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Companion planting

Companion planting is an organic method of maintaining a natural balance in your garden, aiding pollination and keeping pest numbers down. Common plant combinations include growing herbs with roses to deter aphids, and planting alliums around carrots to ward off carrot root fly.

Forcing Spring Flowering Trees and Shrubs

Gardeners in cold climates can have an early breath of spring by forcing branches of spring flowering trees and shrubs into bloom. Forcing spring bloomers is an easy task. The hardest part is probably getting yourself outside in the cold, snowy weather.

How to grow dahlias from seed

Colourful dahlias make a welcome addition to the late-summer garden and will continue to flower until the first frost. While many dahlias are grown from tubers planted in May, you can also raise them from seed.

How to winter-prune trees and shrubs

Pruning rejuvenates shrubs and trees, and helps younger plants in their formative stages by establishing a good shape. Winter is an ideal time to prune, as the lack of leaves on deciduous trees and shrubs enables you to see what you're doing more clearly.

How to choose the right Christmas tree?

Our first consideration when selecting a tree for Christmas is usually aesthetics. However, some evergreens hold up throughout the season better than others. Look a little more closely at your choice of trees before necessarily choosing the fattest or most fragrant.