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5 Secrets to Maintaining the Perfect Lawn
This summer the lawn doesn't have to be greener on the other side. With these simple secrets you can create...
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Beginner’s Guide to the Best Summer Flowers in Canada
Early summer is a time of bounty in any garden: a full canopy of leaves on trees and shrubs form...
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8 Autumn Chores for the Lazy Gardener
Gardening seems to lose its appeal when the weather turns nippy and rainy. But if you do these simple autumn...
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9 Tips to Fix a Troubled Lawn
If you want the lush, beautiful lawn of your dreams, it's crucial to catch lawn problems early and to address...
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7 Insects You Actually Want In Your Garden
Not all bugs are pests! Here's how to roll out the welcome mat for insects that are actually good for...
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How To Design Your Perfect Garden
Got a design for the perfect garden floating around in your head? Follow these six simple steps to make it...
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6 Tips for Starting a Windowsill Garden
Dust off your green thumb and try your hand at winter gardening with these fun and easy windowsill planting tips.
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8 DIY Tips for Caring for Trees and Shrubs
Get your azaleas, roses, trees and shrubs looking fantastic by following these gardener's do-it-yourself tips.
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How to Build Fertile Soil
Soils in coastal gardens are usually porous and low in nutrients and it may take a few years to achieve...
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How to Manage Weeds in the Garden
Take advantage of modern research in weed biology to manage unwanted weeds without back breaking labour or environmentally unfriendly herbicides.
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Bee Balm in the Landscape
If you have a damp spot in the yard, fill it with bee balm. Then, in early summer, feast your...
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Tips for Designing a Wildlife Pond
There are several key points for a successful wildlife pond.
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Learn About Growing Sweet Peas
The most popular variety of sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus, lives up well to its name. Odoratus is Latin for 'well-scented',...
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How to Get Rid of Mosquitoes in your Landscape
Mosquitoes were bad enough when they just made you itch. Now that some of them carry the West...
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How to Evaluate a Damaged Lawn
A damaged lawn can be treated with some good old tender, love and care. Here, we'll look at how to...
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How to Attract Wildlife to Your Landscape
A mere 100 years ago, the greater portion of our landscape was farmland. There were wood lots, hedgerows, and weedy...
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Weed Control in the Landscape: Taking Care of Weed Barriers
Landscaping fabric and other artificial weed barriers are effective alternatives to herbicides, but can cause new problems and still fail...
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Improve the Look of Your Backyard Landscape with these 3 Easy Lawn Repair Tips
Most lawns suffer damage at some time or other. Paths that are worn into them, molehills and compacted soil are...
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Landscaping Tips for Fruit Trees
Fruit trees come in all shapes and sizes, so that there is one for every garden. Once established, they should...
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How to Replenish Your Soil and Improve the Health of Your Landscape for Years to Come
Whether it's time constraints or poor health, knowing and replenishing your soil can be a hassel. Even more so if...
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Backyard Landscaping Ideas: Planning a Heather Garden
Heather gardens can give your landscape brilliant colour and bring any dull yard to life. A heather bed should always...
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How to Install a Pre-Formed Pond Liner
Are you thinking about adding a pond to your landscape? Ready-made ponds come in all shapes and sizes, and even...
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Unusual Landscaping Ideas to Help Your Garden Grow
What do mouse pads, coat hangers and potatoes have in common? They can all be used to improve the look...
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22 Secrets to a Care-Free Landscape
Read these 22 gardening tips to make all your landscaping projects fun and easy!
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Bright Landscaping Ideas: How to Add More Light to Shady Gardens
Small gardens, especially in towns, are often hemmed in by buildings and tall boundaries that can prevent light reaching the...
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Got Lemons? Make Lemonade
A simple mistake can spur unexpected surprises. That's what you'll find when you step around back at Jim and Sharyn...
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How to Space and Plant Freestanding Shrubs
Shrubs are supplied by nurseries in three forms: container grown, with balled roots, or with bare roots. Read on to...
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Landscaping Ideas for a Greener Garden Next Spring
Fall doesn't have to be the end of the gardening season. Instead, consider it to be the start of next...
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Oct-Nov Backyard Garden Checklist
Winter is on its way-the days are shorter, the air is cooler, and plant growth has slowed or halted. Spend...