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Stinky flowers

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 Yasmin Concepcion 3732 ViewsFlowers, Plants, stinky plants

There aren’t many things that smell better than walking through a beautiful garden and inhaling the intoxicating aroma of flowers

Bulbs Flowers Plants

Beauty in a bulb: 6 summer magicians for glowing colour

May 10, 2018February 8, 2021 Yasmin Concepcion 2056 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

garden bug control

Garden Pests Gardening How-to

Garden bug control

May 3, 2018February 4, 2021 Yasmin Concepcion 1779 Viewsgarden pests, gardening how-to, insect repellants, Plants

Bugs are a part of any gardener’s life. Some are beneficial and welcome additions that help develop a healthy garden

Ontario Gardener Perennials Plants

Easy-care Perennials

November 27, 2017March 1, 2019 Yasmin Concepcion 4242 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

Flowers Manitoba Gardener Plants

Taking on the Martagon

November 24, 2017November 21, 2017 Yasmin Concepcion 2299 Viewsasiatics, cultivars, Flowers, lilies, lillium, Manitoba Gardener, martagon, Plants

The wind whips the water and howls among the rocks. We leave its fury on shore, follow a zigzag path

Heuchera Obsidian

Alberta Gardener Gardening for Beginners Perennials Plants

The happy heuchera

November 23, 2017February 12, 2019 Yasmin Concepcion 3334 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.

Perennials Plants

Stonecrop Savvy

November 20, 2017November 21, 2017 Yasmin Concepcion 3801 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.

Gardening How-to

Leave your perennials till spring.

September 29, 2017February 13, 2019 Yasmin Concepcion 2236 Viewsfall cleaning, gardening how-to, Plants, winter garden

If you’re a neat freak, then cut your perennials down in fall. However, there are many benefits to leaving the

Gardening for Beginners Gardening How-to

Help for summer-stressed plants

August 11, 2017February 11, 2019 Yasmin Concepcion 1396 ViewsGardening for Beginners, gardening how-to, Plants, summer

Plant Strengtheners: Help for summer stressed plants Don’t let summer stressors ruin your landscape’s good looks. Instead give your plants’

Gardening for Beginners

Understanding botanical names

August 10, 2017February 11, 2019 Yasmin Concepcion 1292 Viewsbotanical names, Gardening for Beginners, Plants

For years, people referred to plants by their common names almost exclusively – only the eggheads and botanists used botanical

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