 9, 2018February 8, 2021 Yasmin Concepcion 1290 ViewsGardening for Beginners, planting in the fall, when to divide perennials, when to plant trees

Wise gardeners and bargain hunters alike know that fall is one of the best times to plant and shop. Not

Gas plant

Perennials Plants

Refreshing that perennial bed

July 13, 2018March 1, 2019 Yasmin Concepcion 1795 Views

Is your perennial bed looking a little sad? Are your plants suffering from disease and needs to be replaced? Know

poppies

Flowers Perennials Plants

Poppies

July 12, 2018February 8, 2021 Yasmin Concepcion 3702 ViewsFlowers, opium poppies, Perennials, poppies, wild flowers

Graceful and fragile, brilliantly coloured and stunningly beautiful, poppies call irresistibly from any garden they inhabit. There are over 100

Garden Design Ideas Perennials Plants

6 must have perennials

May 3, 2018February 8, 2021 Yasmin Concepcion 3732 ViewsGarden Design Ideas, Local Gardener, Perennials

Sun or shade, to short and squatty or sassy show-stoppers here are our top six picks for your must-have

Ontario Gardener Perennials Plants

Easy-care Perennials

November 27, 2017March 1, 2019 Yasmin Concepcion 4243 Viewseasy-care, Flowers, garden, low maintenance, Ontario Gardener, Perennials, Plants

These easy-care perennials are the old reliables of the garden. It’s not that they live forever, their lifespan can be

Heuchera Obsidian

Alberta Gardener Gardening for Beginners Perennials Plants

The happy heuchera

November 23, 2017February 12, 2019 Yasmin Concepcion 3335 ViewsAlberta Gardener, garden favorites, Gardening for Beginners, heuchera, heucherella, Perennials, Plants

This time of the year can be a bit dreary with all the garden chores either ending or hidden by

Sedum Kamtschaticum.

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Stonecrop Savvy

November 20, 2017November 21, 2017 Yasmin Concepcion 3803 Viewsground covers, Perennials, Plants, sedum, stone crops

If you’ve seen one sedum, you’ve “sedum all”, a prairie horticulturist’s son was heard to murmur at a plant sale.

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Perennials for Dry Shade Gardens

June 20, 2017March 27, 2019 Yasmin Concepcion 4531 ViewsDry shade gardens, Local Gardener, Perennials, Plants

Not many plants do well in dry shade. This is one of the most difficult garden areas to successfully populate

Flowers Gardening How-to Perennials Plants

Easy Care Roses

May 9, 2017February 8, 2021 Yasmin Concepcion 2664 ViewsFlowers, Gardening for Beginners, Local Gardener, Plants

How to care for roses Roses need light, air and water, so plant them where they will