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Dissecting Bleeding Heart

January 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1265 Views bleeding heart, dissecting

By Shauna Dobbie My grandmother had a big bleeding heart in her garden, next to her front door. As a

hartley botanic greenhouse

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Greenhouses: How to Choose One?

November 28, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1310 Views gardener, greenhouse

Hartley Botanic is one of England’s oldest and most respected greenhouse manufacturers, with an increasingly large following in the US

Garden of Kenneth MacDonald

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The Garden of Kenneth MacDonald

November 4, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1462 Views dappled shade., foliage-focused, Garden design, hosta garden, hosta varieties, Ken MacDonald, PEI garden, plant collector, plant textures, shrub and tree garden

Story by Shauna Dobbie, photos by David Johnson Visiting the garden of a collector is always a wonder. How many

Garden of Robert wrigley and arlene dahl

Beautiful Gardens Manitoba

The Garden of Robert Wrigley & Arlene Dahl

November 4, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1946 Views Arlene Dahl, backyard garden., cellist, ecologist, garden transformation, geothermal heating, musical-themed plants, robert wrigley, solar panels, succulent collection, Winnipeg garden

Story by Arlene Dahl, photos by Dorothy Dobbie When my husband Robert Wrigley and I moved into our home in

Building a shed

How-to Ye Two Olde Dawgs

Building a Shed

November 4, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1671 Views backyard security, construction process, DIY project, garden storage, home improvement, Rubbermaid shed, shed building, shed installation., teamwork, tool tips

The summer started and ended in the blink of an eye. It seems to have faded into memory now as

Garden of Ken Popove

Beautiful Gardens British Columbia

The Garden of Ken Popove

November 4, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1496 Views backyard oasis, Chilliwack garden, Garden design, greenhouse retreat, Ken Popove, ornamental touches, shade plants, urban gardening, vegetable garden, West Coast shrubs

Ken Popove of Chilliwack, B.C.Story and photos by Dorothy Dobbie When you are in politics, especially civic politics, your life

Season 2 Episode 5 podcast with Stephanie Rose

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Stephanie Rose and The Regenerative Garden

November 3, 2022 Shauna Dobbie 1502 Views generative garden, stephanie rose

Shauna and Dorothy talk to Stephanie Rose about her new book, The Regenerative Garden. The book beautifully covers 80 projects

10 neat things about turkeys

10 Neat Things Animals Birds Wild Critters

10 Neat Things About Turkeys

October 7, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1995 Views Benjamin Franklin, domesticated turkey, Lake Tuz., poultry, turkey anatomy, turkey behavior, turkey breeding, turkey myths, turkeys, wild turkey

1. Not from Turkey. There are three species of turkey, if you count the domesticated one, and all are from

Flora and fauna

Flora & Fauna Local Gardener

Flora and Fauna

October 6, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1647 Views Canadian gardens, flora and fauna, Flora and Fauna Podcast, garden recipe, garden tips, garden zine, gardening knowledge, Indigenous gardens, nature facts, podcast

New this fall! Try it today. Flora and Fauna is a weekly zine-ette, featuring a completely new Ten Neat Things,

10 neat things about sea buckthorn

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10 Neat Things About Sea Buckthorn

September 29, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3254 Views drought tolerant plants, Medicinal plants, nitrogen fixer, Omega-7, radiation burn treatment, Sea buckthorn, Siberian pineapple, skin care, sustainable farming, vitamin C

1. Shiny horse. Sea buckthorn, Hippophae rhamoides, is a shrub or tree, growing eight to 12 feet tall, native to Europe

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