Archive for the ‘Ornamentals’ Category

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  Shrubs for pollinators: 5 bloom-filled choices for bees and butterflies

  by Jessica Walliser

  Pollinator gardening is powerful stuff. While natural pollinator habitat diminishes and the effects of pesticide exposure take...

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  Shade-loving perennial flowers: 15 beautiful choices

  by Jessica Walliser

  While shade may feel like a limiting factor when it comes to colorful garden plants, it simply isn’t. Yes, your plant...

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  How to grow SunPatiens, a hybrid variety of impatiens resistant to downy mildew

  by Tara Nolan

  For many home gardeners and landscape professionals, common garden impatiens (Impatiens walleriana) used to be a go-to pick at...

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  Panicle hydrangeas: 3 no-fail choices for reliable blooms

  by Jessica Walliser

  Hydrangea-loving gardeners who live in growing zones where big-leaved hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla) frequently fail to bloom...

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  The ultimate list of cottage garden plants

  by Niki Jabbour

  A cottage garden is an informal planting where flowers take centre stage. Imagine masses of hollyhocks, daisies, phlox, catmint,...

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  Narrow trees for small gardens and tight spaces

  by Jessica Walliser

  Let’s face it. Most gardeners aren’t working with an endless amount of space. We have small yards and gardens and a...