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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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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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Your Guide to Fresh Cut Christmas Trees
The tradition of finding and bringing home the perfect tree for the holidays is a heartfelt practice in many families. What makes a fresh cut Christmas tree “perfect” will vary for everyone, and the type of tree you choose is driven just as much by memories and nostalgi...
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How to Grow Holiday Flowers & Plants
What does the holiday season look like to you? For some, it’s lights and glitter and tinsel. Or maybe it’s candles and fireworks! Around here, it looks like Poinsettias and Cyclamen and fluffy little ferns and trees. Holiday flowers & plants are joyful little natura...
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The Perfect Gift Is Here! Discover Gift Boxes for Every Occasion
Looking for the perfect gift? Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, saying thank you, surprising someone special, or showing appreciation to your team, TERRA Greenhouses and The Kind Matter Company make gift giving easy, thoughtful, and memorable. Discover our collection of curate...
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YES, You Can PLANT in Summer!
We all eagerly await the arrival of spring each year, counting the days until that magical “last frost date” in May. The weeks that follow are a frenzy of garden activity. We rush to the garden centre and excitedly plant trees, shrubs, flowers and veggies. But what abou...
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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 properly is an essential step in ensuring their growth and beauty....
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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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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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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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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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