A reader asked how to choose the best of the sea of seed catalogues she receives in the mail every year. In the first of these two videos, Barbara explains what to look for in a catalogue. In the second, she talks about one of her own favourites, and why she likes it.

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Here are Barbara’s tips on caring for your real Christmas Tree so that the needles stay on the tree and off the floor for as long as possible!

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We’ve been asked where you can buy the excellent (and fun!) tool Helen used to uproot dandelions in an earlier video. You can buy it online at Fiskars UpRoot Weeder #7870 And if you hurry, there’s still time to get that link to Santa!
We’ve also added another video we shot earlier in the year, in [...]

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Even pulling dandelions out of the lawn can be fun if you have this great tool. Helen has become addicted to it, and Barbara had to hold her back from dealing with the dandelions in all the gardens on the street!

If you’d like one of these, you can buy it online at Fiskars UpRoot [...]

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We spent some time at Helen’s place, planting some bulbs to be forced and raised indoors for lovely winter colour. The following four videos cover all the phases of planting cold weather bulbs (hyacinths) and tropical bulbs (amaryllis). We hope you will watch the videos and then follow the steps to plant your own bulbs. [...]

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Crabgrass is an annual weed, so it dies at the end of the season — but not before making lots of seeds for next year! In this video, Barbara shows how to deal with crabgrass organically in its pre-emergent stage.

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Helen gets busy raking leaves, mowing and fertlizing the lawn, while Barbara … well, just watch the video!

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Barbara is planning to plant huge numbers of bulbs in her garden this fall, but in this video Helen starts off with just a dozen tulips.

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This series shows the whole process of how to cut back, split and transplant a perennial. We are using one of Barbara’s favourite hosta to demonstrate how to do it. Watch the whole series, and at the end you’ll also see how NOT to do it! First, let’s cut back the plant.

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Susan, one of our readers, asked how to split a peony, so Barbara obliges by demonstrating just how to do it. Hope this helps you, Susan.

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