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May 2010 Issue:

May 2010: Our container gardening issue

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95 no-fail container garden ideas; World's biggest lilac collection; Our readers pick: Top 20 nurseries; Best colourful nasturtiums; A remarkable zone 2b garden

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15 News
 Fresh ideas and products for  better gardening

18 Eco-Minded Gardener
 Assistant editor Karina Leimanis’s green guide to environmentally conscious products, companies  and ideas

20 Profile 
Nasturtiums: Editor-at-large Stephen Westcott-Gratton brings new life to an old garden standby

26 Stephen Speaks
 Annual dilemma: Editor-at-large Stephen Westcott-Gratton reveals his potscaping reality

28 Canada’s Top Nurseries 
We asked, you answered!  Our readers’ favourite garden centres revealed
Containers

30 Anatomy of a Tool
 Pride of Place: A classic garden  urn is both pretty and practical

32 Product
 Container Corner: Our favourite pots for this year’s plantings

37 Growth Potential 
Get in on the grow-your-own-produce craze with edible crops  for containers

66 It’s All Arranged
 Groupings of containers create  a “potscape” of evolving charm

HOW TO

40 Dirty Work
 Experts Majorie Mason and  Jeff Mason share their techniques  for beginner, novice and master green thumbs

GARDENS

44 Gaining Ground
 A determined couple ditch their condo and get back to earth with a stunning Zone 2b Regina garden

52 Picture Perfect 
Blooms of white, blue, purple  and pink create a painterly canvas of earthy delights

GROWING

58 Up Close 
A Rare Beauty: May’s evocative lilacs grace the grounds of Hamilton’s Royal Botanical Gardens

74 Kitchen Gardener
 In The Hot Seat: Heat-seeking, sunshine-loving peppers give as good as they get

IN EVERY ISSUE

8 From  the Editor

12 Feedback 
You love  our new look!

88 CG Online
 What’s new on  our website

82 CG Dossier
 News and notes from  all across Canada

91 Shopping Guide

98 Natural Selection 
We love our  native trillium