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How to Decorate a Christmas Tree Like a Designer: The 8-Step Professional Method

How to Decorate a Christmas Tree Like a Designer: The 8-Step Professional Method

Learn how to decorate a Christmas tree like a professional designer with this detailed 8-step guide. From fluffing and lighting to ribbon placement, stems, ornaments, and finishing touches, this step-by-step tutorial helps you create a stunning Christmas tree with depth, balance, and designer-level detail. How to Decorate a Christmas Tree Like a Designer: The 8-Step […]

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How To Overwinter Plants Indoors: An Expert Guide To Cuttings, Containers, Tropicals And Tender Perennials

Learn how to overwinter plants indoors like an expert. This in-depth guide covers overwintering cuttings, tropicals, tender perennials, houseplants, cannas, colocasia, and vines under grow lights, plus practical criteria for deciding which plants are worth saving. How To Overwinter Plants Indoors Like An Expert A Practical Guide To Cuttings, Mother Plants, Tropicals And Tender Perennials

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The Ultimate Fall Garden Cleanup Guide: Expert Tips to Prepare Your Garden for Winter

A comprehensive, expert-level guide to fall garden cleanup. Learn what to cut back, what to leave standing, how to manage diseased plants, protect perennials, handle leaves, and prepare your entire garden for a healthier, more resilient spring. Fall arrives quietly, and with it comes a familiar question every gardener eventually asks:“Should I be cutting things

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The Complete Guide to Organic Mulch: How Vancouver Gardeners Can Transform Their Soil, Save Water, and Build Healthier Gardens

Learn how organic mulch can transform your garden’s health. This expert guide covers the best mulch types for Vancouver, how to apply mulch properly, the science behind soil improvement, and professional tips from 25+ years of landscaping experience. ——————————————————————————————————- The Complete Guide to Organic Mulch Hey everyone, Darrell here from DH Garden Centre and DH

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Why Your Orchid Buds Are Falling Off And How to Stop It From Happening Again

Why Your Orchid Buds Are Falling Off And How to Stop It From Happening Again

When Anticipation Turns into Disappointment At DH Garden Centre in Vancouver, I’ve seen it happen more times than I can count. A customer walks in, holding an orchid that looked like it was about to bloom but instead of opening into elegant flowers, the buds have turned yellow, shriveled, and dropped off. It’s frustrating. It’s

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HOW TO PREPARE YOUR GARDEN FOR WINTER: AN EXPERT NOVEMBER GUIDE

A comprehensive, expert-level guide on how to prepare your garden for winter, including soil conditioning, plant protection, pruning science, overwintering tubers, and long-term planning. Learn professional techniques to ensure a healthier, more resilient garden come spring. As gardeners, we often think of November as the winding down period of the year, a time when leaves

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Do Dark Glass Jars Help Cuttings Root Faster? A Real 8-Week Experiment With Golden Potho

Do Dark Glass Jars Help Cuttings Root Faster? A Real 8-Week Experiment With Golden Potho

A gardener tests whether plant cuttings root faster in dark glass vs clear jars. See an 8-week comparison, results, and whether darker vessels truly matter. If you’ve spent any time in the houseplant community, you’ve probably heard a claim repeated over and over: “Cuttings root faster in darker vessels because roots prefer darkness.” It sounds

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Worm Composting for Beginners: The No-Dig Gardener’s Secret to Rich, Living Soil

Worm Castings: The Secret Ingredient for Thriving Organic Vegetables

Worm Castings: The Secret Ingredient for Thriving Organic Vegetables Hey friends, It’s Darrell here – your neighbourhood plant guy and the proud owner of DH Garden Centre in Kitsilano. Over the years, I’ve seen many gardeners -new and experienced struggle with one big question: Why aren’t my vegetables growing like I imagined? Sometimes the plants

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Perennials for Wet Soil in Vancouver:

Perennials for Wet Soil in Vancouver: 10 Must-Have Plants That Love Rain

If you’re searching for the best perennials for wet soil in Vancouver, you’re not alone. From misty mornings to full-blown downpours, this city’s gardens are constantly soaked. And while some plants like begonias, petunias, or pansies sulk and rot in all that moisture, others flourish. These are the hardy perennials that not only survive the wet

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