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New Guinea impatiens, such as Infinity Salmon from Proven Winners, is one type of impatiens resistant to downy mildew.

What impatiens plants can be grown?

Beckie Fox

Beverly asks about impatiens plants due to the powder mildew issue that hit them a few years ago. Have the growers been able to develop a replacement?

Fringed tulip on Garden Making Instagram by Gary Hall. For more inspiring images: Instagram.com/GardenMaking

What fertilizer for spring bulbs?

Beckie Fox

Beverley asks what type of fertilizer does one use on spring bulbs once they have flowered. Most experts recommend feeding them twice a year.

Daffodil on Garden Making Instagram by Gary Hall

Why don’t my daffodils re-bloom?

Beckie Fox

Pamela in Sarnia asks why the daffodils she plants each fall bloom the following spring but never again. Beckie provides tips on what's needed to re-bloom.

Newly plantred Incarvillea mairei hardy gloxinia (Photo by brewbooks, near Seattle, USA, via Wikimedia Commons

Where to get seeds for Incarvillea mairei?

Beckie Fox

Elizabeth asks where to buy seeds or plants for dwarf hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea mairei). We have some suggestions but welcome readers to comment.

Hydrangea leaftier larva (Photo from Diagnostic Laboratory, Crop Protection, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Quebec)

How to get rid of leaf curl on hydrangea?

Beckie Fox

V.J. in Cobourg, Ont., has a problem with leaf curl on hydrangea and wants to know how to prevent the leaf curling pest on Annabelle hydrangeas.

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