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10 Neat things about peonies

10 Neat Things: About Peonies

May 20, 2021May 21, 2021 Caroline Fu 3161 Views10 Neat Things, Flowers, peonies, Perennials

1. What’s so great about peonies? Peonies are drought tolerant, deer resistant, fragrant, hardy to Zone 2 and they can

Gardening for Beginners Gardening How-to Plants

Drought-tolerant plants

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 Caroline Fu 2371 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

Alberta Gardener

Gardening passion of Debbie Huitema

December 18, 2018September 6, 2019 Caroline Fu 1770 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

In the lush green beds of the backyard, the Victory Orangery greenhouse is barely visible.

In the lush green beds of the backyard, the Victory Orangery greenhouse is barely visible.

Manitoba Gardener

Tim Evans’ garden for sharing

November 21, 2018 Caroline Fu 2174 Viewsbeautiful garden, Canada, featured story, Flowers, gardener magazine, Manitoba, Manitoba Gardener, Perennials, Tim Evans, Winnipeg

The river rolls lazily by Tim Evans’ Assiniboine-side home, imparting a dreamy quality to this romantic garden. Round beds of

Wildflowers

November 14, 2018 Caroline Fu 2355 ViewsPerennials, prairie flowers, wildflowers

Wildflowers have that special power to delight and surprise us, maybe as we are not responsible for putting them there.

Ontario Gardener

Eco = beauty

November 12, 2018 Caroline Fu 2035 Viewsbeautiful garden, eco-friendly garden, edible plants, Ontario Gardener, Perennials

Proof that any garden can be beautiful, this Oakville oasis is primarily composed of plants that are

Alberta Gardener

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

November 1, 2018 Caroline Fu 1752 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

Gardens, gardens everywhere!

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 Caroline Fu 1844 ViewsAlberta Gardener, beautiful garden, beautiful greenery, garden paths, Perennials, Sherwood Alberta

Jon and Pat Brehaut share a passion for gardening. It’s more than a hobby; it’s relaxing and deeply satisfying. “Gardening

poppies

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Poppies

July 12, 2018February 8, 2021 Caroline Fu 3934 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

Bulbs Flowers Plants

Beauty in a bulb: 6 summer magicians for glowing colour

May 10, 2018February 8, 2021 Caroline Fu 2166 ViewsBulbs, Flowers, garden, Perennials, Plants

By Dorothy Dobbie If there is one thing that bulbs, especially summer bulbs, have in common it’s incandescent colour. The

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