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The starfish Cactus is a South African succulent with star shaped flowers that smells like a dead animal to attract flies for pollination.  Don't be turned off by the smell, the flower only lasts a day or two then falls off after shrivelling.  Though it's called a Cactus, it's not a true cactus. 

Scientific Name: Stapelia Gigantea

Common Name: Starfish Cactus

Growth: Can grow 3-6 feet long

Light: Bright, Indirect sun

Watering: Let the soil dry out completely before watering

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

Dozens to choose from, these misc stickers will brighten up any space.

I'll keep flying critter off your plants. Stick me in the ground with your plant and bugs won't be able to get away from my sticky personality.

Celebrate the first taste of spring produce with our Strawberry Rhubarb Sunshine Jam! Rhubarb + Lemon Balm from our Suburban Homestead Gardens meets Ontario strawberries in this modern take on a classic favourite.

Our products are made by hand, in small batches, in our Celiac-safe gluten-free kitchen.

INGREDIENTS: strawberry, rhubarb, lemon balm, lemon juice, pectin, sugar

$4 each or 3 for $10 (save $2!)

The String of Fishhooks is a popular trailing succulent plant that has cascading vines and fishhook-shaped leaves.  It is very low-maintenance, hearty plant. It is native to South Africa.

Scientific Name: Senecio

Common Name: String of Fishhooks

Light: Bright indirect light 

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage 

Growth: 3-4 feet in length

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

This beautiful plant has cascading vines and heart shaped leaves.  This plant stores water in its leaves and roots making it drought tolerant.  In the spring and fall the String of Hearts actually produces flowers! 

mall, tubular, pinkish-purple flowers and they have tiny hairs that trap insects helping with pollination!

Scientific Name: Ceropegia Woodii

Common Name: String of Hearts/Rosary Vine/Chain of Hearts

Light: Bright indirect light to full sun

Watering: Let dry out between waterings

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Easy

String of Needles is a trailing succulent-like plant native to South Africa. With slender, long, mottled green leaves that are reminiscent of needles, it's easy to understand why this plant has been given the name. 

Scientific Name: Ceropegia Linearis

Common Name: String of Needles/ Needle Plant

Light: Bright, indirect light

Watering: Water thoroughly when soil is completely dry 

Growth: It can reach up to 6 feet

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

String of Pearls. An absolute stunner and collectible!

Despite how these are shown in pop culture and traditional garden centres, String of Pearls (and their various cousins Beads, Dolphins etc) are crawlers - drape them on top of the soil and expand your pot width as they grow, as opposed to letting them drape too long down the sides.

Scientific Name: Senecio Rowleyanus

Common Name: String of Pearls

Growth: Up to 3 feet in length

Light: Bright indirect light 

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage 

Pet Safe: No

Care: Intermediate

The String of Turtles is a cute little plant that resembles turtle shells.  It originates from the rainforests of Ecuador and Brazil. It thrives in warm, humid conditions, growing as a trailing vine.  A plant that is very easy to propagate and thrives in terrariums.

Scientific Name:  Peperomia Prostrata

Common Name: String of Turtles

Growth: Could reach 12 inches long

Light: Bright indirect light 

Watering: When top soil is dry, ensure good drainage 

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate

The Stromanthe Triostar is a beautiful tropical plant from the prayer plant family.  It's known for is striking foliage that has green, cream, and pink variegated on top and deep magenta on the bottom. This plant is native to the tropical rainforests of Brazil which means that this plant loves humidity.

Scientific Name: Stromanthe Sanguinea Triostar

Common Name: Stromanthe Triostar

Light: Bright, Indirect light

Watering: Consistently hydrated.  Needs well-draining soil

Growth: Fast growing

Pet Safe: Yes

Care: Intermediate

Adorable succulents in a variety of pots.

Light: Bright, Indirect 

Watering: Water only when soil is completely dry.  Then soak the soil right through.  Always in a good draining pot.

Growth: 1-2 inches a year depending on the variety

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy

Picture it: A sunny, warm summer afternoon with a hint of a breeze that makes you close your eyes and breathe deep. It’s captured here with the bright flavour of lemon and richness of rose.

Ingredients: lemon balm, catmint, lavender, rose

Sunflowers are a must-grow annual each season - their bright, cheery faces make me smile, and I absolutely love them in fall bouquets. They're always covered in bees of all sizes, even ladybugs. Then the birds, squirrels and chipmunks feast on the seeds.

I adore Ring of Fire, with their chocolate brown centres surrounded by golden yellow petals that turn to red. People ask me about them every year. I find the more sun they get, the deeper the red colour.

Ring of Fire is a basal branching variety, so you get multiple blooms off each plant. When you're tight on space, this is a bonus. Succession plant the seeds for continuous blooms.

Chipmunks and squirrels LOVE sunflower seeds and small shoots, and will relentlessly dig up the seeds and/or chop the tender plants off. My neighbours have heard my sobs and swearing in equal measure over the years. Here are my tried and tested ways to fight them:

1. Direct sow seeds in containers or pots, then completely cage them with small-holed wire mesh (forget plastic - they will eat right through it) for as long as possible
2. Start seeds indoors 4 weeks before last frost, then transplant to the garden with tall, wire mesh collars around the seedlings and DO NOT remove all season

Note: I learned the hard way that sunflowers are allelopathic, meaning they give off toxins that impede the growth of or even kill other plants. They also deplete soil of nutrients. Because I grow so much food in containers, I now grow my sunflowers in separate pots and place them near their fruit, veg and herb companions

Type: Annual

Height: 4-5 ft.

Light: full sun

Soil: heavy feeders, sunflowers need organically-rich soil that's well draining

Planting: Sow in warm soil after the danger of frost, 1/2" deep, 6" apart

Harvest: 8-12 weeks

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Syngonium Pink Perfection is quite rare. It has unique large multilobed foliage that is mostly light green with much pink near its veins.  Pink Perfection has heart-shaped leaves, they grow fast and are easy to propagate.  Those delicate pink leaves shouldn't fool you - This plant is actually low maintenance. This plant originates from the tropical rainforests of South and Central America.

Scientific Name: Syngonium Podophyllum

Common Name: Pink Perfection

Light: Bright indirect light

Watering: Let dry out between waterings, good drainage 

Growth: Can grow up to 4 feet tall

Pet Safe: No

Care: Easy