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10 neat things about annuals

10 Neat Things: Annuals

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Caroline Fu 2699 Views10 Neat Things, annuals, types of annuals, what are annuals

1. Live fast, die young. In the plant world, an annual is a plant that completes its life cycle in

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

Beguiling Begonias and its other species

January 25, 2019February 8, 2021 Caroline Fu 2110 Viewsannuals, begonias, Flowers, solenia

We have been growing begonias in our homes and garden for about three centuries. There are many, many hybrids in

Alberta Gardener

Gardening passion of Debbie Huitema

December 18, 2018September 6, 2019 Caroline Fu 1699 ViewsAlberta Gardener, annuals, beautiful garden, Perennials

When Debbie and George Huitema moved into their home in south west Calgary 25 years ago, they waited eight years

Alberta Gardener

The Schlosser garden of Calgary Teeming with life, brimming with love

November 1, 2018 Caroline Fu 1701 ViewsAlberta Gardener, annuals, beautiful garden, Calgary Alberta, garden oasis, Perennials

You know a garden has real magic when the potentillas plant themselves. That’s what happened in the garden of Cathy

Alberta Gardener Gardening for Beginners Gardening How-to

Getting Started in the Garden

March 22, 2018April 21, 2020 Caroline Fu 2519 Viewsannuals, Gardening for Beginners, gardening how-to, May long weekend, outdoor plants, Perennials, planting early, Spring gardening

Planting early – the radical gardener’s guide to getting started in the garden Forget the good advice you were raised

Flowers Local Gardener Plants What's new, what's hot

What’s new, what’s hot 2015 – Annuals

March 8, 2015February 8, 2021 Caroline Fu 1384 Viewsannuals, Flowers, Plants, what's new what's hot

Here are new varieties of annuals you’d want in your garden this year. Annuals Acalypha ‘Jungle Cloak’. Acalypha are fast-growing