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The lawn has never looked so good. I fertilized heavy in late summer, and like magic, the rains obediently followed. And the rains kept coming, keeping the…

The lawn has never looked so good. I fertilized heavy in late summer, and like magic, the rains obediently followed. And the rains kept coming, keeping the…

The lawn has never looked so good. I fertilized heavy in late summer, and like magic, the rains obediently followed. And the rains kept coming, keeping the…

Author of the article: John DeGroot Publishing date: Jul 27, 2021  •  5 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  From a distance, dog barf slime mold might look like a yellow Frisbee that the neighbour kids tossed into your backyard. Bright yellow, and often eight to 10 inches in diameter, dog barf slime mold shows up overnight without warning. John DeGroot photo jpeg, CA Article content Dog vomit slime mold deserves the name it was given. The name is also easier to remember and pronou...

The weather was bitter but the results were sweet Friday for the first day of the DeGroot’s-Rayjon plant sale in Sarnia.

VFW recognizes the nation’s top publications April 30, 2021 KANSAS CITY, Mo. –  The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has announced the  winners  of the 2021 National  Publications Contest .   Covering the 2020 calendar year, this year’s Publications   Contest  garnered 56 entries, surpassing last year’s 39 submissions.   Entries for the  contest  derived from 35 Posts/Districts and 10 Departments. There were four submissions for the “Best Magazin...

Article content Isn’t that tree in the photograph quite amazing? Magnolias are great additions to any garden and, given enough years, may become monumental in the best sense of the word. The photographed tree began life in that location as a sapling that was a Mother’s Day present in 1945. Photographed at age 65, the tree was just approaching its prime because some magnolias live 100 years or even longer. The Sarnia We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browse...

Article content Warm weather is playing games with us. February was warmer than usual. March was warm with very little rain. It is now the middle of April and we have not had seen frost for two weeks. Pardon me for being a party pooper, but winter is not behind us. We may not get snow, but we will get frost. The traditional frost-free date for Sarnia Lambton is Victoria Day weekend, this year falling on May 24. When it comes to deciding when it is safe to plant, I suggest looking at the calenda...

Article content A year ago we were shut down. A few staff came in to water plants in the greenhouse, but the store was closed. Nobody knew how long the closure would last. Nobody knew what the impact would be on business. Uncertainty was the new norm. We chose to continue watering and caring for our newly planted bedding plants, trusting and hoping that we would be able to sell them some time later in spring. We heard of other greenhouse growers who simply walked away from their production, thi...

Article content A year ago we were shut down. A few staff came in to water plants in the greenhouse, but the store was closed. Nobody knew how long the closure would last. Nobody knew what the impact would be on business. Uncertainty was the new norm. We chose to continue watering and caring for our newly planted bedding plants, trusting and hoping that we would be able to sell them some time later in spring. We heard of other greenhouse growers who simply walked away from their production, thi...