2020 Spring Class Calendar
Check out our schedule of awesome classes coming up this spring at Carson’s Garden + Market:
gardening
Getting the lowdown on peonies
In my garden, the lilacs bloom first and then the peonies closely follow. Seems like the same is happening across the country as the questions about these beautiful bloomers have been rolling in.
Read more at The Chronicle Herald
It’s time to pay attention to your lilacs
One of my favourite times in the yard is when the lilacs are in bloom. For some of you, that time has just passed and for others, it’s just getting started. Either way, this is the time to be paying attention to the lilacs in your own spaces.
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My Top 10 Herbs For All Growing Conditions
Check out this excerpt from my book, Vegetables, Chickens & Bees, at Reader’s Digest.
Starting tomato seeds indoors
I love me some tomatoes and it’s officially the perfect weekend to start your seeds indoor.
Hands down, tomatoes are my absolute garden favourite. Nothing even really comes close … OK, maybe peppers … but I really love tomatoes. Every year I grow about 15 different varieties in the garden and in planters. It is hard to compare the taste of a store-bought tomato to one that is grown in your own home. This is because the store-bought version usually ripens in the carton as it is being shipped.
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