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Last Spring, I planted an Asiatic Patio Lily Buzzer . This year it was going to bloom; it had 2 or three buds. Today, I saw that the buds were chewed...

The Canadian Peony Society is having an online peony show during the month of June. No judging as far as I know. People will be just posting pictures...

Anyone have an idea what to plant in my swan planters that the chickens won't eat. They love geranium ( I didn't think anything would eat geranium)...

Couldn't get some daffodils etc. that I wanted locally to naturalise and I found this site. Lots on sale and shipping very reasonable.
This could be...

I ordered some hardy rose bushes from Corn Hill Nursery in New Brunswick recently. The bushes are healthy and a good size for a reasonable price....

One of my Amaryllis plants has started blooming. It really brightens up the kitchen.

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We had snow last week and it has been freezing every night for a while. In spite of this, several of my peonies (and other perennials) are coming...

A friend gave me this bush (I think). She said it was a Ninebark, but I have several of those and the leaves are not like this.

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I have not done this for so many years I am looking for some input.
The shelves are in South facing location and I have an IKEA lamp with 60W light...

So were are in: 1. recession (which is past due) and a price war for oil sales - yesterday WCS oil (Western Canadian Select - aka Alberta tar sand...

Half front lawn still under snow here in EasternON , but even here things are starting to peek,
1/2 chives, should be enough for potato toping by the...

I found this in a gardening magazine the other day and thought it was interesting.

About soil amendments

A plant’s primary nutrients are nitrogen...

I’m looking to grow a few nut and fruit trees/bushes, and I can’t find an answer on the best time to plant them. What’s everyone’s opinion, spring or...

Wondered if anyone has a source of Mung or similar for growing their own bean sprouts? I used to do these years ago in the UK and would like to try...

SONG WINTER TECHNICAL MEETING
FEATURING: a day of presentations from professionals, farmers and hobbyists. Anyone wishing to speak at this day long...

I'm looking at ordering from William Dam seeds. Has anyone bought from this company? If so, what was your experience?

I ordered some miniature lotus seeds from Amazon. Supposedly they are easy to grow. I'm going to try. I also ordered some peony seeds from there to...

I live on clay. This will be my 3rd summer coming up. So far the only gardening I’ve done is a few raised beds/pots. I want to start getting more...

NUT GROWING EVENTS
Check this page often, especially just before anticipated events to confirm events, dates, times, locations.
ECSONG WINTER...

Has anyone tried these lightweight row covers? Stokes does them and I just wondered if they were any good?

We had a community seed exchange last weekend. Only 4 people took part but it was fun and I came home with several new seed packets. All of mine were...

I have had some problems growing the lotus plants for a few different reasons (incorrect soil, alkaline water, not enough light). I started with 21...

These are my new water lilies happily living on the kitchen counter. There are 8 plants, all the same variety. I hope to sell some in spring. I was...

TomK please be sure to let us know when it is this year!