Garden and Caring for Plants
Growing and Caring for plants involves providing them with the right conditions to thrive, which includes attention to watering, light, soil, temperature, and occasionally pruning or fertilizing.
By consistently providing appropriate care and attention, you can help your plants thrive and enjoy the beauty and benefits they bring to your home or garden.
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Grow a Garden Full of Memories
Author: Lee Ann Smith, Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton, Published with Permission However you define a garden oasis, I’d like to encourage you to grow…
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Keystone Plants Shrubs Ecoregion 5
Author: Penka Matanska, Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton; published with permission. “Restoring viable habitat within the humandominated landscapes that separate habitat fragments – with as…
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Wildflower and Native Plants: Are they the same?
Author: Nancy McDonald, Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton; published with permission It’s not only new gardeners who assume that wildflowers and native plants are the…
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How to Care for Peonies
The several dozen species of peonies that are grown mostly by enthusiasts, specialists and researchers are often reproduced by seeds. Seeds are occasionally employed…
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Judith’s Meyers Lemon Marmalade Recipe
As usual, the weather is being weird. Freezing cold at one moment and unseasonably warm the next. This is very hard, not only for…
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Keystone Plants: Flowering Perennials in Ecoregion Five
Author: Claire McCaughey, Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton; published with permission. “We can each make a measurable difference almost immediately by planting a native nearby.…
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Clematis: To Prune or Not to Prune
Author: Dale Odorizzi, Master Gardeners of Lanark County; published with permission Few subjects in gardening are as confusing as the proper pruning of clematis.…
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Plant of the Year
The “Plant of the Year” is often designated by various gardening and horticultural societies or organizations, and sometimes by individual countries, so there can…
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The Beauty of the Poinsettia Plant
Poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima, is distinguished by having a single female flower that lacks petals and frequently has sepals. Separate male flowers surround the sepals,…
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Inspired by different colours, shapes and sizes of my daylilies
I love the different colours and shapes and sizes. My brilliant large yellow daylily looks like it should be dessert, while the peachy frilly…
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Images from the 2023 Ottawa Water Garden Tour
The 2023 Ottawa Water Garden Tour featured 11 water gardens on a self-guided day-time tour around the Ottawa area. Also included was an evening…
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Borage Self Seeds and Attracts Pollinators
To me, borage is an herb that is one of the best plants to grow for pollinators. Bumblebees and butterflies are always enjoying it…
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On Pruning and Deadheading Daffodils, Tulips, Lilac and Viola
This year I am determined to do my best to deadhead my flowers. If you take off the dead flowers you will get more…
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Bees Need Water and the Bee Hotel
Bees need water and this water is a good source for the bees in the hotels. My pond has some cattails that need to…
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Spring Care for Forsythia, Daphne and Rose Bushes
Greetings fellow gardeners Life has been changing and moving along like a roller-coaster. My basement still hums with a dehumidifier-fan, and I am hoping…
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Plants which are Toxic and Poisonous to Humans
Many plants can cause dermatitis through contact, poisoning through ingestion, or allergic reactions through either route. People’s susceptibility varies greatly, but many plants are…
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Choosing Flowers to Match One’s Personality: Tulips vs. Orchids
Choosing a flower to suit one’s personality is a fun way to add meaning and beauty to an event or home decor. In this…
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Spring Plants To Consider Growing
As the days get longer and warmer with the arrival of spring, many people are eager to enjoy the outdoors and start gardening. Whether…
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Orchids at the Vallarta Botanical Garden
Text and photos are courtesy of the Vallarta Botanical Garden. Did you know Vanilla plant is an orchid? Pleurothalis cardiothallis The collections of our…
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How to Grow and Care for a Lantana Plant
Lantana plants are low-maintenance and easy to care for with the right materials. Lantanas can grow in any sunny location with well-draining soil.…
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10 Weeping Evergreens for Winter Interest
If you’ve ever admired the branches of a stately weeping evergreen, you know how lovely this distinctive aesthetic can be. With branches that cascade…
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Weeping Alaskan Cedar
One look at this beautiful tree and its easy to see why it’s a favorite with so many. With its conical form, straight trunk…
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January Plant of the Month: Red Osier Dogwood
This hardy, ornamental shrub is my plant choice for January as it can be depended upon to deliver vibrant red colour to the winter…
