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Holly Rupert

Welcome to the site for northern gardeners.
A little advice, 
​a little inspiration.

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 Straw Bale Gardening
Step-by-step advice

Proudly listed among
Canada's garden writers

A Clematis Primer
Clematis for our cold zone

Also find me here with other North American garden writers

Kalanchoe ​ –  Carefree, colourful succulents

The image of a spectacular Kalanchoe blossom jump-started some online investigation this week.  I wanted to know more about this popular succulent and this image in particular.
​Read the full post ...

Photo: original image may be credited to
Joe Rockwell (on Instagram) Shared on Facebook by
There Blooms a Garden, 07 Jan 2019

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'Don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. 
​It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous.' ​– Rumi

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