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Articles
& Tips
....spring freeze/thaw
....chopped leaves mulch
....rainy summer problems
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Drought
Tolerant Gardens
....conditioning a garden to be drought ready.
....lists & details on some drought loving plants.
Collected
Wisdom
....collected tips from gardener to gardener and some favourite
books. Short tips on - ....slug control
....favourite design plants ....leave debris for worms
....Euphorbia ....forcing spring branches
....gardening folklore ....more...
Shrub
& Tree Care
....correctly planting a new tree
....coppicing, a drastic technique with unique results
....best planting time
....step-by-step guide to forcing spring pruned branches to bloom
early indoors
My
2019 Garden Diary
Weekly entries & pics on both the good and bad events in my
garden ....plant surprises ....pest control ....favourite new
shopping spots ....plant recommendations ....notes on my
what's blooming when ....feedback on products
....loads of this 'n that's.
Shopping
York Region
List of businesses in York Region of interest to gardeners, from
landscape contractors to backyard growers of specialty
plants. ....products, plants, specialty nurseries,
ironwork, ornament, worms, irrigation, designers, orchids, local
garden clubs, ...
in
the Spring Garden
....the "thunderclap" of spring ....March to-do's
....April to-do's ...."cheater"
bulbs ....Lily Beetle Battle Plan
....water needs in spring ....spring plants NEED cool
to last ....tip pruning perennials for height and
shape control ....
in
our Plant Hardiness Zone 4.
....how to interpret the Plant Hardiness Zone Map for our Newmarket
area gardens.
....marginally hardy plants worth the extra trouble to grow
....tips on how to find the micro-climates in your backyard to grow
some special things ....
Ornamental
Grasses
.... a whole new design trend - "New Wave Naturalism". The
innovative work of Karl Foerster, Piet Oudolf and Oehme & Van
Sweden. A brief history.
....list of the easiest and most popular grasses.
....maintenance & dividing
Seedy
Thoughts
....thoughts and amusements from the potting shed.
....tips on starting plants from seed
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Quotes
on the Gardening Life
....a collection of my favourite gardening quotes.
Send us your favourites!
Low
(or Lower) Maintenance Gardens
....amusing excerpt from "Consider the Leaf" on "low"
maintenance gardening.
....deadheading to prevent excessive volunteers
....mulch with leaves instead of bagging them
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