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6 Soft and Fuzzy Plants

January 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 3071 Views Dusty miller, lamb'sear, Plants, Purple velvet plant, Swedish ivy, Woolly thyme

Story & photos by Dorothy Dobbie When we think plants along with soft and fuzzy or velvety leaves, Lamb’s ear

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An Attempt to Appreciate Slugs

January 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1662 Views Animals, gardening helper, slugs

Nobody likes slugs. Well, nobody except, maybe, five-year-old boys. For gardeners, they chew holes in foliage and leave a very

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Lookalike Butterflies: Monarchs and viceroys

January 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1490 Views butterflies, monarch, viceroys

Monarchs and viceroys are often confused due to their strikingly similar appearance. While once thought to be a one-sided mimicry,

Animals Garden Pests Insects

Inebriated Animals and Insects

January 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1240 Views Animals, Birds, insects

Do the birds and the bees get a little drunk sometimes? They certainly seem to, at least some of them.

Gardening for Beginners How-to Local Gardener Plants

Peas: Sweet and crunchy

January 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1307 Views edible plants, peas

By Dorothy Dobbie Technically and botanically, peas are actually a fruit! Their seeds are developed from the ovary of the

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Growing Blueberries

January 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1379 Views blueberries; gardener, blueberry

By Shauna Dobbie They are delicious and nutritious, being full of anthocyanins (which are good for you). They’re also native

Gardening for Beginners How-to Local Gardener Wild Flowers

Dandelions: Weed or wildflower?

January 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1168 Views dandelions, weed, wildflowers

By Shauna Dobbie When I was a young child, I was allowed to pick pansies and tulips sometimes, crocuses never,

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Dissecting Canada thistle

January 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1238 Views dissecting, thistle

By Shauna Dobbie I bet you wish you could actually dissect all the Canada thistles out there and trash them.

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What to Plant to Attract Butterflies

January 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1521 Views Aster, Blanket flower, butterflies, Foxglove, gardening, milkweed, Monarchs, Nectar-rich flowers, Perennials, Yarrow

If you want to have monarchs and other butterflies in your garden, plant nectar-rich flowers. Make sure your choices bloom

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Blue Jays Don’t Deserve Their Bad Reputation

January 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1732 Views blue jays

By Dorothy Dobbie They look blue. You’d swear they are blue, a very striking, and intense blue kind of blue.