Land of the Living. Copyright photo by Tao Chamberlin. Tulipa 'Slawa' triumph tulip's flower base inside, red & burgundy mid-spring tulip. Cold climate gardens to -40C/F, gardening zone 2b. Copyright photo by Tao Chamberlin. Land of the Living.

WELCOME TO THE
Land of the Living

WHAT'S HERE?

CREATIVE ART & DESIGN

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GARDEN DESIGN & LANDSCAPE DESIGN

PRACTICAL GARDENING & DIY

TOGETHER, WE'LL BE INSPIRED TO SEE OUR SPACES AS THEY COULD BE.
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LET'S PUT SOME CHARACTER & PERSONALITY INTO OUR GARDENS, HOMES, & NEIGHBOURHOODS. WE CAN CREATE DYNAMIC, LIVABLE PLACES.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT AT LAND?

Land of the Living. Copyright photo by Tao Chamberlin. Naturalistic garden & landscape design. Prairie planting with pollinator-friendly & wildlife-friendly plants. Early fall flowers & grasses, including Allium tuberosum (garlic chives') white umbel flowers that bloom early fall through mid-fall to late fall & that even tolerate snow, fading lavender flowers of Nepeta cataria (catmint), & ornamental grasses like Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues' little bluestem & Sorghastrum nutans foliage starting to show some of the coppery fall colour showing in its leaves. . Cold climate gardens to -40C/F, gardening zone 2b. Copyright photo & garden design by Tao Chamberlin. Land of the Living.

naturalistic design

engagement

Land of the Living. Copyright photo by Tao Chamberlin. Bee on white flower. Close-up of bee on Allium tuberosum (garlic chives') white umbel flowerhead. Pollinator-friendly plants help sustainability. Fall flowers for cold climate gardens -40C/F, gardening zone 2b. Copyright photo. Land of the Living.

sustainability

Cold Climate Gardening

glimpse the surprising possibilities FOR COLD CLIMATES -40C/F
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LAND looks to plants that can survive through almost any winter, plus annual summer colour & delicious produce for our shorter summers.

GARDENING ZONES

ZONE 2, ZONE 3, & ZONE 4
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flowers & foliage

perennials, biennials, annuals,

trees, shrubs, vines, groundcovers

native plants
fragrant plants & cut flowers

useful plants like edibles & medicinal plants

Land of the Living. Copyright photo by Tao Chamberlin. Meadow planting with a large drift of Comandra umbellata's panicles of white flowers & pearly white flower buds, with slightly rubbery glaucous lime green foliage. Close-up of on flowerhead with the rest of the drift out of focus. Saskatchewan native wildflower that comes from much of North America. Pollinator-friendly plants for spring. Cold climate gardens to -40C/F, gardening zone 2b. Copyright photo by Tao Chamberlin. Land of the Living.

Discover & Learn

LET'S FOCUS ON WHAT WE CAN DO
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Find practical information & encouragement, for budding & experienced gardeners alike.

Reveal the possibilities of our outdoor spaces & how to make the most of what we have.

Explore attainable & innovative solutions that respond to climate change, answering the question - but what can I do?

Land of the Living. Copyright photo by Tao Chamberlin. Naturalistic garden & landscape design by Tao Chamberlin. This prairie planting has year-round interest, plus it is wildlife-friendly & pollinator-friendly. Creamy Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit' flowers & its black seedheads; with ornamental grasses including the fine emerald green foliage & airy white seedheads of Sporobolous heterolepsis (prairie dropseed) in front mingling with the Echinacea, backed by the pink & burgundy fall foliage & seedheads of Schizachyrium scoparius (little bluestem) to the left, & on the back right by the burgundy & plum fall foliage of Andropogon gerardii 'Blackhawk' (big bluestem 'Blackhawk'). This border is planted with nativars & native Saskatchewan wildflowers from the North American prairies. Cold climate garden design, -40C/F or gardening zone 2b. Copyright photo & garden design by Tao Chamberlin. Land of the Living.

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CELEBRATE THE OUTDOORS & FEED YOUR CURIOSITY
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Come to see the outdoors at its finest -- majestic vistas, striking plants, plus breathtaking garden & landscape design.

Leaf through articles about the imaginative & compelling ways communities together with designers are responding to 21st century challenges.

Find hope, beauty, & uplifting stories from around the world -- about art & design, travel & culture, community development, urban planning, equity & sustainability, plus the ever inspiring natural world.