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April 2008

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Transform your garden
Top 10 secrets to low-maintenance gardening; fast-growing annual vines; easy-build patio; foolproof plan for a shady bed; fresh ideas for tiny spaces; six inspiring front gardens and more!

HOW-TO
- DESIGN MATTERS
  
  32
  
  Baring it all: A house looks overexposed, owing to inadequate landscaping
- TECHNIQUES
  
  34
  
  Raising raspberries: Boost your bounty with better beds
- GARDEN EXPRESS
  
  38
  
  No time? No problem! Here are the top 10 ways to reduce your labour in your yard
- SMALL TALK
  
  40
  
  Pocket pleasures: Turn your tiny garden patch into an inviting sanctuary
- PROJECT
  
  42
  
  Backyard boost: This easy-to-build stone patio will give you a great outdoor space for years to come
GARDENS
- HOMEMADE HEAVEN
  
  50
  
  An East Coast gardener proves you can grow an abundance of blooms without going broke
- FACE VALUE
  
  62
  
  Six standout front gardens show how you, too, can create curb appeal with strategic plantings
DESIGN
- BORDER PATROL
  
  80
  
  Lightening strikes: Transform a dull, shady bed with these 10 plants that shine all season
- REMBRANDTS RULE
  
  84
  
  Modern-day look-alikes of the storied patterned tulips still captivate—minus the menacing mosaic virus
GROWING
- COVER-UPS
  
  58
  
  Fast-growing annual vines add quick hits of colour and hide unsightly areas in the garden
- RHODOS REVISITED
  
  74
  
  For beauty year-round, look beyond the blooms of the usual rhodo suspects and choose varieties with outstanding foliage
GROWING/FOOD
- TOTALLY RAD!
  
  86
  
  Forego the bitterness and enjoy all the sweetness of fresh-picked radishes. Here’s how
REGULARS
- FROM A GARDENER
  
  8
  
  Spring hopes eternal
- MAILBOX
  
  14
  
  Your letters and tips
- FIRST GLANCE: CLIPPINGS
  
  16
  
  The latest news, tips, timely tasks, ideas and more
- SHOPPING: HORT COUTURE
  
  26
  
  Make an entrance: Knock-out accessories that welcome visitors at your front door
- STAR PLANT PICKS: MOSSES AND THEIR LOOK-ALIKES
  
  28
  
  These primeval plants provide a sense of serenity in any garden
GRASSROOTS
- TRANSCANADA
  
  92
  
  Garden shows and tours are springing up, so we asked our columnists how they make the most of these annual favourites
- COMING UP
  
  101
- GROUNDBREAKERS
  
  102
  
  Francis Peabody Sharp: Canada’s first apple hybridizer
- DOWN TO EARTH
  
  104
  
  Fingers crossed
- SOURCE GUIDE
  
  106
- GROUNDSWELL
  
  114
  
  Discover which plants our five experts depend on for trouble spots