Drought-tolerant plants
Plants have several different ways of dealing with drought. For example, some, like cactus and other succulents, store water in
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Perennials
Gardening passion of Debbie Huitema
When Debbie and George Huitema moved into their home in south west Calgary 25 years ago, they waited eight years
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Tim Evans’ garden for sharing
The river rolls lazily by Tim Evans’ Assiniboine-side home, imparting a dreamy quality to this romantic garden. Round beds of
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10 Neat Things: About Peonies
1. What’s so great about peonies? Peonies are drought tolerant, deer resistant, fragrant, hardy to Zone 2 and they can
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Wildflowers
Wildflowers have that special power to delight and surprise us, maybe as we are not responsible for putting them there.
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Eco = beauty
Proof that any garden can be beautiful, this Oakville oasis is primarily composed of plants that are
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The Schlosser garden of Calgary Teeming with life, brimming with love
You know a garden has real magic when the potentillas plant themselves. That’s what happened in the garden of Cathy
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Gardens, gardens everywhere!
Jon and Pat Brehaut share a passion for gardening. It’s more than a hobby; it’s relaxing and deeply satisfying. “Gardening
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Beauty in a bulb: 6 summer magicians for glowing colour
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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