Tag: perennial
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Extending Your Harvest:
Disappointed in the output from this year’s vegetable garden? There’s still time! Take a look and see what crops you can plant now to harvest before winter comes!
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Weeds, Weeds, Weeds
Weeds are often the bane of any gardener’s existence. These 6 noxious weeds are likely to give you some major headaches if they show up in your yard or garden so make sure to keep them in check.
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The Low Down on Spring Pruning
Spring can be a great time to trim back some of your perennial shrubs and bushes. Read on to find out more about which shrubs to trim, what tools to use, and a little information on best practices.
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Top Five Tools for Gardeners
Gardening is one of those hobbies that has a pretty low barrier for entry. All you really need is a swath of soil (that you’re allowed to dig around in), access to water, some sunlight, and some seeds or plants. But when it comes to tools for gardening, the possibilities seem to be endless. You…
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Beginner’s Guide to Starting Your Vegetable Garden
Another dreary Edmonton winter has come and is almost gone. The days of negative temperatures and unexpected snowstorms will soon be replaced by warm and sunny weather. According to the calendar, there are only 19 more days until it is officially spring.
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Low Maintenance Gardening
While gardening can be a very relaxing and soul satisfying hobby, it can also be quite time consuming. Pulling weeds, watering, cutting back overgrown plants, trimming shrubs and hedges, and cutting the grass are just a few of the tasks that keep one busy in the garden.
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Over Wintering Your Zone 3/4 Perennial Garden
You may or may not know that Canada is separated into 8 climatic zones that are, in turn, used to help horticulturalists decide which flora will thrive in their area. Edmonton straddles zones 3 and 4, which means the perennials you put into your garden must withstand between -34 and -40C and will either need…
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