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While many gardeners buy pots and pots of annuals at the local market garden, others prefer perennials because of their variety and beauty year after

Plagiarism is copying from a single source, while research is using information from many. I research and try new ideas. Everything I write about, I

Gardening is a love affair. You want to do whatever you can to make your plants happy. Happy plants need sunlight, oxygen, water, good soil,

Sooner or later, we will have to recognize that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human

Spring is a time of optimism. But summer is coming and you’ll have to look after what you plant. Don’t take on more than you

The author John Updike stated, Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. In the

Dig a well before you are thirsty is an old Arabic saying. Build and prepare your beds and soil before you start your spring garden.

While each plant thrives best on its unique needs, most urban gardeners are best off using a generic soil in which vegetables and flowers will

Here in Alberta, the growing season is short. For some plants, you either have a choice of buying seedlings from a local garden market, or