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VOLUME 14 CONTENTS
NOTEBOOK Pickering’s golden gnomes 4 Court case protects private trees 5 Plant and colour sneak preview 6
GARDENS Wendy Crowley’s Oshawa garden 7
FEATURES How to create a succulents portrait 14 Critters in the Garden 24 Hurrah for Hydrangeas 34 Finches at the feeders 31 Leptospira bacteria: watch your dog 34 Growing rhododendrons in Ontario 36
A view of Wendy Crowley’s Garden. Photo by Erin Crowley.
HOME Shelter from the sun: pergolas and gazebos 18 Lighting up your garden life 22
Framing the view: latest in window coverings 28
DEPARTMENTS Dr. Petunia on deadheading 34 Classifieds 38
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