Advice

Propogating African Violets

It’s a great time of year to divide and spruce up your African violets. This way you can share an easy care plant with others. I have had one African violet for over 8 years, it faithfully produces beautiful purple … Continue reading

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Winter is a Great Time to Indoor Garden

Winter is a great time to work on your indoor garden.  I am taking cuttings to share with friends, repotting plants and enjoying all the foliage and blooms that can brighten a gloomy day. My lovely fiddle leaf fig is … Continue reading

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Northumberland Master Gardeners Learn About Landscape Lighting

Our Guest Speaker for November was Paul Proulx, the owner of a local landscape irrigation and lighting business. He spoke to us about creating a beautiful landscape at night. His company uses FX Luminaire products, recommended by Paul for easy … Continue reading

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Ways to Make Trees Part of a Child’s Life

As Canadians we often overlook or take for granted our beautiful forests of trees. In Autumn when the leaves of the native trees take on their spectacular reds, yellows, and oranges we  pay a little more attention. I live on … Continue reading

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Northumberland Master Gardeners Meet Again

  It is exciting to report that Northumberland Master Gardeners are once again meeting face to face. For our September meeting we met at the home of Joy Cullen. Joy lives on a beautiful country property surrounded by mature trees.  … Continue reading

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The Dog-Friendly Garden

Meet Dandelion – hopefully, with training and planning for a safe, compatible outdoor space, not to be Dandelion the Destroyer, but our family’s new furry garden companion.  We decided to become a dog family earlier this summer, and I have … Continue reading

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