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November 21, 2013
Vol 2, Issue 11
Down The Garden Path
with Joanne Shaw 
Greetings!
Joanne Shaw
It looks like 2013's gardening season is ending as oddly as it started. We have had unseasonably cold weather lately then a bit of a warm up... if you call 11 warm!  Several plants are still confused.  My green waterfall Japanese maple finally turned red and has still not dropped its leaves but was covered in a dusting of snow earlier this week.

If you haven't finished up with your outdoor chores, I hope my tips of the month will help you focus on the last few tasks as you start decorating outside for Christmas.

If you are like me and are done with the plants outside, maybe it is time to add a few on the inside. This month's article is about two of the ones I grow that are very easy to grow in any room in your house.

And lastly as we approach 2014, I want to continue to make this newsletter a very helpful tool for you. Please take a few minutes to answer a quick survey at the bottom of this newsletter to help me serve you better.

All the best, 
Joanne
 
 


Joanne Shaw
Landscape Designer
Down2Earth Landscape Design


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In This Issue
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?
FEATURE ARTICLE
A LOOK THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE
TIP

Tips For The Yard And Garden This Month




1. Add the last of the shredded leaves to the garden beds

 

2. Fertilize lawn

 

3. Wrap newly planted Japanese Maple for winter protection

 

4. Purchase or make your winter outdoor arrangement

 

5. Make sure newly planted evergreens (except for yews) are still watered deeply until the ground freezes




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FEATUREARTICLE
How To Become Better With Indoor Plant Care In 10 Minutes 

I have a confession to make, I really neglected my indoor plants this past season and had to actually throw 3 good size ones away this week as I just didn't think they could be saved. I am planning to buy a few more to replace them but I do have a few healthy ones that I am going to take cuttings from.

Have you ever done that before? It is actually quite easy.

Pothos are a very hardy trailing plant that tolerate low light and neglect so it's a great plant for our busy lives.



Take a cutting off a healthy plant and put the stem in a glass of water away from direct light and it will grow roots in approximately a week. After several weeks you can put it in a pot with potting soil.



Snake plant is another easy plant to grow (or should I say hard to kill... are you seeing the pattern here?)

This plant can be divided much like the perennials in our gardens. The plant pictured below has 3 groups of leaves coming up from the soil.



I am going to remove the whole plant from the pot and carefully divide the 3rd younger shoots from the rest of the root. Then I am going to repot the shoot in a new container with new potting soil. It has much more leaf growth on one side of the plant but as you can see has one stem that would make a good start for a new plant.



Why go through all this trouble you say?  Well, indoor plants are good for us - especially in the winter.  They provide us with a cheery bit of green but they also filter the air and improve air quality. Most houseplants can tackle formaldehyde, a common ingredient in most cleaning products.

So if you don't already own a houseplant then pick one up and see how it does in your home. 

 
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As we approach 2014, I want to continue to make this newsletter a very helpful tool for you in your yard.

Please take a few minutes to answer this quick survey (2 minutes or less) to help me serve you better! 

Here's the survey link again: 
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RWBYPTL

Thank you!  :)


Joanne Shaw is the owner and operator of Down2Earth Landscape Design. A graduate of Ryerson University in Landscape Design, Joanne has 15 years experience in designing gardens and a decade in landscape and related business, both for her own clientele and established local nurseries.

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Joanne Shaw
Landscape Designer
Down2Earth Landscape Design
[email protected]
www.down2earth.ca
905.839.1597
905.903.2597