Play in the Dirt
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Problems with Powdery Mildew?
This is the time of year when powdery mildew strikes many vegetables and flowers. While it rarely hurts the plants, it is unslightly.
To prevent powdery mildew, plant disease-resistant varieties and make sure there is good air circulation around your plants. Water early in the day so leaves don’t remain wet overnight.
Once it’s established there’s not much you can do, but if you spray the leaves at the first sign of any mildew, you can slow it down.
For the recipe for an effective organic spray, click here.
Create Beauty
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I’ll confess: I’ve been guilty of being a rose snob, preferring old roses with pedigree over modern hybrid tea roses.
I love the soft colours of old roses and the interesting shapes of their flowers. Did I mention the perfume? But I certainly don’t love the black spot and powdery mildew. And I sure wish they would bloom longer and more often.
That’s why this article on “new” modern roses caught my attention. Imagine a well-behaved, disease free rose that looked and smelled like an old rose. According to Val Bourne, an award-winning garden writer for the Telegraph, it’s time to take another look at the newest breeds of roses.
Shop the Stores
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Plan Ahead and Save Big
If you can wait till next spring to update your garden furniture, we have a great deal for you.
Choose your furniture from the Ratana catalogue and place your order with us by September 30th and we’ll save you 25% of the regular cost.
Visit a Dig This store for full details.
Over the Fence
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Cherry Clafoutis
Cherry Clafoutis. With all those lovely ripe cherries now in season, it’s a perfect time to make this classic French dessert.
Clafoutis can also be made with plums, blueberries, raspberries or blackberries.
Yum!
The Good Stuff
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Sweet Days of Summer
Sweet days and sweet nights too! Doesn’t the warm weather make you want to pack a picnic and head for the park? Or sit out in the garden after dinner watching the stars come out?
We can help you do it in style and comfort. Check out our great patio lights, solar lanterns and other ways of adding sparkle to warm summer evenings.
And if it’s time to refresh your garden furniture, you can save big by purchasing during our end of summer sale, or booking ahead for next spring. Details can be found under “Shop the Stores”.
And in the meantime, enjoy the sweet days and nights of summer.
What We Dig Now
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Adorable Quail Family
We just love these beautifully made concrete quails. Made in Kelowna, BC, they’d be the perfect Father’s Day gift.