It’s always nice to have greenery and living bouquets around the house during the holidays, and pretty paperwhite flowers are incredibly easy to grow. Sparkling flowers as white as snow make for a gorgeous, sweet-smelling bouquet just 4-6 weeks from planting. Paperwhite flowers suit any style from formal to casual. Shallow containers work just as well as tall vases; the bulbs

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in Christmas, Daffodil, Holidays

Problems with Deer? You’re not alone. Across Canada, the number one gardening issue is four-legged and able to clear fences eight feet high. Spring can be especially challenging because deer have an appetite for the tender greens and beautiful blooms we adore. The best strategy is to plant varieties that deer naturally avoid. There are oodles of options, but here are

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in Alliums, Daffodil, Deer Resistant

Deer can visit the garden any time of year, but they find the fresh tender shoots in early spring so tempting. Thankfully, Canadian gardeners have a great selection of spring flowering bulbs that deer naturally turn away from – especially Narcissus and Allium. These are two essentials in the deer-resistant spring garden, and Florissa has some fabulous varieties available for

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in Alliums, Daffodil, Deer Resistant

The trumpet daffodil comes from a group of 11 other types of daffodils, such as the double and large-cupped daffodil. What makes the trumpet daffodil unlike other daffodil varieties is its clearly trumpet-like shape. One of the daffodil’s strong points is that this spring-flowering bulb can be left undisturbed in the soil and produce more and more flowers year after

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in Daffodil, Fall