My original plan for this column was to write a garden gift guide that showcased fun new garden tools and gadgets for 2022. However, I realized that didn’t ...
A gardening knife is one of my go-to garden tools because it can be used for dividing perennials, digging stubborn weeds, making planting holes, and more.My original plan for this column was to write a garden gift guide that showcased fun new garden tools and gadgets for 2022. However, I realized that didn’t align with my own garden goals, nor with the values of many gardeners I know.
Below you’ll find a garden gift guide that keeps nature and sustainability in mind. For example, why not pick up a packet of swamp milkweed seeds from Annapolis Seeds? This showy, hardy perennial plant is the only native species of milkweed in Nova Scotia and is also the larval host plant of monarch butterflies.
When I replaced my back lawn with ornamental beds two years ago, I focused on planting native trees, shrubs, and perennials sourced from local nurseries. A gift certificate to a Nova Scotia greenhouse is always appreciated. One can never have too many plants. There have been several excellent books released in the past year or two from Maritime gardeners. The latest is Gardening for Acidic Soils by Todd Boland and Jamie Ellison. It dives deep into how gardeners can work with nature to select trees, shrubs, and perennials to create a beautiful, resilient landscape.
And if vegetable gardening is the goal, I’ve also written four books on the topic, including my latest Growing Under Cover: Techniques for a More Productive, Weather-Resistant, Pest-Free Vegetable Garden. And this year, I released my first calendar, The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener 2023 wall calendar, a fun way to get inspired!
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