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On Best Mosquito Repellent Plants
Discover the most effective mosquito repellent plants for indoor and outdoor. Also, learn about companion plants that repel mosquitoes and other insects.
Beneficial Insects and Good Bugs For Your Garden
Discover how beneficial insects can control pests, save money, and enhance your garden ecosystem in Ontario. Identify and attract these beneficial bugs.
Homemade Insecticidal Soap Recipe Choices
Discover how to create homemade insecticidal soap using natural ingredients for effective and safe pest control in your garden.
Trout Lily: Photogenic and Useful
Trout lily has stunning yellow flowers that bloom in the early spring. Trout lilies can blanket the forest floor as they mature. Read on.
Caring for a Prince of Wales Juniper (Juniperus virginiana ‘Prince of Wales’)
Discover expert tips on nurturing Juniperus virginiana ‘Prince of Wales’ in cold, dry climates and thriving landscaping options in Alberta.
Companion Planting
Discover how companion planting with tomatoes and vegetables can attract beneficial pollinators and predators for a healthier garden.
Wild Bergamot
Discover how to cultivate wild bergamot from seed. Learn about sowing, growing, and attracting pollinators with this drought-tolerant prairie perennial.
Strategies Promoting Healthy Soil
Discover strategies, including minimizing soil disturbance, to enhance soil health, prevent erosion, boost plant growth, and reduce global warming effects.
A Model for Companion Planting and Crop Rotation
Learn about the benefits of companion planting and crop rotation. Improve soil fertility, control pests naturally, and boost yields sustainably.
Lance-Leaved Figwort
Prized in native gardens and restoration projects, discover the real value and beauty of Lance-Leaved Figwort to attract bees, butterflies, and birds like the Ruby-throated Hummingbird!
Barren Strawberry Quick Growing Guide
Discover how to enhance growth and appearance of Barren Strawberry with expert tips. Ideal for woodland gardens and groundcover in Ontario.
Understanding Soil
Explore the five soil layers and how they impact plant growth. Discover the importance of soil composition for healthy plants.
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Plants That Love The Sun
Plants that love the sun may provide vitality and colour to bare regions in the landscape. Read on for ideas.
Tips For Making Landscape Mounds And Berms
Landscape berms and mounds are an easy and attractive way to add interest to your yard and landscape. Building them isn’t complicated.
24 Flowers For September and October
Find the perfect fall-blooming flowers in September and October to add vibrant colors to your garden until first frost.
Hydrangea Care: an Easy Guide for Beginners
Learn simple tips to keep your hydrangeas thriving with proper care, watering, and light conditions for beautiful blooms.
Plants that Attract Monarch Butterflies
Choose the right plants for your monarch butterfly garden. If you feed them plants they like, they will pollinate your entire garden.
Flowering Perennials for Four Seasons of Interest
Flowering perennials, carefully curated to combine varying heights, colours, and textures, make the most intriguing gardens.
Tropical Hibiscus and Hardy Hibiscus
Hibiscus are hardy perennials, while others are annuals, shrubs, or tropical plants. Hibiscus plants are grown for a variety of uses.
Acid Loving Plants That Like Acidic Soil
Learn about a variety of acid loving plants that add beauty to your garden. From azaleas to hydrangeas, unlock a colorful world of gardening possibilities.
Gardening In Small Spaces
Discover how to optimize your small garden space with layers of plants and create stunning color combinations for year-round blooming.
Spectacular Annuals for Containers
Annuals for container gardening are great for novice gardeners or anyone who wants to add interest and colour to their porch or patio.
Favorite Easy-To-Grow Wildflower Combinations
Discover the best wildflower combinations like Zinnias and Cosmos for long-lasting blooms and attract bees, butterflies, and beneficial bugs to your garden. Easy to grow and perfect for colorful solutions in any space!
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On Caring for Daylilies
Daylilies companion well with lythrum, delphinium, gilia, or other tall plants. And they are at their best planted near evergreens or holly.
Overwatering Plants Is To Be Avoided
Overwatering plants can drown them, lead to root rot, attract unwanted pests, among others. Use these tips to prevent overwatering plants.
Hydrangea Care: an Easy Guide for Beginners
Learn simple tips to keep your hydrangeas thriving with proper care, watering, and light conditions for beautiful blooms.
Dahlias Store Energy in their Tubers
Dahlia plants store food and energy on their roots and underground stems called tubers. They look like sweet potatoes.
Preparing the Garden for Fall and Winter
Discover the best method for storing bulbs and tubers – whether to wash them thoroughly or let them dry with a bit of dirt for better preservation. Learn more!
Second Crops
Planting second crops of peas and beans and other vegetables at this time is well worth the effort. My fourth crop of lettuce is thriving.
Weeping Alaskan Cedar
The beautiful and fragrant Weeping Alaskan Cedar offers a conical form, soft & wispy foliage, and up to 30 ft of height – perfect for even the smallest of city gardens. See why this is a favorite among many and get design and planting advice from Ottawa's own Patricia.
How to Care for Your Lawn in the Fall
While many residents assume spring is the time to focus on lawn care, there are many things you can do in the fall.
Hardening Off: Last Stop Before Planting Out
Discover a simpler method for hardening off seedlings and creating protective environments for your plants to avoid sunscald and promote healthy growth.
Red Baneberry For Shade Gardens
Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra) is a good choice for cool shade gardens due to its lovely leaves, blooms, and vivid red berries.
Red Oak is An Important Tree
The northern red oak is one of the most important trees for timber development in North America. Discover more facts on the Red Oak.
Partridgeberry
Plant partridgeberry to add interest to your garden with its glossy foliage, flowers, and fruit. Native to the eastern US, it's an evergreen ground cover that thrives in woodland/shade gardens, under trees, and in part-shade border fronts or rock gardens. Learn the best tips for successful planting and growing of this plant!
3 Common Seed Starting Problems and How to Fix Them
Discover the three most common mistakes when starting seeds indoors and learn how to fix them for a successful garden from the start.
Spotted Beebalm
The Spotted Beebalm has eye-catching clusters of creamy purple-spotted tubular blooms sitting on pink, lavender, or ivory bracts.
Planting in the Sun
Meta Description: In this article, Judith discusses her experience and successes with garden design and placement, including better utilization of the sun, potatoes, squash, and zucchini. Learn helpful tips to ensure a successful gardening season.
In Defence of Earwigs in Your Garden
Discover the real story behind earwigs – beneficial insects often misunderstood in gardens. Learn how to control and trap earwigs effectively.
Low Maintenance Landscaping Ideas for the New Gardener
Focus your energy on new skills if your landscaping demands too much of your time. Embrace some low-maintenance landscaping principles.
6 Plants to Grow For Sleep, Anxiety, Calmness
Having anxiety from time to time, trouble sleeping or the need for calmness is natural. We identify plants which help with anxiety and sleep.
Upgrading Your Garden at Almost No Cost
Upgrading your garden won’t happen without experimentation with landscaping and yard work, for a long-lasting and beautiful garden.
On Self Watering – Sub Irrigation Planters.
Experience the easy & stress-free lifestyle of container gardening with self-watering planters. Perfect for busy individuals or forgetful gardeners. Enjoy growing veggies, flowers & herbs on your deck, balcony or patio, even indoors with LED grow lights. Get the nurturing your plants need without the long hours of maintenance.
How to become a landscape photographer in Toronto: working in gardens
How do you turn your passion for landscape photography into a job? A step-by-step guide on how to make money capturing the beauty of gardens in Toronto. Where to find a job as a landscape photographer?
Veggie Bites – Partial Shade Planter
My partial shade planter is starting to grow. I put a cage in the center and then planted peas; they will climb up the cage.
Swamp Milkweed
Swamp milkweed thrives in swampy areas and wet meadows. It is a monarch butterfly host plant and is essential to their life.