Winter: Jobs To Do
Evaluate the placement, form and framework of evergreens, trees and shrubs, ornaments and structures. Make notes for changes and additions. Carefully tie twine to damaged or crossing tree and shrub …
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Top trees and shrubs for winter
Paul Zammit has chosen these trees and shrubs for their attractive appearance in the winter landscape. Betula nigra (River birch) Cotoneaster horizontalis var. perpusillus(Prostrate rock spray) Quercus robur f. fastigiata(Columnar …
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How can you tell a monarch from a viceroy butterfly?
Viceroy butterflies, which are not poisonous, copy the monarch’s colouring to protect themselves from predators. While a bird may not notice the difference, we can easily tell a viceroy from …
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Everyone loves a coneflower-with-a-bee-on-it photo!
And what better way to share our amazing coneflower collection than with the bees busily working on them. Featured here is Echinacea purpurea ‘Tangerine Dream’ (hybrid coneflower). Echinacea ‘Firebird’ (coneflower) …
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Paul’s Pick: Patience and Good Pruning
“Wow” and “is it real” are two expressions I have heard repeatedly over the past week as visitors enter the Floral Hall courtyard. They are referring to the breathtaking Wisteria vine …
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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 Helleborus niger (Christmas rose) Zone 3 …
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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 …
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Hong Kong Park
Hong Kong Park is a tranquil oasis surrounded by skyscrapers and the slopes of VictoriaPeak in the neighbourhood of Central. On a stopover between Southeast Asia and home last January, …
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Blog Watch: Garden Travel
Can’t get away this winter? For bloggers’ views of some of the best gardens to visit and plants from exotic locales, check out these photo-packed blogs. Veronica Sliva takes …
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Top 10 invasive plants and pests
We all lust after plants that we see on our travels, but bringing them home (even the most innocent looking plant cutting or seeds) could release an environmental tsunami of …
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