Archive for the ‘Ornamentals’ Category

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  Tulip planting depth: How to plant your tulip bulbs for optimal blooms

  by Tara Nolan

  You’ve picked out a variety of tulip bulbs and you’re excited to dig them into the garden for spring. Besides choosing the...

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  Lithops: How to grow and care for living stone plants

  by Jessica Walliser

  Lithops are one of the most unique houseplants you can grow. Also called living stones, their crazy-cool appearance makes them...

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  Perennials for small gardens: Choose flowers and foliage that will stand out

  by Tara Nolan

  I love going for walks through my neighbourhood and on garden tours, and seeing which plants the resident gardeners have chosen,...

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  Low maintenance shrubs: 18 choices for your garden

  by Jessica Walliser

  Whether you’re putting in a brand-new shrub bed or planting more shrubs into an existing landscape, low maintenance shrubs are...

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  Pink perennials for the garden: A gradient of rosy shades from pale pink to fuchsia

  by Tara Nolan

  I’ll admit it, one of my favourite colours is pink. If I see pink perennials at the garden centre and I need a plant to fill a...

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  How to plant roses: Planting bare root roses and potted shrub roses

  by Tara Nolan

  In the last few years, plant breeders have come out with some really great varieties of hardy roses that are disease-resistant...