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10 Neat Things

Test Your Garden Knowledge: Seeds and pollination

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1177 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 1606 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 1710 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 1504 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 1324 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,

Flowers Gardening for Beginners Perennials Plants

Peonies are the perfect flower

March 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1519 Views herbal therapy, peonies, Peony medicine, perfect flowers

When peonies burst into bloom, they scent the air with their musky fragrance. Everyone with a garden should have

Garden Design Ideas How-to Plants

Shade Plants: A rewarding plant of the spring garden

February 26, 2023 Dorothy Dobbie 1412 Views gardening; House; Plant

Story & photos by Dorothy Dobbie In my garden, under the shade of a young green ash, a garden is

Garden Design Ideas Gardening for Beginners Indoor plants Plants

A House isn’t a Home Without a Plant

February 26, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1177 Views carbon dioxide, house plant, houseplants, NASA research, VOCs, Watering houseplants

By Tania Moffat Plants transform our living spaces indoors and out, but those that are invited into our homes do

Bulbs Flowers Local Gardener Plants

Test Your Garden Knowledge: Daffodils

February 26, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1495 Views beautiful garden, daffodils, Gardening for Beginners, Local Gardener

Test your daffodil knowledge by answering true or false to the following questions. 1. A daffodil is a kind of

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