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Your Spring Lawn Start-Up Guide
April brings plenty of opportunities for getting back outside, and tending to the lawn and garden is a great way to enjoy the improving weather. Taking small steps to improve the health of your lawn now can have great benefits all season long. Here's our guide to using our favourit...
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Boxwood Alternatives: Our Favourite Swaps
If you’ve been noticing your boxwoods looking a little worse for wear—or if you’ve already had to part ways with a few—you’re not alone. The invasive Box Tree Moth has become an increasing concern for Ontario gardeners, and unfortunately, boxwoods have been taking the brunt of the ...
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Your Guide to Growing Dahlias
Dahlias are a gardener’s delight, offering a spectacular array of colors and forms that can add magic any sunny garden space. Their vibrant blooms not only brighten the summer garden, but also serve as excellent cut flowers for indoor arrangements. With the right care and att...
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Garden Starters: What to Plant in SPRING for Early Season Colour
“Can I plant yet?” It’s the most-asked question in TERRA stores this time of year, and for most of what’s in stock by the middle of April, the answer is YES! With a large selection of cool-season annuals, early-blooming perennials, and hardy trees, evergreens and shrubs, there are ...
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Your Early Spring Lawn & Garden Checklist
We're excited to get back outside, and back into the garden. It's a perfect time to ease into the season, without doing too much too soon. Here's our checklist to get you back outdoors, and the outdoors back into shipshape (in a way that's just right for this time of year).
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Growing Food At Home (In Any Space!)
The planting season is almost fully underway. Many first-time gardeners are trying out growing fruits and vegetables this season, and for good reason! Growing food at home is an adventure, and a fun way to learn about gardening, healthy eating, and cooking. It’s possible to grow so...
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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 parents can enjoy, worry-free. 1) Boston Fern Boston Ferns are b...
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Your Guide To Growing Roses
Roses are timeless garden favourites—and with the right care, anyone can grow them successfully. Whether you’re dreaming of lush blooms in your flower beds or fragrant cut roses for bouquets, this guide covers everything you need to know. From choosing the right type of rose ...
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How To Plant & Grow Fruit Trees
Imagine crisp, sweet apples right outside your door… growing fresh fruit at home is fun and rewarding! Whether your space is large or small, you CAN grow your own fruit at home. Select A Site Fruit trees need lots of sun, and some space to grow. Choose a space where your tree will ...
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How To Care For Poinsettias At Home
Is there any plant as synonymous with the holidays as the Poinsettia? At TERRA, we grow more than 40,000 Poinsettias for the holiday season each year! The bright colours of these tropical plants are perfect for celebrating the season, and add cheerful ambiance to indoor spaces. Cla...
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What To Do In Your Garden This FALL
What should we be doing to get the garden ready for winter? As temperatures begin cooling off and daylight hours dwindle, it’s time to finish the gardening season strong. Is it ok to plant trees? What about planting fall bulbs? Are there tasks for the fall vegetable garden? A few s...
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How to Grow Citrus At Home
The frigid winter months don’t seem like the ideal time to think of tropical plants, but it’s the season for citrus! January through March are the months when lemons, limes, oranges, tangerines, calamondin, and grapefruit plants begin blooming and producing fruit. You c...
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Your Guide to Fresh Cut Greens
There’s nothing like the citrusy smell of fresh Fraser Fir or spicy Western Pine to make it feel like the holiday season! The tradition of using evergreen boughs to decorate for special occasions dates back to ancient civilizations. Now, fresh greenery in entry planters or dr...
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Why Planting in September is the BEST
As September ushers in the first signs of autumn, some Ontario gardeners might think it’s time to hang up their gardening gloves for the year. The truth is, the most wonderful time of the year for gardening has just arrived! In fact, September is an ideal month to roll up you...
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Your Fall Lawn Care Guide
A thicker, healthier lawn next spring begins in Fall! With a few simple steps, you can enjoy a better, greener lawn in as little as 2 weeks. Best of all? Giving your lawn the attention it needs now will help it to to build strong, deep roots to protect it through the winter. This m...
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Your Guide to Fall Flowers & Seasonal Plants
It happens every September. The calendar flips, and suddenly TERRA store locations are packed with the bright blooms of Mums! While mums are an easy favourite, there are SO MANY beautiful, decorative plants to enjoy as Autumn approaches. Explore the options, and discover the best o...
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