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How to plant a tree in your garden

By Beckie Fox Filed Under: How to

Paperbark-Maple-Fall-Joanne-Young-photo

Here are 8 basic steps to follow to successfully plant a tree in your garden.

How to make kokedama

By Heather White Filed Under: How to

A collection of Japanese string art, also known as kokedama. (Photo by Wikimedia)

Elegant in their simplicity, Japanese moss balls, called Kokedama, are easy to create. We show you how, but be warned—there are strings attached.

How to grow and brew herbal teas

By Laura Langston Filed Under: How to

avandula x intermedia ‘Grosso’. Photo by Walter Gardens, Inc.

Tips on how to grow and brew your own herbal tea. Learn how to prepare your home made brew, and which herbs pair best with one another.

How to prune roses

By Judith Adam Filed Under: How to

Prune roses to spur growth and encourage more blooms. (Photo by Joanne Young)

With some know-how — and a “cane”-do attitude — you can successfully prune roses and enjoy more blooms this season.

Overwintering rosemary

By Laura Langston Filed Under: How to

Container-grown rosemary can be overwintered indoors when given the right conditions. (Photo by Pixabay)

Overwintering rosemary indoors can be a challenge, but there are ways that you can enjoy this Mediterranean herb year-round.

4 steps to overwinter tender plants

By Lorraine Flanigan Filed Under: How to

Dahlias hail from warmer parts of the globe and can’t withstand our deep-freeze winters. Make sure to properly store your dahlia tubers this winter. (Photo by Joanne Young)

From callas and cannas to begonias and dahlias, here are 4 steps to give summer-flowering tender plants the TLC they need to survive the winter.

How to dry hydrangeas

By Beckie Fox Filed Under: How to

Hydrangea macrophylla `Masja’ (Photo by Joanne Young)

Hydrangeas are one of the easiest flowers to dry, and given their size, you need only a few to fill a table arrangement or decorate a wreath.

Where and when to plant spring bulbs

By Beckie Fox Filed Under: How to

Mixed tulips and spring vetchling (Lathyrus vernus) in a perennial border. (Garden Making photos)

Spring is not the time to plant spring bulbs. But it is the best time to plan where to plant the spring-blooming bulbs in the fall.

Frost protection for plants

By Lorraine Flanigan Filed Under: April in the garden, How to

Evergreens are better prepared to tolerate late spring frosts — even snow — but the flower buds on deciduous trees might not fare as well.

After a hard winter, the last thing you want to do is lose plants to a late spring frost. Know how to provide frost protection for plants.

How to divide and store dahlia tubers

By Dugald Cameron Filed Under: How to, October in the Garden

dahlias make cut flowers

How to lift, divide and store dahlia tubers for next year’s garden. Colourful dahlias make a superb cut flower, but need to be stored over the winter.

How to store calla and canna lilies

By Dugald Cameron Filed Under: How to, October in the Garden

Mixed-Calla-potted

In the fall, you can store calla and canna lilies for next year. Both are easy to overwinter. Dugald Cameron explains how to bring plants indoors.

How to store tuberous begonias for the winter

By Dugald Cameron Filed Under: How to, October in the Garden

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Tuberous begonias are often flowering at their best in late summer, just when it’s time to bring them indoors. How to store tuberous begonias over winter.

How and when to plant peonies

By Dugald Cameron Filed Under: How to, November in the garden

Peony root (Photos by Dugald Cameron)

The optimal planting time depends on what you’re planting. Perennial plants are best planted in spring, but it’s better to plant peonies in the fall.

Building a raised garden bed

By Kat Fox Filed Under: How to

Just a few of the plants that will end up in the holes of the cinderblocks that edge my new raised bed. Marigolds, including some Kilimanjaro White that I’m starting from seed), herbs, zinnias, snapdragons and other flowers will fill the cinderblocks, making them look more pretty than utilitarian.

When building a raised garden bed, you can use almost any material — straw bales, rocks, concrete, logs. A popular choice is lumber.

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