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About Native Wildflowers

June 30, 2022 Shauna Dobbie 1609 Views Baptisia australis, Black-eyed Susan, celandine poppy, gentians, Helenium autumnale, Joe Pye weed, milkweed, Native wildflowers, Purple coneflower, wood lily

1. Typhoid saviour. One of the native wildflowers, Joe Pye weed, boneset to some, and botanically Eutrochium (reclassified from Eupatorium a few

10 Neat Things Perennials Plants

About Daylilies

June 16, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1981 Views daylilies, daylily cultivation, drought tolerant plants, flower propagation, flower variations, Hemerocallis, Hemerocallis fulva, nightbloomers, perennial flowers, tetraploid daylilies

1. The “perfect perennial”. Daylilies are often called the perfect perennial because they are easy to grow, come in many

10 Neat Things Gardening Science

About Sun and Shade

June 2, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1842 Views dappled shade., dry shade, full shade plants, full sun plants, garden sun tolerance, north vs south gardening, part shade plants, plant moisture needs, shade gardening, Sun exposure

1. Deadly shade. Very little will grow in deep, deep shade, say right beside a north facing wall with overhanging

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Cabbages

May 26, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1841 Views cabbage, cabbages

1. Cabbage head. Coming from the Middle-English word caboge, which itself probably derived from the French word caboce, both meaning “head”, the word

10 Neat Things Bulbs Flowers Plants

About Alliums

May 19, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 4177 Views 10 Neat Things, alliums

Allium azureum Toxicoxcordion venenosum Allium cepa (onion) Allium sativum (garlic) Allium moly Allium schoenoprasum (chives) 1. What are alliums? Plants

10 Neat Things Animals Birds

About Hummingbirds

May 12, 2022 Dorothy Dobbie 2179 Views bird flu precautions, bird migration, hummingbird diet, hummingbird flight, hummingbird nest, hummingbird vocalizations, hummingbirds, Ruby-throated hummingbird, rufous hummingbird, spider silk

1. Soap bubble throats. Hummingbirds have brilliant throats, but it is not pigment that is responsible for that luster. Instead,

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Raspberries

May 5, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2906 Views black raspberry, raspberries, raspberry colors, raspberry folklore, raspberry history, raspberry ketone, raspberry medicine, raspberry nutrition, raspberry pruning, thornless raspberries

1. Oh Ida, how red your blood. Raspberries, Greek mythology has it, were once white. Then along came Zeus’ nursemaid,

Beautiful Gardens Ontario

Garden of Pete Mowat

May 2, 2022 Shauna Dobbie 1384 Views garden art, Garden design, garden ponds, gardening with divisions, giant plants, Jerusalem artichokes, Lake Erie, Pete Mowat, Selkirk Ontario, vegetable garden

Pete Mowat’s garden, Selkirk, Ontario Pete Mowat is living the dream. Retired from Canada Post, he has the time, the

10 Neat Things Plants

About Carnivorous Plants

April 26, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1532 Views carnivorous houseplants, Carnivorous plants, Drosera, flypaper trap, insect digestion, Nepenthes rajah, pitcher plant, purple pitcher plant, sundews, Venus flytrap

1. They eat what? Carnivorous plants don’t eat meat, really; they eat insects and spiders and other arthropods. One of

Alberta Beautiful Gardens

Donna and Dave Bloski’s garden

April 25, 2022 Dorothy Dobbie 1323 Views Alberta, Donna and Dave Bloski, fairy gardens, greenhouse, mulching, ornamental garden, peonies, perennial collection, prairie gardening, Spruce Grove, tea roses

Story by Dorothy Dobbie, Photos by Dorothy and Shauna Dobbie It is Donna and Dave Bloski’s 54th wedding anniversary this