Garden Making

The delicate-looking Japanese anemones are fall flowers that you'll find easy to grow. They can be quite vigorous once established. Garden Making Editor-in-Chief Beckie Fox tells you about anemones in the beautiful setting of the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens

Growing Japanese anemones

Garden Making

The delicate-looking Japanese anemones are fall flowers that you'll find easy to grow. They can be quite vigorous once established. Garden Making Editor-in-Chief Beckie Fox tells you about anemones in the beautiful setting of the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens

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Ornamental grasses for your garden

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Video shows a range of ornamental grasses for your garden. Beautiful setting of the Niagara Parks Botanical Garden and behind the scenes at major grower.

Tips for renovating a garden in Fall 2011 issue

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In the Fall 2011 issue of Garden Making, the cover story is 15 Smart Ways to Renew Your Garden. It provides ...

Autumn feeding for lawns

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Mid-autumn is the most crucial feeding time for a lawn, and if you fertilize only once a year, autumn is the time to do it. Autumn fertilizers vary widely in their nutrient formulas, and include amounts like 12-3-18, or 4-8-12.

A monarch enjoying the nectar of a butterfly bush. (Photo by Brendan Zwelling)

Hummers and monarchs

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Visits from hummers and monarchs mark the end of summer, but not the end of the gardening season. The hummer stops here in late spring on his way north, and again on his way back south. I also saw a couple of monarch butterflies indulging themselves on a dwarf butterfly bush.

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