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In The Garden
Waterloo Region Record

October 30 2025 Pumpkins for the compost heap

October 23 Unexpected delights

October 16 2025 Leaves are free fertilizer

October 9 2025 I am in charge

October 2 2025 Traveling tulips.

September 25 2025 Dusting the rain barrel

September 18 2025 It will not save you from drowning

September 11 2025 Summer plant awards

September 4 2025 Little firecracker thrives in the heat

August 28 2025 Blackberries are red when they are green

August 21 2025 A prickler for attention

August 14 2025 Get a Buzz on with Verbascum

August 7 2025 Dial your garden to the max

July 31 2025 One eye on the flowers, one eye on the sky

July 24 2025 New Canadian hardiness zone map

July 17 2025 Pink hydrangeas can leave you blue with envy

July 10 2025 Be a Sherlock to catch hungry nighttime creepy-crawlies

July 4 2025 There is no vacation for the garden

June 26 2025 Coneflowers bring a little prairie beauty to the yard

June 19 2025  If you are going to garden, you are going to have weeds

June 12 2025 Outdoor housework is a never-ending source of joy

June 5 2025 Once infected, always infected

May 29 2025 Finding a home for just one more plant

May 22 2025 A pair of stamp-worthy peonies to brighten your yard

May 15 2025 I must remind myself to plant more epimediums

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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