Introduction
Planting the Seeds
Cultivating the Garden
The Cultivators
Reaping the Harvest
Harrowsmith
The New Experts
Their Own Gardens
The Garden in Literature
Gardening from Sea to Sea to Sea
All Kinds of Gardens in All Kinds
of Spaces
Bibliography
Photos by Beth Powning
Other Gardening Sites
Acknowledgements |
Reaping the Harvest: Gardening Today
Gardening from Sea to Sea to Sea
When once it was difficult to find any book at all relevant to gardening in Canada, there now exist books with particular advice for the country's very different climatic regions and, for most regions, books on specialized subjects as well.
| Detailed advice on what, where, when and how to have a successful garden in the Yukon, and a guide to the number of frost-free days in different localities. |
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Filteau, R.R. (Dick).
Yukon Garden Handbook: A Collection of Helpful Techniques.
Whitehorse: Agriculture Branch, Yukon Department of Renewable Resources, 1987. |
| David Tarrant is the host of the popular television program "The Canadian Gardener" and the author of a number of books on gardening. |
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Tarrant, David.
David Tarrant's Pacific Gardening Guide.
Vancouver: Whitecap, 1990. |
| One of a growing number of titles designed for gardeners facing the specific conditions to be found on the Canadian prairies. |
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Toop, Edgar W.
Annuals for the Prairies.
Edmonton: Lone Pine, 1993. |
| Writing from the point of view that planting wildflowers contributes to a healthy global environment, Johnson gives detailed advice on creating a more natural environment in the garden. |
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Johnson, Lorraine.
The Ontario Naturalized Garden: The Complete Guide to Using Native Plants.
Vancouver: Whitecap, 1995. |
| One in a series of books on all kinds of gardens by Mère Michel. |
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Michel, Mère.
Le Jardin de fleurs.
Laval, Québec: Saint-Jean, 1991. |
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