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Add A Fern Peony To Your Garden

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The fern peony is a remarkably tough plant, and like the Chinese peony, it survives our intemperate climate just fine. One of the most cherished perennials in our garden is our beloved fern peony (Paeonia tenuifolia), which is one of the first herbaceous perennials to come into bloom in the spring garden. One reason that
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Primulas — A Welcome Burst Of Colour

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By the time winter comes to an end, Prairie gardeners are tired of it and long to get gardening and to be surrounded by flowers and greenery. It is no coincidence that at this time of year garden centres and retail outlets are full of enticing flowering plants just beckoning us to purchase them. These
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Arden Hosting Crocus Photo Contest

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The town and rural municipality that bears the title “Crocus Capital of Manitoba” invites Manitobans to enter a photo contest they’re hosting as part of their community’s celebrations to mark the annual bloom of the provinicial floral emblem. This is the 10th year the village of Arden and surrounding R. M. of Landsdowne, known for
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Colour The Garden Green

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St. Patrick’s Day is about the time that Manitoba gardeners are absorbed with looking through seed catalogues and beginning to plan what to include in the gardens this year. When you are choosing the flower varieties that you are going to grow, you might keep old St. Patrick in mind and grow some flowers that
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Start Early To Create A Geranium Standard

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During the long, cold months of winter it is a good thing that we gardeners have our indoor gardens to keep us occupied. There are gardening projects that can be undertaken that eventually will be of use in our outdoor gardens, but which can be worked on now while we have the time. One such
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Sunflower Quality Poor

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Manitoba’s sunflower crop turned out relatively poor this year, as growing conditions led to low yields and caused disease problems. As a result, premium prices are available for good-quality sunflower seed, and the tighter supplies will likely cause some processors to import more U. S. sunflower seed. Oilseed sunflowers in the Red River Valley and
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What To Do With The Poinsettia

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If you had a poinsettia for the Christmas season, by January you may be wondering what to do with it. When the plant completes the blooming cycle, you can either dispose of the plant or take the challenge and start a program that brings it into bloom again next December. Although this is actually a
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Why Not Designer Poinsettias?

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Designer clothes. Designer gardens. Designer jewelry. The word “designer” has been added to many product lines during the last decade or so, and that is certainly true in the gardening/plant world as well. New and exotic varieties are constantly being developed by plant breeders to satisfy the insatiable appetite that consumers have for unique plants
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Growing A Patricia Andrea Geranium

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I had not “met” a Patricia Andrea geranium until a few years ago when I received a cutting from White Rock, B. C. It took the flight perfectly wrapped in a piece of paper towel. Before long it had grown to a good size, bloomed and in late summer provided several cuttings. Since then I
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Extending The Lilac Season

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You might think that as June becomes a distant memory, lilac season is over. It is true that most of the lilacs – the common lilac, the little-leaf varieties and lastly the villosa lilacs have all completed their bloom cycle for another year. There is, however, one magnificent lilac display left – and it usually

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