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Big, textured hosta leaves are gorgeous on their own, or mix them with a few blooms. I chose another shade-loving plant, begonias, as a companion because of the bright pink colour and because I know my begonias will rebloom this summer. The begonias will wilt long before the hostas do, so I'll replace the begonias with something else to keep the arrangement going.
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Tips for flower arrangements from your garden

Kat Fox

Beyond the usual roses and peonies, many plants make gorgeous arrangements for inside. Here are some tips for flower arrangements from your garden.

Lupines like acidic soil and lots of drainage, so heavy clay soil just won’t do. These lupines are happily growing in hard-packed gravel.
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How to grow lupines

Kat Fox

How to grow lupines. These plants are tall, colourful perennials.

A wide variety of irises were for sale, though "sold out" signs quickly went up next to each iris's name. Also available was a large selection of clematis, alpine plants, succulents, hardy orchids, trees and peonies, including peony tenuifolia, which has fern-like foliage...and that's just to name a few.
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The hardy plant society’s super plant sale

Kat Fox

This past Sunday was the Ontario Rock Garden and Hardy Plant Society‘s annual plant sale, held at the Toronto Botanical ...

Euphorbia Star Dust Super Flash and Voodoo Star Red verbena are bright, cheerful options for containers this year.
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Garden centre preview of new plants

Kat Fox

There are some exciting new plants this year at all garden centres and nurseries, and here are some highlights of President's Choice's offerings (true to form, my new plants highlights are mostly edibles!)

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Making happy, healthy soil

Kat Fox

Adding organic matter at the beginning, and regularly throughout the year, is the key to making happy and healthy soil.

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