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    On Best Mosquito Repellent Plants

    Numerous commercial mosquitoes and insect repellents contain hazardous chemicals that are toxic to children and pets; avoid them if you can. To help, we…

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  • red and black lady bug - a good bug - on green leaf plant

    Beneficial Insects and Good Bugs For Your Garden

    Here’s the deal on Beneficial Insects (aka good garden bugs). You may think all insects are pests or bugs, but that simply is not…

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    Homemade Insecticidal Soap Recipe Choices

    Did you know that home gardeners have been utilizing homemade insecticidal soap for an extended period? Historically, fish-oil soap was the prevalent solution for…

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  • A close up of a trout lily with yellow flowers

    Trout Lily: Photogenic and Useful

    Trout lily, a plant with stunning yellow flowers that bloom in the early spring, is quite photogenic. Large colonies of trout lilies can entirely…

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    Dutchman’s Breeches Care and Growth

    Dutchman’s Breeches is an ephemeral spring woodland species. It blooms in the early spring, when sunlight hits the forest floor before the canopy of…

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  • Young plants growing through holes in garden sheeting

    How To Use Plastic Sheeting And Mulch In The Garden

    The use of plastic sheeting or mulch in the garden proves to be a useful tool for some garden crops. Many crops do well…

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  • Monarch butterfly on a coneflower echinacea

    Coneflower – Echinacea Care and Propagation

    Echinacea is an excellent flower to grow in a garden because its brilliant colours stand out against the green surroundings. They make an eye-catching…

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  • A tree with white flowers in full bloom, attracting aphids

    Aphids and Pest Control – Treat Them Correctly

    As a pest control technician and business owner, I have found that every year, at least one insect has a boom in population.  Last…

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  • A close up photo of a red Canna Lily flower

    How To Plant And Care For Canna Lilies

    The canna lily plant is a flamboyant summer flowering plant with a bold look. The plant grows from thick, fleshy bulbs. Canna is a…

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  • How To Grow Forget-Me-Not Flower

    The Forget Me Not flower, by any other name would not be so sweet to gardeners, nor would the other numerous little blue forget…

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    Climbing Roses For Shady Areas In Your Garden

    Climbing roses come in a variety of colours and can contribute to a stunning appearance. They are popular, and while they are often used…

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  • It’s Wild in Puerto Vallarta!

    For the past several years, the Vallarta Botanical Garden has been purchasing parcels of land that adjoin the VBG, thanks to the generous donations…

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  • Stacked flowers of the white turtlehead

    Discover the White Turtlehead

    White Turtlehead, Chelone glabra, has masses of beautiful white hooded flowers at the ends of the stems from late summer to mid-fall, which are…

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  • Cup plant in full spectacular blooms of yellow flowers

    Cup Plant Care, Versatile and Stunning

    The Cup Plant, Silphium perfoliatum, is a beautiful plant native to large areas in the central and eastern US and to Ontario and Quebec…

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  • Blackberry bush, leaves, and fruit

    Blackberry is Easy to Grow

    Blackberry bush is the plant for you if you are searching for simple fruit to grow in limited space. In many areas, these sweet-tasting…

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

    Black-Eyed Susan Brings Cheerful Colour

    Many people consider the ‘Gloriosa Daisy’ to be one of the most beautiful things to come from a seed packet. It is an “average…

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  • A field of sunflowers ready to seed

    Sunflowers are Nutritional, Long Summer Bloomers

    Sunflowers are versatile plants that provide a long summer bloom for the perennial border or cutting garden. They are also effective in a native…

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  • A composite photo of tiger lilies

    How To Care For Tiger Lily

    It’s easy to grow a Tiger Lily from bulbs, and their lilies are one of the most beautiful flowers in the world. Offering vibrant…

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  • A purple and white Passion Flower with a new budding flower next to it

    Passion Flower: Growing The Passiflora Vine

    The Passion Flower is listed as hardy in USDA hardiness zones 5-9; however, it may actually struggle in zone 5 and may not survive…

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  • A hand inthe process of deadheading a rose

    Deadhead Flowers For More Flowers!

    Deadheading flowers is a very important job to do in the garden as it helps to increase the number of blooms on your plants.…

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  • A cluster of bright Red Geranium flowers

    Geraniums are Easy Care Summer Darlings

    There are two types of plants that most people refer to as “geraniums”. There are “true geraniums”, which are hardy, native and wild plants…

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  • a small batch of pink cyclamen plants and flowers

    Cyclamen Plant Care For Winter Colour

    Cyclamen are beautiful, petite ornamentals that are beloved around the holidays. They are one of the world’s most popular potted plants, distinguished by their…

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  • Great blue Lobelia

    The Great Blue Lobelia is a clump-forming perennial which grows large spikes featuring bright blue tubular flowers. The showy flowers form an elongated cluster…

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  • Twin Flower plant and leaf

    Twin Flower is Charming Groundcover

    Twin flower is a charming evergreen creeping vine that forms large mats in moist, shady woods. Its sweet-smelling blooms attract bees. After the flowers…

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