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Seasonal Gardening Guide
Spring bursts forth with colour and sound, more notable after the long, cold hush of a white winter. Bird songs hearten the soul, signaling the resurgence of life while the cold melts away. The first blossoms of spring are a joy to behold when discovered among the disappearing snow and the slowly greening earth. Eager to get back to the soil, gardeners welcome each new sign that the garden season is soon upon us.
This edition of Wild About Gardening’s Seasonal Gardening Guide is a tribute to a few of the wonders of spring and the beauty nature has to offer. We also include inspiration from the work of others in welcoming this natural splendour to their everyday lives. Visit www.WildAboutGardening.org for the full edition or check out the articles below.
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Feature Creature
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The Delightful Baltimore Oriole
By Terri-Lee Reid
We’ve got quite the issue of the Seasonal Gardening Guide in store for you this season! If you would like to learn about the brilliantly coloured Baltimore oriole, check out our feature creature article this month. Get the facts on this winged creature and how to entice it to your green space.
Editor's Bench
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Summer's Morning
By Maria MacRae
The sweet song of birds is one of the great harbingers of spring. Key among them is the red-winged blackbird. I know that spring has truly arrived when I begin to hear the call of the male blackbirds as they balance on the stems of cattails and other plants.
Guest Column
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The Alpine Flowers of Newfoundland
By Sarah Jones
While spring may be slightly tardy in reaching Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula, the delay is more than made up for in the beauty of its alpine flowers. Todd Boland, a research horticulturalist at Memorial University Botanical Garden in St. John’s, introduces us to some of this alpine splendour. Discover the amazing beauty and diversity of these flowers.
Feature Plant
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Pasque Flower
By Sarah Coulber
Even as the snow disappears, this early season flower is readying to amaze us with its large purple and yellow blooms. Find out if this flower has potential to add colour to your spring garden.
Feature Garden
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Copernicus Educational
By Sarah Coulber
This company creates educational tools for educators, but it has something to teach all of us. Its expansive surroundings have been cultivated to provide and protect forest, wetland, meadow and other wildlife habitat. Learn about its efforts to support nature.
Feature Nursery
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This native plant nursery in White Lake, B.C., may be small, but it has had a big impact on both human and wildlife inhabitants for miles around. Unearth the owner’s tips for creating a wildlife-friendly garden.
Feature Wallpaper
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This attractive shrub blooms at the end of spring, followed in summer by dark fruit, and is enjoyed by bees, birds and other beneficial wildlife. Download these bright yellow flowers to your desktop.
