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  • Yellow Violet plant, leaf and flower

    Smooth Yellow Violet has Delightful Flowers

    Smooth Yellow Violet are highly desirable in a woodland garden. It can be used as a low-maintenance ground cover, in rock gardens, along paths…

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  • Common Dog Violet with its purple flower

    Dog Violet

    Dog Violet (Viola conspersa) is common in fields and pastures. It can be used as ground cover. The plants are only 2-4 cm tall…

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  • A Viola canadensis plant showing leaves and flower

    Canada Violet

    Canada Violet, a native upright perennial forb, grows 8 to 16 inches tall on stems that might be smooth, green, somewhat angular, or covered…

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  • Sweet white violet plant, stem, leaf and flower

    Sweet White Violet

    Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda) is a low-growing stoloniferous perennial with basal, heart-shaped leaves and fragrant, white flowers with strongly reflexed upper petals and…

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  • Two bright yellow evening primrose flowers against a balck background

    Evening Primrose – Oenothera biennis

    Evening primroses are generally known as flowers that close during daylight hours. Evening primroses are beautiful flowers and easy to grow. They open visibly…

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  • a top view of a filed of purple new england asters

    New England Aster for Late Season Blooms

    The New England Aster is an attractive addition to any pollinator or natural garden. It is easily recognised by its huge rose-purple blooms, which…

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  • Bee approaching a blue flag iris flower to pollinate it

    Blue Flag Wild Iris, Quebec’s Floral Emblem

    Iris versicolor, commonly called northern blue flag, is a clump-forming iris that is native to marshes, swamps, wet meadows, ditches, and shorelines from Manitoba…

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  • St. John's Wort Yellow flowers

    Great St. John’s Wort Care and Uses

    St. John’s Wort is a magnificent, vivacious plant with flowers that can be up to 5 cm wide. It is easy to cultivate and…

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  • Bluets in a field

    Caring for and Propagating Bluets

    Bluets are low-growing perennials that have multiple blue or white-ish blooms with bright yellow centres. They are native to Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and…

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  • Water avens with bumblebee feeding on its nectar

    Water Avens

    Water Avens are good ground cover for cool, wet areas where many plants often struggle. It is a perennial that blooms in late spring…

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  • Zigzag goldenrod leaf and flower

    Zigzag Goldenrod Attracts Pollinators

    Zigzag Goldenrod, also known as Solidago flexicaulis, is distinguished by its toothed, broad-ovate leaves and the shape of its stem. The name comes from…

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  • A close look at blue-eyed grass and its' flowers

    Blue-eyed Grass

    The Blue-eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium montanum, is a lovely perennial flower which has long been a favourite plant due to its attractiveness and ease of…

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  • The bright yellow flower of the Silphium terebinthinaceum

    Prairie Dock

    Magnificent Silphium genus, it displays its bright yellow flowers on tall stems in late summer. Grows easily from seed, and is at home on…

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  • A full Canadina Burnet plant with over a dozen flowers in a field

    Canadian Burnet

    Canadian Burnet features impressive airy spikes of white flowers at the ends of the stems from mid summer to early fall. Its textured narrow…

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  • pink rhododendron in tilt shift lens

    Rhododendron

    Rhododendron are highly valued in landscaping. Their gorgeous pink flowers brighten up any location. The flowers also attract bees and the rare bog elfin…

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  • Salmon, pink, white, yellow Gerbera Daisies

    Gerbera Daisies Bring Colour and Cheer

    The bright and magnificent Gerbera Daisy brings cheer as both annual and perennial. They are popular plants because they are attractive and come in…

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  • A large mature Burro's tail garden at the

    Burro’s Tail Plant – How To Grow and Propagate

    These small, succulent plants native to most parts of the Northern Hemisphere, are popular as both landscape and container plants. In this article, we…

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  • Lilac Care and Propagation

    Lilacs are some of the most beautiful plants, with their vibrant colours and sweet fragrance! They are perfect for any landscaping application, including hedges, foundation plantings, small…

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  • green gooseberry round fruit on green leaf

    Gooseberry Jelly

    I decided to make gooseberry jelly instead of jam as it takes less preparation time. The gooseberry gin that I made last year was…

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  • Lettuce growing in a hydroponic garden

    What is a Hydroponic Garden?

    A hydroponic garden involves growing plants completely without soil.  Instead, plants roots are submerged in a water fertilizer mixture. Surprisingly, a large variety of…

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  • A striking spotted black white and orange japanese koi in a koi pond

    Tips For Keeping A Healthy Koi Pond

    A koi pond can be a beautiful addition to your garden if you have the space. These colorful and majestic fish can create a…

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  • A number of fresh and ripe raspberries on their vine are acid loving plants

    Acid Loving Plants That Like Acidic Soil

    If you have acidic soil which is below a pH of 7, but ideally hanging out at around 5.5, you could have great ground…

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  • Monarch butterfly on rough blazing star

    Plants that Attract Monarch Butterflies

    Monarch butterflies are superb pollinators, and if they are fed plants they enjoy, they will pollinate your entire garden. Butterflies require two kinds of…

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  • A clump of Rudbeckia Hirta Black Eyed Susans along a walkway

    Plants That Love The Sun

    Plants that love the sun may provide vitality and colour to bare regions in the landscape. Before selecting plants, determine where the sun shines…

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