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A yellow mandevilla is now available 
to gardeners.
Country Crossroads, Other

Mandevilla — attractive for both foliage and flowers

With new varieties on the market there is even more ways to include one in the landscape

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Mandevilla vines have been popular patio plants for years, either growing up a wall or planted in a container large enough to accommodate a tall trellis. Sometimes they are used in hanging baskets but their inclination to climb rather than to trail makes them less suitable for this. Tropical plants originating in South American areas,
A decorative dahlia bloom.
Country Crossroads, Other

Dahlias don’t disappoint

Try this plant if you want to grow flowers in various sizes and colours

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For gardeners who appreciate the beauty of individual blooms, dahlias are the perfect plant. They produce gorgeous flowers in a variety of sizes, shapes and colours. Although no blues or violets are included in the colour spectrum, shades of white, red, pink, yellow and orange abound and some of the pinks being developed have mauve
Ranunculus make great cut flowers and 
come in vibrant colours.
Country Crossroads, Other

Ranunculus will produce stunning blooms

Grown from tubers, flowers will be produced about eight weeks after soaking

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One of my gardening friends grows blooming plants with single flowers almost exclusively. She maintains that double flowers are not as “natural” looking (and actually the majority of native plants do produce single flowers), and that single flowers are much more enticing to pollinators (and I must concur that the flowers that attract the most
The contrasting centre of this bloom creates a dazzling, almost glowing effect.
Country Crossroads, Other

Morning glories — a glorious annual climber

Blooms attract hummingbirds and will put on a display until freeze-up

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Annual vines are a nice addition to the garden, adding colour, texture, and a vertical dimension. There are many from which to choose such as thunbergia and sweet peas, and my wife’s favourite — so they must be grown — morning glories. It is not easy to find places where vines will look good and
Blue Clips will provide blooms all summer.
Country Crossroads, Other

Clips bellflowers can be used in many ways

With many varieties to choose from they will be a welcome addition to your landscape

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Many perennial borders have at least one bellflower variety in them, as the family is huge and the range of plants enormous. C. glomerata, commonly called clustered bellflower, has lovely dark-purple blooms (there is also a white and blue variegated variety), but it is quite invasive. There are bellflowers that form tufts of foliage at
“Diablo” can be used to form a privacy hedge.
Country Crossroads, Other

Using ninebark shrubs in the landscape

With many different leaf colours and heights to choose from it’s easy to find an appropriate variety

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A ninebark shrub is one of the most versatile and easy-to-grow shrubs available to Prairie gardeners. There are several varieties that make using it even more useful when planning a landscape, as one with the appropriate leaf colour and one that grows the desired height can be selected from a long list. One of the
Thyme cascading down from a raised planter. 
Country Crossroads

Using herbs as container garden ‘spillers’

We usually think of flowers for containers but there are some ideal herbs that could be used

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It might be too soon to buy plants to put in containers but start thinking about which ones to use, and maybe they can be obtained from our own gardens — both the outdoor one and the indoor one. By taking pieces of these plants now and potting them up, they will have developed into
Karl Forrester feather reed grass is useful when establishing a xeriscape garden.
Country Crossroads, Other

Planning a theme garden

Too early to get outside in the garden but the perfect time to design and plan

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Gardeners are waiting impatiently for winter to finally give up its grip so they can begin creating their 2018 outdoor gardens. In the meantime, March is perfect for planning and designing. How about a theme garden this year? Choose a colour and make that your theme — purples and burgundy-toned flowers and foliage for a
Part of the delegation from Kenya stops for a photo during sustainable agriculture and food security day at the Global 4-H Summit.
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4-H finds fertile ground to tackle food security

Vertical gardens and composting are among the 4-H projects to help African families produce their own food

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North American 4-H may have branched into everything from babysitting to robotics, but elsewhere it’s still back to the basics — producing enough food for the family. Shannon Benner, CEO of 4-H Canada and chair of the Global 4-H Network, estimates that about 60 per cent of programs worldwide are focused on agriculture or food

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