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Seed starting essentials Seed starting essentials
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Whip your soil into tip-top shape Whip your soil into tip-top shape
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Winter foes: Sun, wind and snow Winter foes: Sun, wind and snow
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Troubleshooting tips for... Troubleshooting tips for...
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The top eight gardening trends for 2010 The top eight gardening trends for 2010
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Autumn gardening essentials Autumn gardening essentials
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Five water-wise tips for your garden Five water-wise tips for your garden
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Five reasons to grow heirloom plants Five reasons to grow heirloom plants
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Mulching 101 Mulching 101
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Protect your garden with mulch Protect your garden with mulch
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10 ways to limit the work and... 10 ways to limit the work and...
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Start your garden from scratch Start your garden from scratch
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10 mistakes to avoid at the nursery 10 mistakes to avoid at the nursery
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Wallet-friendly ways to nurture a... Wallet-friendly ways to nurture a...
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How to amend your soil How to amend your soil
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Container planting advice and ideas Container planting advice and ideas
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Foliage fundamentals Foliage fundamentals
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The top 10 gardening trends for 2009 The top 10 gardening trends for 2009
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Featured Blog: The Budding Gardener Featured Blog: The Budding Gardener
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Getting to know your plant lingo Getting to know your plant lingo
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Prep your pots for winter Prep your pots for winter
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Celeb gardeners' greatest gardening... Celeb gardeners' greatest gardening...
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Digging in Digging in
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My desert island plant My desert island plant
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5 easy steps for a weed-free garden 5 easy steps for a weed-free garden
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Fresh for Spring: Our 20th Anniversary Issue!
In this issue
20 expert tips to make you a better gardener; Discover Canada's forgotten garden; Tips to naturalize our top 10 fragrant daffodils; 20 spectacular spring bulbs; hardy muscari and more! more
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How seed savvy are you?
Seeds come in hundreds of different shapes and sizes, but they all have the same purposeāto reproduce. Whether you buy your seeds or collect them from the garden, there are a few tips and trick to ensure they germinate successfully after you've sown them. Take our quiz and test your seed knowledge.
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Getting ready for spring!
Is it my imagination or is it something in the air? I know it's February, but I can just feel that spring is coming. Now is the time to get out my garden tools and get them cleaned up for spring. While I'm anxiously waiting, I will visit the forums to see what other gardeners are doing to get ready for spring.

