Garden Therapy https://gardentherapy.ca/ Better Living Through Plants Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:47:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://gardentherapy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-flower-32x32.png Garden Therapy https://gardentherapy.ca/ 32 32 Common Garden Herbs for a Skin Care Apothecary https://gardentherapy.ca/common-garden-herbs-for-skin-care/ https://gardentherapy.ca/common-garden-herbs-for-skin-care/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:40:00 +0000 https://gardentherapy.ca/?p=32017 Healing herbs and gorgeous flower petals make wonderful ingredients in natural skin care products. You may be surprised ... Read More

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]]> https://gardentherapy.ca/landscaping-for-drought/feed/ 0 How to Make a Simple Pea Trellis With Bamboo & Twine https://gardentherapy.ca/pea-trellis/ https://gardentherapy.ca/pea-trellis/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://gardentherapy.ca/?p=4396 This simple pea trellis is a great way to get the kids out in the garden for a ... Read More

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]]> https://gardentherapy.ca/gardening-apps/feed/ 0 How to Reduce Your Grocery Bill by Vegetable Gardening https://gardentherapy.ca/reduce-grocery-bill-vegetable-gardening/ https://gardentherapy.ca/reduce-grocery-bill-vegetable-gardening/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:06:40 +0000 https://gardentherapy.ca/?p=57628 The best time to start a vegetable garden was yesterday. The second-best time is today. To help reduce ... Read More

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]]> https://gardentherapy.ca/important-gardening-lesson-book/feed/ 0 Sourcing and Propagating Native Plants: Your Ethical Guide https://gardentherapy.ca/propagating-native-plants/ https://gardentherapy.ca/propagating-native-plants/#respond Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:43:39 +0000 https://gardentherapy.ca/?p=57611 The native plant bandwagon is just getting started, but it’s easier said than done to find native plants ... Read More

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]]> https://gardentherapy.ca/growing-herbs-from-seed/feed/ 1 I’m Garden-Maxxing. Here’s Why You Should Too. https://gardentherapy.ca/garden-maxxing/ https://gardentherapy.ca/garden-maxxing/#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2026 04:12:15 +0000 https://gardentherapy.ca/?p=57600 First there was looksmaxxing, then there was productivity-maxxing, and now we’ve made it to garden-maxxing. Rather than try ... Read More

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