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5 of 10 Ways to Spruce Up Your Garden for Spring

By Lorraine • Mar 21st, 2010 • Category: Dig in, Spring

5.Compost Rules!
Take only one piece of advice and yours will be the most robust garden in the neighbourhood: Feed the soil to feed your plants. One of the best ways to feed the soil of perennial garden beds is to top-dress them with a layer of compost every spring. Compost adds nutrients to the soil, [...]


Getting the Dirt on Dirt

By Lorraine • Mar 19th, 2009 • Category: Techniques

Jeff Lowenfels travelled all the way from Alaska to Canada Blooms to dish the dirt on soil to Toronto gardeners — and I’m glad he did. His lecture on Wednesday afternoon was all about mycorrhizal fungi, protazoa, nematodes and bacteria. Yes, I’ve heard about these micro-organisms but never in such an entertaining way. Somehow, he [...]