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Small Wayside Treasures

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We never missed our house once my husband and I had downsized and settled into our seniors condominium three years ago. When leaf raking or snow shovelling time comes around, we sit back smugly and smile. Them were the days& ! But summertime is a different story, and this past summer was no exception. Seeing
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Small Sunflower Crop Faces Competition

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The size and quality of Manitoba s sunflower crop is still very much up in the air, but the sheer lack of acres planted this spring will keep supplies on the tight side and should underpin the domestic market. Manitoba accounts for nearly all of Canada s sunflower production, and the provincial crop is currently
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Give Zinnias A Try

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Zinnias always find their way into my garden. Even though I have gradually changed most of my flower borders to mainly perennials, I cannot resist having some zinnias, either tucked into a flower bed somewhere or grown in a row in the vegetable patch. One reason that I like zinnias is that they make great
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Sunflower Acres Look To Rebound In 2012

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Manitoba sunflower crops are looking good, the problem is there just aren’t that many this year. More than half of the province’s sunflowers are grown in southwestern Manitoba National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC) president Kelly Dobson said Aug. 19, during a tour of the Manitoba Crop Evaluation Trials’ (MCVET) sunflower plots. A wet spring
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Daylily Division

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September is a good time to dig up, move and divide perennials. Naturally we want to wait until late September or early October to do this for perennials which are still producing some bloom; there is no point in cutting short the bloom period as it is short enough as it is in my area.
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Don’t Miss The Small Stuff

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A walk in any of our parks can be a rewarding experience. Even if we don’t see any large animals, there are other wild things to look for. Birds of all types sing from the bushes and trees and there are numerous wildflowers to be on the lookout for. On a stay in the Tur
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Dwarf Lilacs — Perfect For A Smaller Landscape

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In years past there were very few farm sites which were not graced with long rows of lilacs, some left to grow in their natural form and others clipped into neat hedgerows. The untrimmed ones put on a spectacular display of bloom in June and at the same time infused the farmyard with the wonderful
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Drying Peony Blooms

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I have been interested in the craft of drying flowers for years. Even though I have vowed to give up this hobby because it is so time consuming and involves having a lot of “stuff” around, I cannot seem to give up completely this intriguing pastime. I have, however, found particular “shortcuts” and one of
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Tips For Late-Seeded Sunflowers

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The U.S. National Sunflower Association has these tips for farmers on the Northern Plains hoping to overcome a late spring and cash in with a good crop of sunnies. Sunflower is one of the last crops that can be planted in the northern region. Once established, the crop grows quickly. Common strategies agronomists and farmers
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Names Can Be Misleading

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What’s in a name? Well, plenty evidently if you are discussing plants, because common names that we have given to plants over the years may not be accurate at all and can be quite misleading. When someone says to me, “Are you growing geraniums this year?” I suspect that they are referring to those wonderful

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