Gardening in B.C.
Susan Ward
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The secret of cut flowers is to do the right thing to the right plant. Use these tips to create beautiful long-lasting cut flower arrangements for your home.
Long-Blooming, Colourful, and Easy-Care Perennials for the Garden
Think perennials are fussy and don't bloom long enough to provide much colour in the garden? Think again. Here are 6 easy-care perennials that bloom on and on...
Amending Clay Soil: How to Improve Soil Quality and pH with Coarse Sand and Lime
Does your garden have heavy, wet clay soil? Here's how to amend it so your plants will thrive instead of struggling to survive.
Getting The Gardening Season Off To A Good Start
It's time to get out there and get your garden back into shape. Here's what you should do first and how.
Popular Hybrids of Flowering Cherry Trees for Yards and Gardens
Which flowering cherry should you choose? Here are some of the most popular ones with details about when they bloom to make your choice easier.
When the apricot and plum trees bloom, you know spring has truly arrived. Here are the earliest blooming flowering trees for your garden.
Caring For Your Christmas Cactus
The Christmas cactus is a truly beautiful plant that will add some much-appreciated color to your home during the dark season. Here's here to care for it throughout the year.
Indoor Composting: You Can Still Compost in Winter
Indoor composting is clean, odorless and easy, so why put your composting activities on hold for the winter?
Winterizing Your Lower Mainland Garden
Make winterizing your garden easy this year with this list of things you can do before the storms hit to ensure a glorious spring.
Dahlia Care Tips From Island Dahlias
Learn how the pros grow bushy, beautiful dahlias with these dahlia care tips from Jack Bush of Island Dahlias.