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How to address garden pests, part three: cats and dogs

In Part Three of our series we’ll highlight ways to deter the most common household pests for Atlantic Canadian gardeners: cats and dogs.

How to address garden pests, part two: Aphids, Leatherjackets and White Grubs

In Part Two of our series we’ll showcase the best ways to deter some of the most common pests from the insect kingdom for Atlantic Canadian gardeners: aphids, leatherjackets and grubs.

How to address garden pests, part one: deer and mice

In Part One of our series we’ll showcase the best ways to deter the most common pests from the animal kingdom for Atlantic Canadian gardeners: deer and mice

A healthy garden is a happy garden

A healthy gardening environment can make or break a healthy yield - here are some key gardening practices to keep your crops happy and disease-free!

Five easy tips for dealing with weeds

It’s for you, troubled gardener, that we’ve written these five tips for fending off weeds or eliminating them for good. All without the use of harmful herbicides!

A bird-friendly garden is as easy as these four steps

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Reference these four tips when it comes time to get started on your bird-friendly backyard.

It’s not too late! Here’s what to plant in late June or early July

How to Grow

OK, so it’s the end of June and you’re feeling like it’s way too late to dig into gardening and get something truly meaningful done with your landscape, however big or small. Between work and play, those summers where May and June seem to fly by are all too real, but we have some good news! It’s never too late.

How Back to the Roots is making products that ask the right questions

For many residents in the core of Halifax City and the Metro area, urban farming is a great way to reconnect with what it means to plant and eat food that’s often healthier than store-bought alternatives and a lot of fun to grow.

Bringing light and life to your shade garden

How to Grow

The benefits of a shade gardening may surprise you.

Gardening with kids

Vegetable Gardening

So here’s the gardener’s challenge: how does one preserve the garden they’ve labored over, and introduce the activity to children? The truth is that for most, a garden is as much a shared recreational space as it is a fragile monument. Striking the balance and incorporating your kids in the activity could just be the best thing for your garden this summer, and we have a few tips that should help you on your way.

Culinary herbs in your urban garden

How to Grow

Most herbs produce abundantly all season long and fit well in a container, flower garden, or vegetable garden.

The layout of your planter box, in five easy steps!

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We recently published an article on planter boxes and their general layout - but for a quick and easy to-do list with links and tips, look no further!

Bee Friendly

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They may have been terrifying when we were young, but bees play a vital role in the lifecycle of plants. With a little extra knowledge, you may find yourself inviting the once unwelcome honey hoarders into your garden with open arms.

A guide to playing with colour

By harnessing your lighting and working with contrast, you can create a beautiful and fulfilling panorama that’ll wow guests and make afternoons in your garden that much brighter.

The butterfly effect

Few things say zen garden quite like butterflies. Fortunately, adult butterflies have a cosmopolitan palate and attracting them can be broken down into a bit of a science.

Thrillers, Fillers & Spillers: How to Design a Container Garden

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Sprouting!

How to Grow

Curious about how to grow nutrient packed sprouts?

Urban Gardening: How to grow in your own backyard

Vegetable Gardening

Everything you need to know to grow vegetables and flowers in your own backyard

How to Build a Backyard Putting Green

Build Your Own

A putting green in your own backyard - how great would that be! Here are some simple instructions on how to build your own.

Lawn Care: How to Maintain a Lush, Green & Healthy Lawn

Learn how to grow a lush, green, healthy lawn