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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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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.
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.
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.
Geraniums are Easy Care Summer Darlings
Geraniums are a plant that is easy to care for and will produce flowers from spring until fall. In most zones, geraniums are an annual plant.
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!
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.
Grow a Garden Full of Memories
Celebrate loved ones and honor ancestors by choosing specific plants that hold special meaning. Grow a garden full of cherished memories in your own backyard!
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.
Garden Brick Ideas for an Attractive Landscape
Garden brick ideas can be elegant, functional, and can make your landscape even more inviting and exciting. Read on to explore ideas with us.
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.
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.
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When Houseplants are Telling You Something
We talk to our houseplants in hopes they can tell us what’s wrong. Thankfully, plants communicate with us all the time.
Making a Difference, One Bird at a Time
I enjoy every bird as it is taken out of the bag. It feels a little bit like Christmas each time the bander, professionally takes a bird out for processing. We revel in the beauty of an American Redstart or the grand beak of a Northern Flicker.
How To Grow And Care For Calibrachoa – Million Bells
The calibrachoa Million Bells form excellent colorful ornaments for gardens, wonderful bedding plants and gorgeous hanging baskets.
Mindful Gardening Outdoors and Inside
Mindful gardening enhances wellbeing and happiness. It includes enjoying gardens beauty and the satisfying work that creates this bounty.
Cucumber Companion Plant and Canned Salsa
I like growing cosmos as a cucumber companion plant. The orange cosmos in particular I found seems to be a real bee magnet.
Virginia Mountain Mint Growth Guide
Virginia Mountain Mint is a vigorous, long-lasting plant ideal for wildlife gardens. It attracts pollinators. Read the Quick Growth Guide.
How to Test the Viability of Seeds
Find out how to test your seeds to determine their germination potential. Discover our easy guide to testing your seeds and taking out the guesswork!
African Violet Care and Propagation
Since African violets can be picky about where they want to be and how they want to be watered, we created an extensive care guide for you.
Keep Dogs Out of Your Garden
Keep your dog out of your garden and precious flowerbeds without limiting their freedom. Sometimes they may ingest something harmful.
Organizing My Seeds
Organize your seeds for winter and get ready for the next growing season- use a Christmas container to store your seed catalogues and packages for convenient access when you need them. Let the too-many cats help you clean off the top two shelves of the plant compound and get ready for the dirt.
Pipsissewa is a Rare Evergreen
Pipsissewa, Chimaphyla umbellata, is rare and remarkable for having leaves all year round; it is an evergreen. It has had medicinal uses.
GROWING AND CARING FOR GREEN BEANS
When it comes to growing beans, there are many different types of beans that can be grown in your garden or even inside the house in a container.
A Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Gardening
Backyard gardening is good for physical health and well-being, and it’s an enjoyable hobby that can help you to connect with the natural world around you.
Ways to Protect Your Garden in Harsh Heat
Watering alone is not enough to protect your garden. Let us explore all such ways to protect a garden from the harsh summer heat.
Foamflower Shows Well in Groups
Welcome wildlife to your garden with Foamflower! A great addition, this plant has green lobed leaves that turn deep purple in falls and produces masses of lightly-scented white star-shaped flowers. Deer resistant, easy maintenance and care – perfect for summer gardens!
Shipping Containers and Sustainable Food Production
There is a growing need for new ideas in sustainable food production. Shipping container gardening getting attention.
Trumpet Vine Growth, Care and Pruning
The orange trumpet vine plant is prized for its clusters of crimson and brilliant orange trumpet shape blooms. It is easy care, can grow fast.
Zigzag Goldenrod Attracts Pollinators
Learn about the unique features and benefits of Zigzag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis), a stunning perennial that attracts pollinators and adds vibrant fall color to your garden.
When to Start Seeds
Discover the best timing for starting seeds and ensure successful plant growth. Learn the factors to consider and get expert tips for a thriving garden.
On Saving Tomato Seeds and Using Hügelkultur
In saving tomato seeds for almost 5 decades, I learned that drying seeds on paper towel works, but it’s a hassle detaching the seeds.
Veggie Bites – Peonies
Peonies are very particular about their depth of planting. If you cover up the base of the peonies with soil, you will not get blooms.
How To Grow Calla Lily
Calla lily plant care is rather easy. Also known as trumpet lilies, they are grown for waxy white flowers that twist and curl gracefully.
Benefits of Container Gardening
Create your own gorgeous arrangements with minimal effort with container gardening! Learn how you can get started, what you need and the benefits it can bring. See our guide on how to get growing today.
Gooseberry Jelly
I decided to make gooseberry jelly instead of jam as it takes less preparation time. Last year’s gooseberry gin was delicious as well.