www.peterboroughgardens.ca Peterborough Horticultural Society Peterborough and Area Master Gardeners

Over the last few years, the Peterborough Master Gardeners have written a number of gardening articles for the local newspapers on a variety of gardening topics. We have reproduced them here.

One of the ways you can find the article that you are looking for is to use the following search. Just put in the keywords that best describe your subject.

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Another great source of articles and information can be found on the various Master Gardener webpages across the province:

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  • Caring for Roses - Beryl Harris >
  • Peterborough Climate and Weather >
  • Climate Change - Cathy Tapner >
  • Compost - Dianne Westlake >
  • Continuing Education - Mary Witalis >
  • Curb Appeal - Edith Buttler >
  • Dividing Perennials - Hazel Cook >
  • Early Vegetables - Gillian Sandeman >
  • Edible Gardens - Linda Fierheller >
  • Flower Arranging - Gladys Fowler >
  • Fun with Seeds - Rachel Burrows >
  • Gardening Trends - Victoria Whitney >
  • Gardening Mistakes - Gary Westlake >
  • Garden Shows - Ann Greer-Wootten >
  • Managing Garden Soils - Gary Westlake >
  • Garden Styles - Dianne and Gary Westlake >
  • Garden Tours - Dianne Westlake >
  • Getting the Garden Ready for Spring - Beryl Harris >
  • Getting the Garden Ready for Winter - Dianne Westlake >
  • Growing from Seed - Rachel Burrows >
  • Help for Gift Plants - Rachel Burrows >
  • Hostas - Norma Evans
  • Inherited Gardens - Dianne and Gary Westlake >
  • Invasive Plants - Gary Westlake >
  • Irises - Don Nicholson
  • Join a Horticultural Society - Gladys Fowler >
  • Landscape Planning - Rachel Burrows >
  • Lawn Care - Gary Westlake >
  • Lawn Maintenance - Gladys Fowler >
  • Lilies - Beryl Harris >
  • Lily Beetle - Gary Westlake >
  • Making a New Flower Bed - Dianne Westlake >
  • Natural Gardening - Linda Fierheller >
  • Oil in your Garden - Norma Evans >
  • Ornamental Grasses - Gary Westlake >
  • Peonies - Hazel Cook >
  • Phalaenopsis Orchids - Dianne Westlake >
  • Roses for Peterborough - Beryl Harris >
  • Roses - Neil Roberts >
  • Saving Seeds - Rachel Burrows >
  • The Scoop on Snow - Norma Evans >
  • Scree Gardens - Dianne Westlake >
  • Seed Catalogues - Norma Evans >
  • Shade Gardening - Dawn Tack >
  • Shoreline Resoration - Linda Fierheller >
  • Species Tulips - Gary Westlake >
  • Squirrel Wars - Gary Westlake >
  • Summer Bulbs - Gillian Sandeman >
  • Garden Tools - Edith Butler >
  • Waking your Garden Up - Gillian Sandeman >
  • Wasps - Norma Evans >
  • Watering - Gillian Sandeman >
  • Weeds - Edith Butler >
  • What Gardeners do in Winter - Ann Greer-Wootten >
  • Houseplants - Edith Butler >
  • True Lilies - Dianne and Gary Westlake >
  • Bruce Penninsula Garden Tour - Dianne and Gary Westlake >
  • True Lilies - Dianne and Gary Westlake
  • Bruce Penninsula Garden Tour - Dianne and Gary Westlake
  • African Violets - Sally Ayotte
  • Choosing and Buying Shrubs - Rachel Burrows
  • Cleaning up for Spring - Dianne Westlake
  • Colour in the Garden - Gary Westlake
  • Cottage Gardening - Beryl Harris
  • Curb Appeal - Dianne Westlake
  • Daylilies - Dawn Tack
  • Deadheading and Deadleafing - Gladys Fowler
  • Decorating for Thanksgiving - Rachel Burrows
  • Dog Strangling Vine - Gary Westlake
  • Ferns - Don Nicholson
  • Foliage - Dianne and Gary Westlake
  • Fungi - Gary Westlake
  • Garden Planning - Mary Witalis
  • Gardening in Peterborough - Dianne Westlake
  • Gardening without Pesticides - Beryl Harris
  • Going Tropical - Don Nicholson
  • Groundcovers - Linda Fierheller
  • Hibiscus - Sally Ayotte and Gladys Fowler
  • In Praise of Biennials - Norma Evans
  • Learning about Gardening - Gary Westlake
  • Magical Herbs - Beryl Harris
  • How to Grow Orchids - Dianne Westlake
  • Native Plants - Dianne Westlake
  • Photographing your Garden - Gary Westlake
  • Pot Performers - Norma Evans
  • Problems with Trees - Dianne and Gary Westlake
  • Pushing the Zones - Don Nicholson
  • Quebec Tour of Gardens - Dianne and Gary Westlake
  • Resolutions - Dianne and Gary Westlake
  • Roots - Norma Evans
  • Running Water - Gary Westlake
  • Saving your Plants - Rachel Burrows
  • Sedums - Linda Fierheller
  • Shady Deals - Norma Evans
  • Soothing Gardens - Mary Witalis
  • Trees - Gladys Fowler
  • Troughs - Dianne and Gary Westlake
  • Tulips of the Netherlands - Dianne and Gary Westlake
  • Vegetables for Small Spaces - Norma Evans
  • Vines - Dianne and Gary Westlake
  • Visiting Gardens While Traveling - Dianne and Gary Westlake
  • Volunteers - Gary Westlake
  • Weeds - Gary Westlake
  • For upcoming events, please see our Society Newsletter.