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Tag Archives: Canada 150

Michaelmas daisy

Daisies to the rescue of a complicated world

With news headlines getting ever weirder and more worrisome, I recommend daisies. There’s nothing quite so charmingly uncomplicated as a daisy and there are so many ways you can make the world a better place with them. Give someone a daisy bouquet. Wear a pair of $800+ daisy and gold glitter heels. Plant them in…

May 1, 2017 in Plant stars: Full Sun, Rock gardens.
Dahlia 'Fire and Ice' is red and white, perfect for Canada 150.

Celebrate Canada Part 3 Red, White and Fun all over

Sure, you could go traditional and plant a maple tree on July 1st in celebration of Canada’s big 150. Or you could flaunt your patriotism a tad more quietly with a Canadian-bred, new for 2017, velvety red rose. But if what you really want is to go all-out, in-your-face “Hooray For Canada!!!” then bright red and…

April 6, 2017 in Colour in the garden, Plant stars: Sun to Part Shade.
A small specimen fern in a silver container in a woodland setting.

Celebrate Canada Part 2 Fab Ferns

This is the second in a series of posts covering very special but easy care plants to grow in honour of Canada’s birthday. Ferns are popular for being equally good at giving a garden a nice touch of swish and authentic wild woodsyness. These 3 additions to my Celebrate Canada Plants List are all gorgeous ferns that…

March 23, 2017 in Going native, Plant stars: Part Shade to Shade.

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