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Veggie Bites – Colour in my garden
Colour is coming back to my garden. The crocuses are jewel-like in the early morning, the bloodroot opens up to the spring sunshine, and…
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Veggie Bites – Burdock and Wild Parsnip
I use this time of year to pull out burdock and wild parsnip plants. Their long tap roots have not developed the little hair-like…
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Mindful Gardening Outdoors and Inside
We all know now that gardens and gardening enhance the wellbeing and happiness of people. That includes enjoying not only the beauty and the…
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DIY Tips to Remodel Your Garden
Beautiful gardens gives us a private space to enjoy the outdoors, make the most of the sunny days, and socialize with our friends and…
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How Proper Landscaping Can Prevent Basement Flooding
A quality landscaping service will go beyond just the way the exterior of a property looks. Of course, this is the main reason people…
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Maximize Your Outdoor Space
Not everyone can enjoy the luxury of a big lawn for their gardening. Living in a city apartment or sharing a house might only…
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2019 Ottawa Garden Survey – Executive Summary
This a summary of the most frequent comments received from 81 questionnaire responses received by Gardens Ottawa between February 8th and March 31st, 2019.
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Outdoor Living Ideas
There is plenty of improvement you can do to spruce it up. By putting in a bit of time and effort into improving your…
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Benefits of Container Gardening
Container gardening is the next big thing, and it allows you to create gorgeous garden arrangements with minimal effort, and a lot less money…
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12 Essential Garden Tools for Pros and Beginners
The 12 essential gardening tools you cannot do without if you intend to start a successful garden. Having these tools in your shed is…
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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…
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How to Make Leaf Mold
Leaf mold is the best use of fall leaves and it’s so simple to make, even if you’ve never gardened before, you’ll ace it.
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What Are The Best Flowering Trellis Plants?
Choosing the ideal trellis plants that flower can be a challenging decision. There are plenty of climbing plants and flowering vines for growing on…
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The Importance Of Potassium For Plants
It’s simple, you need potassium for plants if you want healthy plants. It’s vital that you have the right amount of potassium in your…
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Growing And Care Of Roman or German Chamomile Flowers
it’s best to grow your own chamomile. It is so easy to grow, and when you produce it yourself you know, it is natural…
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How Solar Powered Landscape Lighting
Adding solar powered landscape lighting and other features to your landscape is one of the easiest and most affordable ways to make excellent use…
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The Most Common Threats To Your Trees
Trees are an important element to your backyard landscape. Not only do trees provide much-needed shade in our increasingly urban suburbia, but their lush,…
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On Picking The Right Garden Fertilizer
Most soil usually does not contain enough nutrients to help plants reach optimum performance and growth levels. Even the very best garden soil becomes…
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Tips On Avoiding Ticks And Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a bacterial disease that is transmitted to people through infected tick bites, particularly from the black-legged tick. Those affected will exhibit…
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To quote Bruce Cockburn, "I'm going to the country…sunshine smile on me."
One last stop that is definitely on my “to do” list is a visit to local Carp vineyards and winery where they grow both…
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8 Ways On Killing Weeds Naturally
Don’t you hate those garden weeds? Looking to rid your garden of those pesky weeds naturally? Tired of using chemical based products like Roundup…
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On Self Watering – Sub Irrigation Planters.
Self-watering planters or Sub-Irrigation planters (SIP) are the perfect choices for anyone wanting to take up container gardening. However, self-watering pots are ideally suited…
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On fertilizing your vegetable garden
New gardeners and even some veteran gardeners add far more garden fertilizer than their vegetables need. And in many cases when plants are struggling,…
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Coffee Grounds for Plants
You’ve heard that adding coffee grounds to your compost speeds decomposition and adds much-needed nitrogen to the compost. Coffee grounds are good for plants…
