Author: Kris Morettie
Get Colour All Summer with Flowering Shrubs
Summer is a time to kick back and relax a little. The kids are out of school, the pace slows down, and as the heat rises through July, the desire to do much hard work in the garden starts to wane. This is the season where ...
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Summer Lawn Maintenance Basics
When the temperatures skyrocket, it's normal for turf to turn a straw colour and go dormant as a protective measure. A strong lawn will bounce back more easily. Here are 3 easy steps to help your lawn to be more resilient ...
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How To Plant Anything
A spring shopping trip inevitably ends in a trunk full of plants, soil and must-have accessories, fueled by the excitement of the season ahead. Once the plants are home, though... what next? Planting your new plants proper...
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How To Grow Succulents & Cacti At Home
“Succulents are the easiest plants to grow!” Or maybe, “I’m so bad a plants that I even killed my cactus!” The hype around succulent plants and various types of funky cacti is impossible to ig...
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How To Care For Houseplants (Even In Winter)
The simple act of growing plants indoors at home is a joy that an entirely new generation has discovered in the last few years. Faced with more time at home and less to do, “plant parenthood” became the next bi...
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How To Start Seeds At Home
Are you ready for an adventure? Growing your own food or flowers at home is a fun and productive hobby. It’s healthy, it’s fun, it encourages lots of outdoor time for the household, and best of all, it ends in ...
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Easy Houseplants for Beginner Plant Parents
Houseplants are amazing. A new generation of “plant parents” have now discovered the joy of growing plants indoors, and are enjoying their many benefits! Plants can soften a room and bring it to life, increasin...
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How To Grow Orchids At Home
Orchids are long-blooming, tropical plants that are loved for their arching stems full of big, bright flowers. It’s surprising that such a unique and exotic plant could be easy to grow… but it is! With attentio...
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How To Dig & Store Dahlias For Winter
Dahlias are incredible flowers in garden. They’re unbelievably beautiful from summer to frost, offering huge, showy blooms in a vast range of colours, shapes and sizes. They are outstanding as cut flowers, or as show...
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How To Grow Fiddle Leaf Fig At Home
Fiddle Leaf Figs (or Ficus lyrata) are bold, tropical plants that are undeniably popular. But how do you grow a Fiddle Leaf Fig at home? With the proper care and maintenance, these plants can add to the ambiance of your ho...
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Bringing Houseplants Back Indoors
We’re bringing houseplants back indoors! Our beloved tropical plants have enjoyed a summer of sunshine and fresh air on the patio, balcony or porch. With night temperatures now dropping toward single digits, though, ...
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Our Top 10 Pet Friendly Plants
Plants and pets make a happy, vibrant home. However, when our pets take interest in sampling the local foliage, it’s best to be sure the plants they can reach are safe. Here are our top 10 Pet Friendly Plants that pet pare...
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