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Growing Concerns: Boxwood moth changing the landscape

Sat, 08/02/2025 - 00:12 London Free Press

nce the larvae are established on your boxwood, it is very hard to save them.

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Growing Concerns: Best time to beat beetles is spring and fall

Sat, 07/26/2025 - 00:35 London Free Press

he Japanese beetles have arrived and they are attacking just about everything in the garden.

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Growing Concerns: Time to give flowers a trim and some TLC

Sat, 07/19/2025 - 00:26 London Free Press

As I pass annual planters outside of businesses, I've noticed that many of them really need a trim.

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Growing Concerns: Water early in the morning for the happiest garden

Sat, 07/05/2025 - 00:32 London Free Press

What a change in the weather! We went from cool and raining to hot and dry almost overnight.

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Growing Concerns: How to win at weeding

Sat, 06/28/2025 - 00:25 London Free Press

Don't always weed in the same direction, for starters

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Growing Concerns: Roses easy to grow and bloom all summer

Sat, 06/21/2025 - 00:43 London Free Press

With advances in breeding and cultivation, roses have become much easier to grow with a lot less work.

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Growing Concerns: Enjoy the colours of June

Sat, 06/14/2025 - 00:08 London Free Press

June is one of my most favorite times of the year. There is so much colour in the garden.

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Growing Concerns: Spring flowering shrubs need pruning

Sat, 06/07/2025 - 00:17 London Free Press

If you want blooms next year, prune now

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Growing Concerns: Keep weather eye out for frost

Sat, 05/17/2025 - 00:19 London Free Press

We had two last week and I'm sure there are more to come. I am talking about cold nights, when the temperature drops below 5 C.

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Growing Concerns: Flowers not the only gifts for gardening mom

Sat, 05/10/2025 - 00:04 London Free Press

Taking your mom to the local garden center and letting her enjoy the colours, sights, sounds and smells might be the best gift of all.

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Growing Concerns: Roses ready for some special attention

Sat, 05/03/2025 - 00:51 London Free Press

Once I have cut back my roses I sprinkle about a 1/4 cup of Epson salt around the base.

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Growing concerns: Spring jobs can be tackled one at a time

Sat, 04/26/2025 - 01:17 London Free Press

Daffodils are in bloom with tulips not far behind.

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