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The peperomia I rescued has attractive pure-green leaves.
Country Crossroads, Other

Growing a peperomia plant

Peperomias are a great addition to an indoor plant collection and are easily propagated from cuttings

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I rescued a little plant this spring. The local horticultural society had a sale and someone had donated a plant — the person had filled a Styrofoam cup with soil and stuck in three small slips of a green plant. They were quite wilted and not surprisingly did not sell, so I brought the cup
Curving lines can be emphasized for greater effect.
Country Crossroads, Other

Using curves in your garden landscape

Now’s the time to assess the yard and see where you could add some curves


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This is a good time of year to assess the state of the landscape because the “bones” of the garden are fully exposed. Gone is all the colour provided by flowers and foliage, as is the texture provided by all plant material except evergreens and the bare trunks and branches of deciduous trees. The real
A favourite Oriental lily growing in my garden.
Country Crossroads, Other

Growing Oriental lilies in Manitoba

These are quite hardy in the province when given a bit of winter protection

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Nothing compares to the huge, fragrant blooms of the Oriental lily. Growing a metre to a metre and a half tall and producing stout stems on which a multitude of heavy blooms appear, they are nothing short of spectacular. Orientals are not as hardy as the Asiatic and martagon lilies, so I treat them a
Goldenrod (Solidago) fits nicely into a mixed flower border.
Country Crossroads, Other

Goldenrod is a true harbinger of autumn

When we see the golden blooms we know that fall is fast approaching

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Goldenrod can be seen blooming in ditches along roads and highways throughout the countryside during autumn. A lovely wild perennial, it is a true harbinger, and when goldenrod first makes its appearance we know fall — and harvest season — are fast approaching. There are several varieties of native goldenrod and each has a slightly
“Arnold Red” is covered with bloom 
in early June. 
Country Crossroads, Other

A tried-and-true old favourite

Honeysuckle has been grown for decades and copes with whatever Mother Nature gives it

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Sometimes in our quest to create beautiful gardens we focus on new varieties of plants that are popular at the moment. This is particularly true of the shrubs and the plant hybridizers have recognized this and are churning out new varieties by the dozens. Although using new shrub varieties can lead to great results (some
Malabar spinach is an edible plant and the leaves can be cooked or used raw.
Cattleman's Corner, Other

Growing Malabar spinach

Quite different from the regular spinach variety but packed with nutrition

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One of the joys of gardening is to try growing and using new plants. Sometimes we stumble upon a new plant quite by accident, as my wife and I did this past June. We were camping near Sydney, Manitoba and took a drive through nearby Austin where we came upon a greenhouse operation. It was
Conical blue junipers and vertical Karl Forrester feather reed grass serve as anchors, adding variety in this mixed border.
Country Crossroads, Other

Using ‘anchors’ in the garden

These features will hold the look of a landscape together and provide substance

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In landscaping, the term anchor means a feature in the landscape that holds it down, holds it together, and provides form and substance. Anchors provide a framework for the other elements of the garden. If all the plants are about the same size, the landscape becomes boring; there is a lack of structure; and there
Echinacea will form nice-size clumps in the garden, like this newer orange variety.
Country Crossroads, Other

Echinacea — an attractive, long-blooming plant

Flowers start in early July and continue through late summer and well into September

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By early July, purple coneflowers will be in full bloom and will continue to blossom right through late summer and well into September. This attractive perennial, whose proper name is Echinacea purpurea, will dependably add colour to the landscape, being one of the longest-blooming plants in the perennial border. Echinacea flowers also have a long
Chinese lanterns can be used to make attractive arrangements.
Country Crossroads, Other

Is the reward of growing Chinese lanterns worth the risk?

This is a very invasive plant but if contained you will enjoy the colourful pods in the fall

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Some plants that we grow can reap big rewards but come with some risk. The risk might involve substantial cost when success is doubtful, or the plant might be a beauty but it usually succumbs to insect or disease attacks. Other plants are so invasive that although beautiful, the effort needed to keep them contained
Mallow is an old-fashioned plant that breeders have developed new varieties and hybrids of.
Country Crossroads, Other

Growing mallow in Manitoba

Breeders have developed new varieties and hybrids of some of the old species — including mallow

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Years ago, plant choices were limited, so a gardener didn’t have much difficulty making decisions about what to grow. Over time, plant breeders have been so busy developing new varieties and hybrids that some of the old species varieties are often hard to come by today. Whether an annual or perennial, there will be many

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