PEC Master Gardeners gratefully acknowledge the kindness and generosity of Lanark and Ottawa Master Gardeners for sharing their newsletters with us.
2022
Vermicompost,
Documenting seeds,
Botanical art,
Book review – A Garden for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee,
Siberian pea shrub
- Seed Catalogues–The pleasure of reading them and the information gained.
- Amaryllis–How to grow your plant and regrow it the following year.
- Understanding Soil–What’s going on beneath our feet?
- Charming a Snake Plant.
- Gardener Beware: Reed Canary Grass.
- Ask a Master Gardener answer questions about:
- Snow Seeding
- Saving Overwatered Plants.
2021
Jade plant, Invasive plants, Valentine’s day gift, Microgreens Trowel Talk – January 2021
Aloe, Clivia, Ajuga, winter garden for birds Trowel Talk – February 2021
Sorrel, Weeds, Sage or Savory, Bloodroot, Amur Maple Trowel Talk – March 2021
Earth day, Rhubarb, Clematis, Spring edimentals, Creeping Jenny Trowel Talk – April 2021
Lily of the valley, vegetables in containers, Asparagus, Hepaticas, Wood poppy, Yellow archangel Trowel Talk – May 2021
Rose pests, Water Wise Gardening, Book review, Buckthorn, Ditch Lily Trowel Talk – June 2021
Successive planting, Harvesting garlic, Solving questions, Pollinator tips, English ivy Trowel Talk- July 2021
Daylilies, Pesticide Ban, Ginger, Nasturiums, Periwinkle Trowel Talk – August 2021
- Garden Magic: Planting bulbs with kids
- Ask a Master Gardener
- Who Let The Moths Out
- Goldenrods
- Fallen Leaves: Some Collective Wisdom
- Drying Hydrangeas
- Ask a Master Gardener
- Naturalizing With Native Grasses
- Dividing Daylilies
- Invasive Plant Profile: Creeping bellflower
- Abundant Lemon Verbena
- A Kale for everyone1
- Ask a Master Gardener
- Fruit bushes in an Urban Setting
- Native Plant profile: Spotted Joe Pye Weed
- From the Garden
- Book Review: The New Canadian Garden
- My Favourite Beets
- Meadowscaping
- The Arrival of Japanese Beetles
- Herb Containers: Fragrance Plus Flavour
Trowel Talk June 2020:
- Calendula
- Garden Safety
- Planting to preserve and beautify your shoreline
- Garden Mint
- Onions Galore!
Trowel Talk May 2020:
- Growing Food to Share
- Ask a Master Gardener (Annabelle hydrangeas)
- My Favourite Radishes
- Who Put the “Zinn” in the Zinnias?
- Native Plant Profile: Vernonia
Trowel Talk April 2020:
- Ask a Master Gardener – Thinning vegetable seedlings
- Planting Tomatoes to Prevent Problems
- Grow a Pizza Garden for Children
- Native Plant Profile: False Blue Indigo
Trowel Talk March 2020:
- Gingko
- Dormant Oil