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Bumper crop in the tomato garden (opens the original)
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Theresa Forte is an award-winning writer, photographer and speaker. She is a contributing columnist for the St. Catharines Standard. Reach her at fortegardens@gmail.com. Despite complaints about high temperatures, too much rain and poor air quality, itâs been a bumper year for tomatoes in my Niagara garden. This year, I grew two tomatoes from seed, a cocktail-style tomato called BadaBing! F1 and a plum-style tomato called Zenzei F1. Despite a very slow start, these plants took off and provided
Double-duty plants foiled ravenous rabbits (opens the original)
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Theresa Forte is an award-winning writer, photographer and speaker. She is a contributing columnist for the St. Catharines Standard. Reach her at fortegardens@gmail.com. You may have heard the term âbeneficialâ used to describe plants like marigolds that lure destructive insects away from food crops, but have you ever heard of double-duty plants? Itâs a term coined this summer to describe certain plants that are not only beautiful but also help discourage local rabbits from devouring some
Grow it natural! Wild meets refined is the latest garden design trend (opens the original)
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Theresa Forte is an award-winning writer, photographer and speaker. She is a contributing columnist for the St. Catharines Standard. Reach her at fortegardens@gmail.com. The National Garden Bureau (www.ngb.org) has some tips for creating a more natural-style garden while keeping a curated look. Iâve included some of my favourite small-scale grasses and hard-working perennials for gardens in the Golden Horseshoe. If youâre looking to create a more relaxed, wild-looking landscape in your home
It's OK to give yourself permission to just sit in the garden (opens the original)
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Theresa Forte is an award-winning writer, photographer and speaker. She is a contributing columnist for the St. Catharines Standard. Reach her at fortegardens@gmail.com. Itâs that rare afternoon when Iâm sitting â yes sitting â with my feet up, cool drink at the ready, notebook in hand, enjoying the back garden. Itâs something we all need to do more often â just stop to appreciate the beauty. As gardeners, we are easily distracted by the seemingly never-ending list of tasks at hand t
From the backyard to the cup. Have a sip of your own herbal tea (opens the original)
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Theresa Forte is an award-winning writer, photographer and speaker. She is a contributing columnist for the St. Catharines Standard. Reach her at fortegardens@gmail.com. Is there anything more comforting than a delicious cup of tea? For thousands of years, our ancestors heralded herbal tea as a comforting, healthy concoction. Today, millions of people enjoy tea, whether itâs served with a scone at breakfast or sipped before bed to unwind, according to experts at National Garden Bureau (www.ngb
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