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Picture Gallery
Wildlife in the garden This year we’ve used photographs to share gardening information. Please visit the gallery. We are stewards of the land we live on and as gardeners we want outdoor spaces that are balanced and inviting for ourselves and wildlife. We can do this by growing a diversity of plants from annuals…
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Scent in the garden
Pleasant scents can transport us to another time or place and can speak to us on a deeper level. We readily respond to scent and can recapture the past through our sense of smell. Scent registers in the olfactory bulbs that connect to deep inside the brain through the limbic system, where we store…
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Vegetable Container growing
Growing Vegetables in Containers is suited when space is not available for a typical vegetable garden or mobility makes bending difficult or wanting to increase your growing area. All are solid reasons for gardening in pots. Large containers are the best as they hold more soil, which dries out slower and provides more growing…
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Defining Space
Our need to define space started when we had to protect ourselves from invaders. Food and water, essential to life had to be protected as well, hence the ancient “Walled” or “Medieval” garden. In our homes we have the walls and ceiling to define our space. In our landscape we may have large trees…
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Do you have a garden journal?
I know it is difficult to find time to update your garden journal, but even if it’s a couple of weeks after the work, making notes which you will understand a year from now can help you in the long run. Some of the the things I record are dates of transplants and the health…
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Companion Planting
Companion planting is an old and proven method of putting plants together so that the individual plant characteristics of one plant, enhances the growth of a different plant. The same principle is used to repel and or confuse pests. Vegetable and companion vegetable tables are available. The following companion plant list is herbs and…
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Ornamental Grass
For drought tolerance and few pest problems, Ornamental grasses are a low maintenance, beautiful addition to your garden. Not only do they provide year around interest they require minimum care. This is a short list of what is available. Types to choose fromClump forming, the slow expansion of a well-behaved perennial. Suitable for mixed…
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Evergreens in the garden
Dwarf evergreens bring year around interest to a mixed garden bed. Planted among deciduous shrubs and perennials their dense structure can make a solid background for smaller, airy plants or they can stand alone as a focal point.Colours:Dark to light green, blue to silvery blue they add to any colour scheme.Shapes:Ground-hugging, mounding or small…