by Matt Hall, Red Feather Horticulture – I’m a better gardener than globetrotter, which means that I’m not the best person to take travel tips from. Forgoing “Fodor’s,” I’ve instead spent years poring over gardening books and magazines. One of my favourite topics is the early days of botanical exploration and the cultural history of […]
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story by Janice Henshaw | photos by nuttycake.com – Have you ever wondered what happened to the hard-working family that used to own Marigold Nursery? If you are like me, you dearly miss their incredible nursery; it was always such a wonderful treat to browse through their impressive selection of plants, tools, seeds and other
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by Trudi Jones, Trudi Jones Interiors – Designing isn’t as simplistic as they make it seem on TV. It’s much more of a process and it requires much more communication. When working with a designer, just how involved should you get? It is, after all, your home. A good designer knows the value of a
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by Cam Oddie, Peninsula Landscape Supplies – With the summer season upon us, it’s the perfect time to add some colour to your pots. I thought it would be interesting to bring some colour theory into this missive as there are so many different choices when visiting the nursery. The primary colours are blue, yellow
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by Janice Henshaw – Are you planning on spending the whole summer at a lakeside cabin, cruising along a river in Europe, or camping in one of our beautiful parks? That sounds awesome! But most of us will be spending quite a bit of free time this summer relaxing in our backyards or on our
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