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10 Neat Things About Sweet Potatoes

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As you plan your Thanksgiving menu, put some thought into sweet potatoes. Did you know that you can grow them

10 Neat Things Garden Design Ideas How-to

10 Neat Things About Heating your Patio

October 3, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 3099 Views heater, patio heater

Even if you still have some tomatoes and zucchinis to ripen, there is no denying that Old Man Winter is

10 Neat Things Plants

10 Neat Things About Water

September 25, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 2054 Views carefree plants, hydrogels, Olla pots, silicon supplementation, soil moisture sensors, time of day for plants, watering, wicking system

How should you water your garden? Time of day, soil additives and nutrients are all possible ways to keep your

10 Neat Things Edibles

10 Neat Things About Corn

September 19, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 2263 Views corn

Corn is some kind of magic plant. It feeds the world as it sweetens our lives, though eating its high-fructose

10 Neat Things Bulbs Flowers

10 Neat Things About Bulbs

September 12, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 2746 Views bulb layering, Bulb planting, Bulbs, daffodils, flower propagation, garden hazards, gardening tips, self-leveling bulbs, spring blooms, tulips, vernalization

Whether you love the early spring blooms or you want to feed the bees when they first wake up, it’s

10 Neat Things Edibles Herbs Local Gardener Plants

10 Neat Things About Healing Plants

September 12, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 1846 Views aloe, chamomile, Echinacea, garlic benefits, Healing plants, lavender, peppermint oil, Plants, tea tree oil, turmeric, willows

Discover the power of plants that science says can heal! From calming anxiety with lavender to easing headache with peppermint,

Alberta Beautiful Gardens Bulbs Local Gardener

Garden of Happiness for Kevin Napora and Rob Pelletier

September 6, 2024 Dorothy Dobbie 2723 Views Kevin Napora, Rob Pelletier

“I’m just so happy right now,” says Kevin Napora the day after the big Edmonton Garden Tour this July. He

Indoor plants Perennials Plants

Transition Time: Leaving the garden for the indoors

September 5, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1827 Views Fall transition, fuchsia, herbs, Indoor Gardening, mandevilla, overwintering plants, plant cuttings, Succulents, tropical hibiscus, Winter Gardening

It may feel a bit precipitous when the weather is still good, the sun still warm and golden, and flowers

10 neat things about hardy apple cultivars

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Trees & Shrubs

10 Neat Things About Hardy Apple Cultivars

September 4, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 2885 Views hardy apples

1. Named apples. You can never plant a seed and expect to get a certain type of apple, no more

10 Neat Things Insects

10 Neat Things About Hornets

August 30, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 3459 Views avoiding hornet stings, hornet colony, hornet nest, hornet queens, hornet stings, hornet superorganism., hornets, late summer hornets, wasp behavior, wasp deterrent

You’ve invited a crowd for dinner on your patio. Everybody is having a great time until you bring out the

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