I recently received the photo below from a friend. Her backyard was filled with weeds that were starting to take over, and she was worried that she'd be weeding forever. The weeds were beginning to be so overwhelming that she didn't even know where to start! Sound familiar? ... Continue Reading
Avoid These 10 Mistakes for a Better Vegetable Container Garden
When I lived in Saskatoon, I had visions of a beautiful container garden filled with vegetables on my back deck. I planned to make it interesting by adding flowers to some of the pots and creating a space that was both beautiful and edible. However, at first, my dreams ... Continue Reading
10 Best One-and-Done Cut Flowers
As a farmer florist, one-and-done flowers offer an element of exclusivity to your floral arrangements. They have a shorter growing period than cut-and-come-again flowers, but they provide a special touch and add a sense of seasonality to bouquets. One-and-done cut flowers come ... Continue Reading
Do This One Thing to Prevent Your Plants from Dying This Spring
You've started your seedlings or purchased plants from the greenhouse, and it's finally time to plant them! In your rush to grow things, you plop them into the ground and hope for the best, only to find your precious plants withered, burned, or looking scraggly at best. What ... Continue Reading
48 More Perennials You’ll Regret Planting
Perennials are a fantastic, low-maintenance investment for flower gardeners. Plant them once and they'll return year after year. However, some perennials are a little too good at their job and can quickly take over your flowerbed and crawl into your lawn. What you ... Continue Reading
How to Design a Cut Flower Garden in Raised Beds
You don't have to have acres and acres of space to grow a cut flower garden. In fact, you don't even need a backyard. If you have a few raised beds, I can show you how to take the principles of square foot gardening and apply them to flowers instead of vegetables. Flowers ... Continue Reading
30 Perennials You’ll Regret Planting in Your Zone 3 Garden
Perennial plants are a good investment. Plant once and have flowers that bloom for years. However, some plants that seem innocent take over the garden and quickly spiral out of control. Others bloom for such a short time that they don't seem worth the trouble. Whether they're ... Continue Reading
20 Deer-Proof Perennials to Grow in Zone 3
I never understood how invasive deer could be until I took a trip to Nova Scotia. The deer acted like they owned the town of Truro and groups of them would run through people's city yards. I had seen deer in Saskatchewan and they had occasionally been a problem, but nothing like ... Continue Reading
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