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The New Monochromatic Garden
Undoubtedly you've come across a White Garden or even a black flowering Goth Garden at least once in your travels. For me, there's a...
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- Jun 19
Firewise: Gardening With Wildfires in Mind
In an age where wildfires have become a yearly occurrence, a few thoughtful choices in the garden can make all the difference to your...
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- Jan 27
Therapeutic Gardening is Serious Fun
Gardening can seriously effect your mental and physical health, but that doesn't mean that it can't be fun and engaging at the same time....
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- Dec 31, 2021
Small Planting Projects with Big Impact: Gardening for the Future
Who isn't concerned with the state of our world? Climate crisis, loss of social connections and loss of natural connections have left us...
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- Dec 17, 2021
3 New Ways to Garden in Containers
Containers are great to fill otherwise empty spaces or add extra seasonal colour but why not try something a bit more challenging? They...
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- Oct 10, 2021
The Dirt on Mineral-Based Garden Soils
It may be time to rethink everything that you were taught about 'good' garden soils. I remember a time (ok it was last week) when a...
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- Aug 15, 2021
Deadheading for Pollinators: Prolonging the Bloom in your Habitat Garden
Pollinators are amazing and should be encouraged whenever possible, so we planted a series of garden beds a few years ago specifically...
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- May 23, 2021
Want More Wildlife in Your Garden? A Few Small Changes Can Make all the Difference.
A friend recently told me her mom was visiting and advised her to clean up her yard, remove all the debris and get it tidy like her...
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- Apr 8, 2021
Of Willow and Beaver: Symbiotic Restoration
From the fur-trade to the ire of ranchers and farmers, beavers have gotten the short end of the stick. Originally their fur was used as...
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- Mar 7, 2021
Stellata Plants: A Passion for Annuals
One of my passions since childhood has been growing annual flowers. In part this is because I have always loved to cut and arrange...
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- Feb 3, 2021
Amazing Flowers to Direct Seed in Your Naturalistic Garden
There is something simple and rewarding about direct seeding. Most seeds are inexpensive and small, easy to transport and save without...
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- Dec 24, 2020
Small Planting Projects with Big Ideas: Inspired Horticulture
This year has been a challenging one to say the least. As someone that takes inspiration from horticulture, history, art and travel I've...
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- Nov 10, 2020
Blok Planting Garden Design: A Naturalistic Nursery Dream
Here at Simple Leaf, Alicia and I have been treating this very unusual year as a time to reach out online and meet other like-minded...
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- Oct 25, 2020
The Beauty of Fall in a Naturalistic Garden
For a while now we've been practicing maintenance that's in keeping with a naturalistic garden style. We do a lot less work and we make...
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- Aug 24, 2020
Bringing Structure into the Garden with Architectural Plants
Structure in the garden is huge, it provides visual balance and depth, creates boundaries and helps to contain and show off free spirited pl
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- May 8, 2020
A Simple Leaf Garden Evolution - How my Hellstrip brought me Heaven
Over the last 5 or so years we began trials of different sustainability principles in various beds around the property. Reasons for this...
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- Apr 27, 2020
The Magic of Seedheads in the Garden
When you let your garden go to seed, good things can happen. Seedheads not only add beauty and function to your garden space, but they're...