GARDENING NEWS INDEX
FALL 2003 TO PRESENT
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Spring 2010
Staff Plant Favourites: Betula nigra ‘Cully Cultivar’, Chasmanthium latifolium, Itoh Peonies, Polygonatum, Styrax ‘Emerald Pagoda’
Essential Perennials for the Cut Flower Garden
Fall 2009
Plant a Hedgerow, Not a Hedge
Falling For Grasses
Shade Trees With Attitude
Spring 2009
Deer Deterring Gardening
Gardening for the Birds & Bees
Plant in Spring, Enjoy All Year
Colour Trends
Fall 2008
Trees for Smaller Gardens
Overwintering Tender Perennials
Seedheads for an Autumn and Winter Wonderland
Multi-tasking Ground Covers
Spring 2008
Staff Plant Favourites: Cotinus ‘Grace’ and ‘Young Lady’, Sambucus, ‘Black Lace’ and ‘Black Beauty’, Styrax ‘Emerald Pagoda’, Ilex crenata ‘Convexa’
Grasses for the Shade
Soil and Fertilizing Basics
Fall 2007
Staff Plant Favourites: Cercis ‘Forest Pansy’, Aronia ‘Autumn Magic’, Skimmia ‘Rubella’, Euonymus alatus ‘Fireball’, Mahonia ‘Charity’
Gardening Book Review: 'The American Horticultural Society Pruning and Training' by Christopher Brickell and 'Natural Insect, Weed and Disease Control' by Linda Gilkeson, Ph.D.
Winter Gardening in Containers
Spring 2007
Slugging it Out with Slugs
Staff Plant Favourites: Rhus ‘Tiger Eyes’, Phlomis russeliana, Chamaecyparis ‘Fernspray Gold’, Magnolia seiboldii
Picture Perfect Peonies
Fall 2006
It’s Bulb Time
Garden Design Smartifact
Two New Trees for Victoria Gardens: Betula nigra ‘Fox Valley’, Arbutus x ‘Marina’
Spring 2006
Head up on Hydrangeas
Growing Euphorbias
Why it’s Better on Vancouver Island
Fall 2005
Ferns Forever
A (Very) Short History of Plant Names
Staff Plant Favourites: Corylus ‘Contorta’, Azara serrata, Parrotia persica, Viburnum ‘Pink Dawn’, Nandina ‘Moon Bay’
Spring 2005
More Timeless Gardening Tips
The Skinny on Screening Planting in Dry Shade
Fall 2004
Bulbs on Parade Tree Profile: Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboretum)
Sharpen Your Shovels, it’s Time to Transplant
Spring 2004
Growing Group Three Clematis
Sun to Shade and Back Again
How the Sexes Behave in the (Flower) Bed
Fall 2003
Five Fall Favourites
Choosing and Growing Japanese Maples
Tumultuous Mulching
Spring 2003
Hot & Spicy Colours this summer with Perennials
What’s New for Spring
“Worth Repeating” (Timeless Gardening Tips)
