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10 Neat Things

10 Neat Things Annuals Flowers Plants

10 Neat Things: Uncommon Annuals Worth Another Look

April 17, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 1589 Views annuals

There are gardeners who would rather die than be seen with common annuals like impatiens or petunias in their yards,

How To Grow Your Own Tea Garden

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1255 Views chamomile, Drying herbs, gardening, Herbal remedies, Herbal tea, Homegrown herbs, Organic tea, Sun tea, tea garden, Tea making

By Tania Moffat Tea is a wonderful and healthy beverage. It can soothe most of what ails us — lack

Manitoba’s Floral Emblem: The prairie crocus

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1906 Views crocus, Flowers

By Doug Collicutt One ritual of spring for many Manitoba garden enthusiasts is a visit to the Living Prairie Museum

Animals Local Gardener

Feathered Friends: Mad about orioles

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1446 Views Birds, feathered friends, featherfriends, orioles

Feathered Friends by Sherrie Versluis Being such an avid bird lover people often ask me what my favourite bird is.

Test Your Garden Knowledge: Seeds and pollination

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1111 Views seeds, test, tulips

What’s the buzz about pollination? Test your knowledge by answering true or false to the following questions. 1. Seedless watermelons

Annuals Edibles Flowers Foliage Indoor plants Perennials Plants

What’s New and What’s Hot: Trends for 2023

April 11, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1529 Views Cinquefoil, Fruit Salad Mango, Incarvilllea delavayii, Kangaroo Paw, Leucanthemum Carpet Angel, Oxalis corymbosa aureo reticulata, Oxalis versicolor, Petunia Evening Scentsation, Potentilla, Scarlet Dreams, Siberian Tiger Hosta, Sicilian Honey garlic, snapdragon, White Feather Hosta

Note: Seed produced by F1 hybrid plants may not produce offspring true to the parent. As the year unfolds, gardeners

10 Neat Things About African Violets

April 5, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 531 Views African violets, flower care, Flower varieties, gardening, Houseplant of the Year, houseplants, Hybrid plants, indoor plants, Plant symbolism, Saintpaulia ionantha

1. Genus and epithet In Latin, African violets are Saintpaulia ionantha. They are named after Baron Walter von Saint Paul-Illaire,

Flowers Gardening for Beginners Perennials Plants

8 Perennials That Attract Our Friends the Bees

March 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1637 Views Asters, Bee Balm, Bees, Black-eyed Susan, Catmint, crocus, Eco-friendly gardening, gardening, Goldenrod, Perennials, pollinators, Purple coneflower, snowdrops, Sustainable gardens

Are you looking for ways to attract more bees to your garden this year? More and more we are learning

Feathered Friends: American goldfinch

March 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1420 Views american goldfinch, feathered friends

Feathered Friends with Sherrie Versluis There is no summer bird more anticipated than the American goldfinch. This little bird fills

Edibles Garden Fresh Recipes Plants

It’s About Thyme

March 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1246 Views Edibles, enlish thyme, Woolly thyme

By Dorothy Dobbie Thyme is a wonderful herb used in cooking but also in many medicinal and cosmetic products. Today,

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