Advice
Gardening with Winter in Mind
The Winter Garden: maximizing the garden’s interest from November to April. By Tanya Crowell Picture in your mind a pale blue winter sky. In front of it see a red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera), denuded of leaves, its glorious … Continue reading
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Tagged ornamental trees, shrubs, trees, winter interest
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Trees with Ornamental Bark
Trees with Ornamental Bark The winter garden does not have to be gray and boring. Gardeners everywhere have become increasingly keen to provide winter interest in their gardens. Trees with ornamental bark provide year round interest but a snowy winter … Continue reading
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Mother of Canadian Explorer Roses
Posted in Perennials, Uncategorized
Tagged Explorer Roses
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The Tree Steward
Glenn McLeod is an expert on seeding trees for reforestation. At our meeting he spoke on three topics: the Northumberland Stewardship Council, Seed Zones/Seed Saving and Tree Growth. The MNR builds its nurseries on sandy soil to allow for early spring digging … Continue reading
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Tagged CO2, conservation, stewardship, tree
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Tomato Plants
Tomato plants first appeared in print in 1595 in Spain. Tomatoes were erroneously thought to be poisonous. Earlier around 1521 Cortes was known to have distributed the tomato to the Caribbean, Philippines, and southeast Asia. In Italy, the tomato was … Continue reading
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Tagged determinate, food, heirloom, indeterminate, tomatoes, vegetable
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Ash Trees of Ontario
Ash Trees of Ontario – Fraxinus While out walking on my own property I couldn’t help but notice how many ash trees I have. As well as full grown trees there are many babies. So far I have seen no … Continue reading
Posted in Invasive Species, Pests & Diseases, Trees & Shrubs
Tagged ash tree, deciduous, native trees, ontario trees
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