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A corpse flower in New York

5 Canadian plants that stink

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Adirondack chairs on porch

5 things you do at the cottage that help you live... longer

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Plant-growing

5 facts you didn’t know about plants

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Brown-marmorated-stink-bug

5 invasive species straight out of an alien flick

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Dense-blazing-star

5 native perennials you should plant right now

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Field of lavender

The truth about “pest-repelling”... plants

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garlic-mustard-plant

5 invasive plant species and what to do with them

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Wood-buffalo-national-park

Why Alberta’s newly protected boreal forest... really matters

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A housecat sniffing a plant outside

How to keep your cat from killing your plants

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Ajuga

9 low-maintenance cottage plants that love shade

Outdoors

sheep eating plant blooming

There’s a ‘sheep-eating plant’... blooming in Canada’s Royal Botanical Gardens

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Cottage

Higher exposure to vegetation linked to lower... mortality rates in women

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Mistletoe

Your guide to decorating with greenery this... holiday season

Dandelion

Quiz: Can you tell if these plants are edible?

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Giant hogweed

Quiz: Do you know which of these plants are... poisonous?

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Staghorn Fern

10 indoor plants to keep your home green all year... long