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Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 15: Plant introductions for 2023 with Dorothy Dobbie

July 11, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1681 Views Dorothy Dobbie, plant introduction

Every year, growers, distributors and hybridizers of plants work on new species, and every year some of those new species

Insects Podcasts Trees & Shrubs

Flora & Fauna Episode 14: Emerald ash borer with Ryan Statham

July 10, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 2108 Views

Since 2002, Canada has been watching the emerald ash borer kill our native ash trees, starting in Ontario and moving

Garden Design Ideas

A Shelter from the Sun: Gazebos & pergolas

July 8, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1410 Views arbours, gazebo, gazebos, outdoor room, pagoda, pagodas, Pergolas

A cool haven from the sun, a temporary protection from the rain, a screened in escape from mosquitoes: arbours, gazebos

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Flora & Fauna Episode 13: Growing berries with Sheryl Normandeau and Janet Melrose

July 5, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1785 Views berry, edible berries, Haskaps, Janet Melrose, Sea buckthorn, shauna dobbie, Sheryl Normandeau, strawberries

Strawberries and raspberries have been growing in gardens across Canada since we became a country. Haskaps, sea buckthorn and ground

CLG Podcast Edibles Flora & Fauna Local Gardener Plants

Flora & Fauna Episode 12: Edible flowers with Erin Facer

July 5, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 2249 Views cooking, edible flower, edible flowers, Erin Facer, pasta, salad

The Edible Flower is a thick book with gorgeous photos. Erin and Jo write about how to grow edible flowers (that’s

10 neat things about mosquitoes

10 Neat Things Garden Pests Insects

10 Neat Things About Mosquitoes

July 5, 2024 Dorothy Dobbie 3180 Views Mosquitoes

1. Blood suckers or nectar suppers? In spite of what you’ve heard, mosquitoes don’t eat blood. They eat nectar from

Flora & Fauna Podcasts Trees & Shrubs

Flora & Fauna Episode 11: Climate change and trees with Dan Herms and Joe Steinfeld

July 3, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 2205 Views

Given that Earth is getting warmer rapidly, what is the consequence for trees? This is a concern for Davey Tree

Flora & Fauna Podcasts Weeds

Flora & Fauna Episode 10: Poison Ivy with Susan Pell

July 3, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1778 Views plant identification, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, Toxicodendron

Forget about oceans of calamine lotion, this is the real dirt on poison ivy and all of its kin. Susan

Animals CLG Podcast Flora & Fauna Insects Local Gardener

Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 9: Monarch Butterflies

June 27, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 2391 Views butterfly garden, Joan Harvey, Julianne Labreche, Master Gardener, migration, Monarch Butterflies

People of all ages become fascinated with the monarch butterfly when they learn about its long flight from Canada to

Gardening for Beginners Gardening Science

Gardening 101: 17 useful terms!

June 26, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1429 Views

Gardening 101: 17 useful terms Gardening season is upon us in Canada! Here are 17 useful terms to help you

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