David Hobson
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    Waterloo Region Record


    May 8 2025 Not so mellow yellow

    May 1 2025 Aging like an old perennial

    April 24 2025 Vines and shrubs bring life to your fences

    April 17 2025 Those creepy-crawlies are here to help

    April 10 2025 Start your summer bulbs

    April 3 2025 Do not let recycled memes bug you

    March 27 2025 Grow your own produce to take a bite out of tariffs

    March 20 2025 Show some respect for soil

    March 13 2025 Tend a rainforest to endure winter

    March 6 2025 The great reveal

    February 27 2025 Prevention is easier than cure

    February 20 2025 Extra terrestrial adds colour

    February 13 2025 Success with seeds is found in the small print

    February 8 2025 Memories of a wonderful side trip to Wales

    February 1 2025 Slip sliding away

    January 25 2025 Buyer beware when surfing for plants

    January 18 2025 The Swiss are not amused

    January 11 2025 Watering orchids, getting it right

    January 4 2025 Have a bug free New Year

    December 28 2024 There's one resolution I'll never keep

    December 21 2024 The quiet joy of plants lasts all year

    December 14 2024 My faithful streptocarpus deserves better

    December 7 2024 Fungus gnats and houseplants

    November 30 2024
    Fall colours are fading . . .

    November 23 2024 Get the lead out

    November 16 2024 Are you confused?

    November 9 2024 Sometimes I get it right

    November 2 2024 It's been drier than . . .

    October 26 2024 There is more to a path

    October 19 2024 Here we go again

    October 12 2024 Feeling strung out?

    October 5 2024 Harvest time in the flower garden 

    September 28 2024 Nothing succeeds like excess
     
    September 21 2024 Here comes the rain again -- I wish


    September 14 2024 Nosing around the fall garden

    September 7 2024 Plant them and they will come

    August 31 2024 Art in the garden?

    August 24 2024 Now I am worried 

    August 17 2024 One of Each

    August 11 2024 Hold that hose

    August 3 2024 To dig or not to dig

    July 27 2024 Making an entry


    July 20 2024 A Mexican vacation in Canada for monarch butterflies

    July 13 2024  Long live those hostas

    July 6 2024 Keep the gangsters out of your garden

    June 29 2024 Who was Bowman?


    June 22 2024 Drifting away on dreamy lavender

    June 15 2024 Smoky days in the garden

    June 8 2024 Boxwood boxed in

    June 1 2024 Watch out for bears

    May 25 2024 Tag you're it


    May 18 2024 Soiled again

    May 11 2024 Here we go again

    May 4 2024 Don't mow the meadow

    April 27 2024 A pretty little menace

    April 20 2024 Earth Day

    April 13 2024 Low-budget gardening

    April 6 2024 Bigger is better

    March 30 2024 Reaching new heights in the garden

    March 23 2024 It’s never too early, or is it?

    March 16 2024
    Common gardening mistakes to avoid

    March 9 2024 The colour purple, more than a movie

    March 2
    2024 A green thumbs up to the green flowers

    February 24 2024 Colour my world

    February 17 2024 More Tigger than tiger

    February 10 2024 The best laid plans

    February 3 2024 Don't lick the sap

    January 27 2024 In the Garden get in the zone

    January 20 2024 In the Garden: Seeking paradise  

    January 14 2024 In the Garden: Too wet, too dry, or just right 

    January 6 2024 In the Garden: Patience, grasshopper

    December 31 2023 A year in the garden

    December 23 2023 Baby toes at Christmas

    December 16 2023 It’s Christmas, so add more colour

    December 11 20 23 Dreaming of a blue Christmas

    December 2 2023 Poinsettias, love of course

    November 25 2023
    Indoor, outdoor, or both

    November 18 2023 
    A tale of two plants.

    November 11 2023 Poppies, poppies everywhere

    November 5 2023 It ain't over until it's over

    October 28 2023 Halloween in the Garden

    October 21 2023 Raise a glass to hops

    October 14 2023 Watch for those Special Moments

    October 7 2023 How about those leafs

    September 30 2023 Better in the ground than in a bag

    September 24 2023 Digging and Dividing

    September 16 2023 Seeking balance with Japanese influences

    September 9 2023 Dahlias dare to be flamboyant

    September 2 2023 Cue the ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’


    August 26 2023 Call me mellow yellow

    August 19 2023 Harvest Time Begins

    August 12 Twenty questions and more

    August 5 2023 There are so many colours in a rainbow

    July 29 2023 In the Garden: Patience, grasshopper

    July 22 2023 Mosquitoes have a feature role in film

    July 15 2023 OK, enough rain for now

    July 8 2023 Not quite lost in the mist

    July 1 2023 A Canadian plant for the quiet side

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    My columns are also available in the Life section of the following media:

    Hamilton spectator

    New Hamburg Independent

    Cambridge Times

    Peterborough Examiner

    Waterloo Chronicle

    Guelph Mercury-Tribune

    The Standard, St. Catherines

    Niagara Falls Review

    Welland Tribune