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Grow Your Own

Whether you love flowers, fruits, veggies, herbs, or all of the above, follow our step-by-step guides to growing them organically in the comfort of your own home.

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Crab Apples: The Perfect Match For Pollinators

Crab Apples Play An Important Role In the Edimental Garden As a child, I had two big crab apple trees …

Climate and Hardiness Zones: The Key To A Garden’s Survival Through All Seasons

Climate and Plant Hardiness Zones: What They Mean For Your Garden’s Survival Going to the garden center and buying a …

Edimental Gardening: Why Hostas Deserve Some Growing Space

Have you heard about edimentals? They are the latest gardening trend! Edimental plants are ornamental and edible. They are primarily …

Gardening Tips: 5 Cool Ways to Grow Like a Pro

This edition of Garden Culture Magazine is all about how the pros grow, and we are lucky to have more …

The Intensively Planted Garden: Ignoring Plant Spacing Rules

Rules? What Rules? The Summer I Ignored Spacing In The Garden They say rules are made for breaking, so this …

Have You Thought About Foliar Feeding? Why The Garden Loves It

Consider Foliar Feeding Your Plants. Your Garden Will Thank You. Many growers won’t reach for the spray bottle until they …

Pollinator Flowers: Why Choose an Orange Bloom

Essential Reasons to Include Orange Flowers in Your Pollinator Garden A pollinator garden is timeless and is never dictated by …

Crop Shading: Using Shade Cloths for Veggie Gardens

Many of our favorite vegetable plants are adversely affected by sunburn, heat stress, poor yields and quality due to environmental …

Food Forest in the Laurentian Mountains: Wild Orchard Gardens

The main work of a food forest is meant to be harvesting. That’s a pretty good sell for anyone who …

Sacrificial Plants To Help Your Edible Garden Grow

12 Plants to Deter Pests From Your Edible Garden Do you plant marigolds with your tomatoes and radishes with your …

Plant of the Month: Why Eco-Conscious Gardeners Love Delphiniums

Why Plant Delphiniums?   Delphiniums make a great backdrop or border in the June garden, especially when planted alongside foxgloves …

A Simple Guide To Building a Wicking Bed

Building a wicking bed is perfect for your next eco-gardening venture and a great option for the regenerative gardener! Why wicking …

Our Top 5 Crop Picks For Buckets And Grow Bag Gardens

We’ve noticed a trend here at Garden Culture: people love growing in buckets, containers, and bags. Some of the articles on …

Chlorine and Plants, Almost Everything You Need to Know

Gardening and the Chlorine Conundrum  Ask any gardener: Maintaining a healthy garden requires a delicate balance of various factors, including …

How To Grow Oyster Mushrooms In Buckets

An Expert’s Guide To Growing Oyster Mushrooms In Buckets Oyster mushrooms will boost your culinary game. They’re versatile, tasty, and …

A Guide To Terrace Gardening

Hitting the Slopes When we saw the views before buying our house, we didn’t anticipate all the gardening challenges on …

Lasagna Gardening: An All-Natural And Cheap Way To Grow Plants

We love to encourage people everywhere to start a garden, regardless of size or whether they want to grow veggies, …

Plant of the Month: The Peach-Leaved Bellflower

It was love at first sight when I saw the peach-leaved bellflower. A cottage garden favorite, peach-leaved bellflowers tick all …

5 Healthy High-Protein Foods For The Home Garden

Protein! We all know we need it – and multiple studies have shown that most North Americans aren’t eating enough. …

The Backyard Harvest: Foraging for Wild, Edible Greens

Foraging for wild foods is a great way to supplement an ever-increasing food budget. It can be as easy as …

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