Gladiolus is one of the most dramatic yet sophisticated summer cut flowers. They take center stage when placed in a large vase, engaging an entire room with orchid-like blooms opening along sword-like stems. They’re available in many gorgeous colors, some also have fringed or ruffled edges. You can buy gladiolus flowers from grocery stores as a mid-summer treat, but you’ll

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Whether you’re enhancing the patio and deck or creating a stunning focal point for the mixed border, check out these go-together blends by Florissa. Dahlia Canadian Celebration Dahlia Canadian Celebration starts this party and keeps it going all summer long with fun and vibrant semi-double blooms in true red and white. Dahlias are great cutting flowers, so snip a few for bouquets. The

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in Container Gardening, Summer

Nothing satisfies the palate more than the flavour of new potatoes dug fresh from the garden. Check out these fabulous gourmet varieties that are ideal for the home and urban gardener. Whether you’re baking, roasting, grilling, steaming, frying, or chipping, there’s a potato for every use in your kitchen. Amarosa A mid-season fingerling with smooth red skin and red flesh, so much

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Bringing fresh-cut dahlias from the garden into the kitchen is a summer delight. Not only do you get to enjoy the vibrant beauty of the flowers – gathering and arranging them – but it’s satisfying to know that you grew them yourself. Dahlias are one of the easiest flowers to grow and are incredibly rewarding. The more you cut them,

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in Dahlia

Enhance the beauty of shady spaces with blooms thriving in low light. Tuberous begonias are an ideal choice, as their gorgeous flowers can last for weeks. Once the first buds appear, they bloom continuously from June right up to the first frost. Don’t let their beauty deceive you. Begonias may look delicate, fragile, and fussy, but they’re actually tough and very easy

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in Container Gardening, Spring