Gardening for Beginners

Gardening for Beginners Trees & Shrubs 

Manitoba Story: Water for winter

February 6, 2020February 4, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 825 Views Gardening for Beginners, Local content, watering before winter

It is heartbreaking to drive down the street in springtime and see dead evergreens, especially, cedars lining driveways. Homeowners planted

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Edibles Gardening for Beginners Plants 

Growing Shallots

November 13, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1133 Views Gardening for Beginners, growing shallots

Shallots are not the most commonly grown vegetable in Canada, perhaps because the maturity date for bulbs can be as

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Local Gardener Ontario Gardener 

Ontario Story: Ripening tomatoes

October 15, 2019November 7, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 616 Views Edibles, Gardening for Beginners, gardening how-to

Tomatoes are climacteric, which means they will continue to ripen after they’ve been picked from the vine. This really matters

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Gardening for Beginners Manitoba Gardener 

Quality Soil: factors to consider

July 23, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1039 Views Gardening for Beginners, how to choose the right soil for your garden, what to look for in soil

Organic Factors. During almost all landscaping projects there comes a time when you have to decide, “What kind of soil

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Gardening How-to 

Gardening trends

March 1, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1430 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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Bulbs Gardening for Beginners Plants 

Canna infection

March 1, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 2531 Views Bulbs, canna plants, Gardening for Beginners, what's killing my canna

A tissue gone viral We all know that people and computers both get viruses, but guess what? Plants can get

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Gardening How-to Trees & Shrubs 

Birch trees in the urban landscape

February 22, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 3511 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 for Beginners Trees & Shrubs 

When to call an arborist

February 22, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1081 Views arborist, Gardening for Beginners, tree professionals, trees and shrubs

Trees are complicated organisms. It is hard to identify a problem without the help of a professional. You need to

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Gardening for Beginners Gardening How-to Plants 

Drought-tolerant plants

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1312 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 1939 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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