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Collect and donate seeds for 2013 Seed Exchange

Collect and donate seeds for 2013 Seed Exchange

Collecting seeds from your garden is a great way to share your favourite plants with other members of the TBG. Follow these tips when harvesting seeds for the 2006 Seed Exchange. • Flowers that...

Posted in: Gardening How-Tos

Jobs to do in the summer garden

Jobs to do in the summer garden

Remove weeds that develop in beds and turf while they’re young. Collect design ideas by taking a garden tour or walking through neighbourhoods. Cut back yellowing and browning foliage of...

Posted in: Gardening How-Tos, Uncategorized

How to Save Your Ash

How to Save Your Ash

(Adapted from Melissa Williams’ blog post on the April 16 edition of the LEAF e-newsletter---and no, this is not an ad nor are we being paid for it. It’s good information.) By now, most of you...

Posted in: Pests, Diseases & Weeds

Top 10 spring plants

Top 10 spring plants

These spring flowering plants put on a stunning display in the gardens of the Toronto Botanical Garden. Perennials Eranthis hyemalis(Winter aconite) Zone 3 [caption id="attachment_3936"...

Posted in: Flower Bulbs, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees & Vines

Garden Destinations: Great Dixter – A Must See English Garden Legend

Garden Destinations: Great Dixter – A Must See English Garden Legend

The late Christopher Lloyd's garden in East Sussex is a superb example of cottage gardening on a large scale. The garden is composed of a series of small gardens including a topiary garden, rose...

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Spring gardening checklist

Spring gardening checklist

Enjoy the spring weather and get out into the garden. Here's a month-by-month checklist of what you can be doing to prepare for another great season! March Clear leaf mulch from the crowns of...

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Trumpet Gentian, Gentiana acaulis Group

Trumpet Gentian, Gentiana acaulis Group

True blue flowers are favourites in most gardens. The Gentiana acaulis Group features plump, upright, blue trumpet flowers that smother mounds of foliage in springtime. Members of the group include...

Posted in: Perennials

Best trees for urban gardens

Best trees for urban gardens

Garden designers know what plants work best in contemporary gardens. Based on their suitability to urban environments, their beauty and overall performance, here are the arboreal picks of some of ...

Posted in: Shrubs, Trees & Vines

Sissinghurst Castle Garden…Pure Romance

Sissinghurst Castle Garden…Pure Romance

Sissinghurst Castle was once a mid-16th century mansion set high on a ridge above the Vale of Kent. It was one of the first buildings in England to be constructed of brick. By the time Vita...

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Garden Destinations: England in the Spring

Garden Destinations: England in the Spring

My passion for gardens and my lust for travel have led me to garden destinations all over the world. In fact, I seem to be afflicted with a sort of botanic voyeurism. I feel happiest when I’m in a...

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