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Early Spring 2014 • 3
GARDENS The wonders of beekeeping
Let’s help save the monarch butterfly
Pruning fruit trees 9 What’s new, what’s hot for 2014 12
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NOTEBOOK Alberta’s elm pruning ban
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Gardening works its magic again 5 Ask Dr. Tree
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The magic of mint: pain relief from a garden product
Beguiling begonias Good canna and bad
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National Garden Day established 30 CONTENTS VOLUME 13 ISSUE 1, 2014
We investigate the troubled monarch butterfly and see what we can do to help. Cover photo by Dorothy Dobbie.
Rain, rain, don’t go away! Making a knot garden
Five stunning spring plants The ultimate shed
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