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Travels With The Monarchs – Don Davis
Don Davis was the speaker at Northumberland Master Gardeners’ May meeting. Don spoke about “Travels with the Monarchs”. He began with the story of Dr Fred Urquhart and his wife Norah who starting in 1937 were instrumental in tracking the Monarch migration by tagging … Continue reading
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Best Colourful Trees and Shrubs – Perfect Plants For Igniting Your Garden – Marion Jarvie
Colourful Trees and Shrubs On May 09 2019, five Northumberland Master Gardeners traveled to Thornhill Ontario to visit the garden of Marion Jarvie and to listen to her garden talk -Best Colourful Trees and Shrubs – Perfect Plants for Igniting … Continue reading
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Winter Gardens
Winter Gardens There was a time when gardening in late fall meant raking leaves, cutting back perennials, wrapping trees in burlap and putting the garden to bed. Gardeners then retreated indoors to sit by the fire and read gardening catalogues. … Continue reading
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Caring For House Plants Over Winter
For success with house plants over winter, it is important to consider your watering regime. Most plants require less water at this time of year. It is best to let the soil dry out completely before adding more. Depending on … Continue reading
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Speaker at November Master Gardener Meeting – David Beresford, Entomologist, Professor at Trent University in Peterborough
David Beresford provided Northumberland Master Gardeners with a passionate and interesting talk entitled “Insects in the Garden and Elsewhere”David described various research studies that he is carrying out, much in the area of pests affecting farm crops. … Continue reading
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Composting
When you choose to compost your food scraps and lawn and garden waste, you are making an important choice that gives you an opportunity to feed the soil with organic matter that would otherwise be lost to a landfill site. … Continue reading
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