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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
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Nothing standard about a standard

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There has been an explosion in the development and marketing of shrubs and trees grown as standards in the last several years. A standard is simply a shrub or tree grown on a single stem and not allowed to get more than a couple of metres high. Usually the top part is grafted to a
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Orchard Venture Proves Apples Are A Viable Prairie Crop

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After a 36-year banking career, Ed Clayton decided to become a farmer but instead of grain or livestock, he wanted an extra challenge. I just wanted to prove to people that you can grow good apples in Manitoba, said the 70-year-old as he guided visitors through his operation on Open Farm Day. In 1996, after
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Growing A Weigela

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The weigela might be one of the easiest and most eye-pleasing shrubs to have in your flower bed, with its upright growth, heavy blooming and being almost maintenance free. Weigela is drought tolerant, although on very hot days it will need watering as leaves must be hydrated. Flowers range from white to ruby red, and
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Forsythia — Blooms In Early Spring

After enduring a long Prairie winter, we gardeners eagerly anticipate those very first blooms in our outdoor gardens. There is great joy in finally seeing flowering plants in our landscapes. The forsythia shrub is one of the first plants to provide bloom to brighten the early-spring garden. Vibrant-yellow, bell-shaped flowers appear before the shrubs leaf
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How To Care For Ice-Damaged Trees

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It’s hard to really appreciate the damage ice causes to trees until you’ve experienced a heavy ice storm. Fortunately, major ice storms don’t occur on a regular basis. The trees that normally take the brunt of the damage – Chinese and Siberian elms, poplars, silver maples, birches and willows – all have brittle wood and
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Harvesting Garlic

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Homegrown garlic may soon be ready for harvesting and there are guidelines and methods for checking maturity. Some experts recommend digging up when lower leaves are half to three-quarters brown; others when plant is 40 per cent brown, 60 per cent green. Avoid watering two weeks prior to harvesting. Check first to determine if they
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Is It Time To Prune Trees And Shrubs?

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After the long winter, spring chores slowly take shape and gardeners begin sharpening and oiling their pruning tools. Is late winter and early spring the best time to prune trees and shrubs? Well, it depends. If the urge to prune is the reason for pruning, suppress that urge! Unnecessary pruning stresses trees and shrubs during

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