Critters in the Garden: Deer
What to do about deer? They are gorgeous to look at with soft-coloured coats looking so sleek above their slender legs. Deer in the garden
Canada's Local Gardener
July 11, 2024
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Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 15: Plant introductions for 2023 with Dorothy Dobbie
Every year, growers, distributors and hybridizers of plants work on new species, and every year some of those new species make it to the market.
Canada's Local Gardener
July 11, 2024
Flora & Fauna Episode 14: Emerald ash borer with Ryan Statham
Since 2002, Canada has been watching the emerald ash borer kill our native ash trees, starting in Ontario and moving east and west from there.
Canada's Local Gardener
July 10, 2024
A Shelter from the Sun: Gazebos & pergolas
A cool haven from the sun, a temporary protection from the rain, a screened in escape from mosquitoes: arbours, gazebos and pergolas offer us an
Canada's Local Gardener
July 8, 2024
Flora & Fauna Episode 13: Growing berries with Sheryl Normandeau and Janet Melrose
Strawberries and raspberries have been growing in gardens across Canada since we became a country. Haskaps, sea buckthorn and ground cherries are more recent introductions
Canada's Local Gardener
July 5, 2024
Flora & Fauna Episode 12: Edible flowers with Erin Facer
The Edible Flower is a thick book with gorgeous photos. Erin and Jo write about how to grow edible flowers (that’s Jo’s department) and how to
Canada's Local Gardener
July 5, 2024
10 Neat Things About Mosquitoes
1. Blood suckers or nectar suppers? In spite of what you’ve heard, mosquitoes don’t eat blood. They eat nectar from flowers – and sip sugar
Dorothy Dobbie
July 5, 2024
Flora & Fauna Episode 11: Climate change and trees with Dan Herms and Joe Steinfeld
Given that Earth is getting warmer rapidly, what is the consequence for trees? This is a concern for Davey Tree experts Dan Herms, Vice President
Canada's Local Gardener
July 3, 2024
Flora & Fauna Episode 10: Poison Ivy with Susan Pell
Forget about oceans of calamine lotion, this is the real dirt on poison ivy and all of its kin. Susan Pell is the executive director
Canada's Local Gardener
July 3, 2024
Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 9: Monarch Butterflies
People of all ages become fascinated with the monarch butterfly when they learn about its long flight from Canada to Mexico in a single generation.
Canada's Local Gardener
June 27, 2024