The Dog-Friendly Garden
Meet Dandelion – hopefully, with training and planning for a safe, compatible outdoor space, not to be Dandelion the Destroyer, but our family’s new furry garden companion. We decided to become a dog family earlier this summer, and I have … Continue reading
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Northumberland Master Gardeners Share Plans For Their Gardens This Fall – Part 2
For the September Newsletter, I once again I asked Northumberland Master Gardeners to share some of the projects they have planned for their gardens this fall. Autumn is the perfect time to carry out garden renovations. What occurred during the … Continue reading
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Northumberland Master Gardeners Share Plans For Their Gardens This Fall
In September, I will add several more species of native plants to my gardens. These nativeplants will fill an ecological role to continue to support the habitat around my home. Thissummer, I have noticed an increase in the biodiversity of … Continue reading
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Choosing Peonies for Fall Planting
The information in this post pertains to herbaceous peonies – the ones most people in Ontario refer to as old fashioned peonies. Tree peonies and Itoh peonies will be discussed another time. Fall is the time to plant/transplant peonies. … Continue reading
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NMGs Share What is Happening in Their Gardens This Summer.
Tanya Crowell says that “August is usually a very happy time in my garden. The days are hot but nights are often cooler and lots is in bloom, including crocosmia, coneflowers, balloon flowers, dianthus, phlox, monarda and grasses. A time … Continue reading
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Portable Drama
My favourite chapter was portable drama which in any other book would be called container gardening. Container gardening is the ultimate for four season gardening; spring bulbs, summer annuals, fall grasses and winter evergreens. I have chosen to list some … Continue reading
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