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Special issue: Great Garden Guide
Top 10 for 2011: Hottest design trends; Best shrubs for all-season colour; Easiest tricks beginners need to know; Coolest carefree shade plants; Prettiest wildflowers to plant, even in urban spaces; Big, bold and beautiful perennials and more!

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4 From The Editor

8 CG Online 
What’s new on our website

8 Feedback
 What you think about  what we do

82 CG Dossier
 News and notes from  all across Canada

89 Shopping Guide

90 Natural Selection
 We love our native rue anemone

CG MARKET

11 News
 Fresh ideas and products for  better gardening

18 Health
Garlic: We love it for its powerful flavour and heart-healthy benefits

20 Profile
Branching out: Trees and shrubs for four-season garden interest

26 Stephen Speaks 
Words to the wise: Stephen’s  favourite garden writers

HOW TO

28 Dirty Work
 Big, bold, beautiful perennials

30 Gardening 101
 Frankie Flowers shares 10 tips  for new gardeners

32 I Spy
 Look out for these 10 pests that could be lurking in your garden

GROWING

74 Kitchen Gardener 
Spill the beans: Beans, lentils and grains create hearty family meals

GARDENS

34 Let There Be Light 
10 hot trends from the  RHS Chelsea Flower Show

40 Seasons of Love
A sprawling landscape with room to grow and a view from home to admire it all

48 Along Colourful Lines
 Set on a property that favours free-form gardening, in this four square plot, formality reigns

56 Field of Plenty
 A thriving wildflower meadow nestled in the Niagara Escarpment

62 The Life Aquatic
 An impressive pond, home to  an array of both native plantings and plentiful wildlife

68 Mini Masterpiece
Full of colour and texture, this small garden is a living tutorial in how to design a perfect sanctuary