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Myth and Folklore: Dandelions
...even the bane of suburban gardens, Dandelions, have a bit of Myth and Folklore about them.
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Grow Your Own Quinoa
A small scale staple carbohydrate crop suitable for a small garden, delicious and nutritious home grown alternative to rice.
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Plant Skeletons in Winter
Some plants have dropped all their seeds by winter's start, but the dried skeletons of the taller weeds and grasses continue to aid in the dispersal of late seeds.
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Seedheads in the Winter Garden
Don't be so diligent about your autumn garden clean-up and you'll have a more interesting winter garden.
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Echinacea Purpurea Plant Profile
Purple coneflowers or Echinaceas are fabulous perennial plants for use in a wide variety of gardening landscapes. See how to select and grow Echinacea plants.
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Daring Dandelions
I can see those eyebrows raising now! Most commentary on this brilliant little yellow gem tends toward ridding ourselves of what is sadly considered more of a pesky presence in the lawn, when in fact, Dandelions are one of the most beneficial plants we could welcome into our gardens! Read on to discover why...
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WHAT winter color??
Its tough to get color and beauty in a winter garden when you live in the frozen north. But all that blankness does have its compensations.
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Balm of Gilead, an aromatic Shrub
Balm of Gilead is a perennial shrub with a lovely eucalyptus aroma. This fragrant herb has a rich and ancient history.
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Cupholder Bouquets
A great inexpensive last-minute hostess gift is a bouquet from your garden.
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Dandelion: History and Culture
The versatile dandelion is more than just a weed.
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Harvesting and Storing Spices
How to collect and obtain a variety of culinary spices for use in recipes.
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Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses are both attractive as a feature in the winter garden, but also can give needed food for winter birds.
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Seeds and Seedpods for Winter
A detailed discussion of how to add interest to the winter landscape through the use of seeds, seedpods and seedheads on plants.
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A Winter Garden
There are many choices available to provide color, texture, form and berries for your winter container garden.
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Foxglove Plant Profile
The foxglove is a stately plant that has been featured in gardens for centuries. This growing guide will help you care for, maintain and select the best foxglove.
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Grasses and Lawns
Wild grasses or manicured lawns?
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Late Summer Performance
How to bridge the late summer flower gap with some very interesting and dependable plants for both the border and containers and pots.
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Perennial Plants for Cold Climates
A frequent frustration of gardeners in cold northern zone climates is hearing about perennial plants that their Southern neighbors enjoy. What plants will survive zone 3?
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Web of Life
Wildlife in the garden. How to attract wildlife into the garden, be it a tiny plot or a large estate. Having wildlife within the garden contributes so much to many gardens.
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Drying Naturals Part 1: Flowers,Weeds & Herbs
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Fall Perennial Tips
mulching, weeding, deadheading, preparing new perennial beds and MORE!
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Meet the 'Other' Clematis
We know them as vines - do we know their shrubby counterparts that can help to weave the garden together?

Saving Seeds
Want to save the seed of your favourite flowers and vegetables or are you interested in being a part of preserving our seed heritage or using seeds to fight world hunger? Find out how to save seeds and what to do with them.
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A Perennial Garden for the New Year
Designing a perennial planting is much like planning a party. When essentials are combined with thought and skill, there is sure to be success.
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English Alba Hybrid Roses
These English Roses are developed from Alba roses giving them the wild-rose daintiness, gently nodding flowers and a lighter scent than other English Roses.
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Four-Wing Saltbush
The four-wing saltbush exists all over the western portion of western North America, including some parts of southwestern Canada.
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Helping Wild Birds Through Winter
In freezing conditions, wild birds could use a hand finding fresh water and food, and with a little ingenuity and some planning, you won't even need to buy a feeder.
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How to Plant a Lotus Pond
While low areas in the garden are often landscape challenges - think wet - and plant a water garden.
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How to Save Heirloom Seeds
Learn how to save seeds from your heirloom vegetables and plants that your grew this year. Saving Heirloom seeds allows you to grow the same ones again next year!
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Impossible Gardening: Hot, Dry, Clay Soil, Part Shade-Part I
Describes an extremely difficult gardening situaiton and how the problem is solved.
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Sun Dill Pickle Recipe
No complicated canning procedures are required - all you need are fresh cucumbers, a few other ingredients, and the power of the sun for this simple recipe.
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The End of a Garden
A friend of mine says it was easier to move than kill off the invasive plants. I'm too stubborn for that.
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A Beautiful Garden
Is my garden beautiful? People tell me it is but do I ever take a moment to see if I think the same?
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Cilantro Alternative
The traditional coriander or cilantro is notorious for bolting (going to seed) even before enough leaves are harvested to make it worthwhile.
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Collect Desert Wildflower Seeds
There are many varieties of desert plants growing wild, and many of them are wildflowers. Find out how to collect the seeds of these plants for your own garden.
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Early Season Vegetable Gardening
January is a good time to prep your vegetable garden, plant cool season crops and get your seed starting supplies ready for the upcoming season.
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Echiums
One hit wonders? Or monocarpic beauties? Read all about 4 Echiums here.
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Flowers and Plants for Drying
Some plants do best air dried, others with glycerin or silica. Tips for preserving plants and suggestions for plant varities to harvest are in today's article.
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For the Love of a Garden
You will find a little bit of peace, you will feel that meeting with Nature is a beautiful and calming thing. You will learn the truth, that Nature is eternal

Growing Herbs and Spices
Herbs are easy to plant, easy to grow, and respond well to benign neglect.
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Holey Annuals!
Late season annuals can help fill in spaces in the garden.
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Low Maintenance Garden Plants
Everyone wants foundation landscapes that look great, but not everyone wants to spend hours in the garden each week. These plants are easy keepers that look great!
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More Asian Vegetables
A plethora of Asian vegetables can add much colour, flavour and nutrition to any meal.
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Mountain Avens
Mountain avens, a ground hugging, sun loving shrub, a member of rose family that flourishes on high and rocky grounds in Central & Eastern Arctic.
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Native Grasses as Groundcovers
Native grasses can replace turf, be grown on hillsides to help prevent erosion, and for a number of other purposes.
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