If the Canadian winter has your garden feeling a little ruff, the red osier dogwood is a striking plant that barks back!
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If the Canadian winter has your garden feeling a little ruff, the red osier dogwood is a striking plant that barks back!
1. Protect perennials before the first snow (Alberta & Saskatchewan) Prairie gardeners face brutal winters with limited snow cover and extreme temperature swings. Apply 6-8 inches of mulch to perennial
Dorothy and Jim Patterson had been digging in Winnipeg dirt together for thirty-plus years when reality hit hard. Dorothy’s arthritis, Jim’s bum knee that needed replacing – suddenly their beloved
When Frank Rodriguez retired from urban planning at 58, he faced a predicament many of us city dwellers know: he wanted to garden, but his downtown Vancouver condo offered only
Carol Chen spent decades convinced she couldn’t grow anything. At 62, watching her Edmonton neighbours tend their beautiful gardens, she figured that ship had sailed. “I was the woman who
Bright eyes and bold attitude If heartbreak had a flower, it would be this romantic showstopper. With its arching stems and rows of heart-shaped blooms, dicentra –better known as Bleeding
Monarda brings a buzz to borders Is your garden a bit too quiet? Let bee balm stir things up. With shaggy fireworks of scarlet, pink or purple flowers and a
Love hurts, but it sure looks pretty If heartbreak had a flower, it would be the romantic showstopper Bleeding heart. With its arching stems and rows of heart-shaped blooms, Lamprocapnos
A devilishly striking choice for fiery summer borders If you want to add some infernal heat to your flowerbeds this summer, Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ is the perfect plant to raise a
