Archive for the ‘Ornamentals’ Category

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  Fall-blooming flowers for long-lasting colour in the garden

  by Tara Nolan

  Sometimes it’s hard to think ahead in the garden. In the spring, we’re wooed by all the lovely flowers at the garden centre...

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  Dwarf flowering shrubs for small gardens and landscapes

  by Jessica Walliser

  Gardens in suburbia seem to be shrinking. As houses grow bigger, yards grow smaller and there’s less and less room to...

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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...