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10 Neat Things

Annuals Flowers Plants

Browallia: A standout for shade

June 2, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2109 Views Browallia, container gardening, Flowering annuals, Garden design, Hanging baskets, Low-maintenance gardening, Nightshade family, Proven Winners, shade plants, tropical plants

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Edibles How-to Plants

Asparagus: Health benefits of a spring sprout

May 31, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1402 Views asparagus, Dorothy Dobbie, healthydiet, spring sprout

By Dorothy Dobbie Love your first feed of asparagus in springtime? No wonder. Here’s a short list of the health-giving

Gardening for Beginners

How to Grow Mushrooms at Home

May 25, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2032 Views DIY gardening, Fungi, Gardening for Beginners, Growing mushrooms, Home gardening, Indoor Gardening, Mushroom cultivation, Mushroom spawn, Mushroom varieties, Sustainable growing

By Tania Moffat Growing mushrooms is unlike growing any other vegetable. Fungi grow from spores rather than seeds. These spores

How-to Local Gardener

The Tricky Tomato: Fruit or vegetable?

May 23, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1682 Views Fruit or vegetable, garden tips, gardening, Heirloom tomatoes, Homegrown produce, Lycopene, tomato, Tomato growing tips, Tomato varieties, vegetable gardening

By Heather Klein Is the tomato a fruit or is it a vegetable? This age-old question regarding the tomato actually

Buzzing Around: Bumblebees

May 23, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1231 Views bee, bumblebee, garden helpers

By Sharon Moffat There are few insects that are as kindly thought of as bumblebees. They are often portrayed in

Top-Pick Herbs for the Kitchen Garden

May 2, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 4240 Views Edibles, herb garden, herbs, kitchen herbs

Basil (Ocimum sp.) Basil is a winning herb: it is available in a smorgasbord of classic and worldly flavours and

10 Neat Things Annuals Flowers Plants

10 Neat Things: Uncommon Annuals Worth Another Look

April 17, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 1682 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 1337 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 2043 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 1526 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.

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