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Garden of Ginette and Philippe Pichette

July 13, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1096 Views daylilies, flower garden, garden maintenance, garden oasis, Ginette Pichette, Hostas, irises, Levis Quebec, outdoor reception room, Philippe Pichette

Garden of Ginette and Philippe Pichette, Levis, QuebecStory and photos by Shauna Dobbie For Ginette Pichette, her garden is an

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Garden of Maxine Panchuk & Matthew Jacoby

July 13, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1499 Views composting, edible garden, experimental gardening, greenhouse, homegrown food, Matthew Jacoby, Maxine Panchuk, raised beds, Saskatoon, urban gardening

Saskatoon, SaskatchewanStory and pics by Shauna Dobbie Maxine and Matthew and their cat, Quincy, have a slice of garden that

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Pests Insects

About Spittlebugs

July 8, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1627 Views froghopper, garden pests, nymph stage, organic gardening, Perennials, Pest control, plant pests, Spittlebugs, strawberries, xylem

1. Who spit on my perennials? See those little dabs of foam on the stems of your favourite perennials? It

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Stratford Garden

July 6, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1612 Views Avon River, community advocacy, green spaces, historical gardens, horticultural society, parkland, public gardens, Shakespeare Garden, Stratford Garden, Stratford Parks Board

Situated in the middle of southwestern Ontario, rests the picturesque town of Stratford, famous for its live theatre festival each

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A Quebec Family Analyses a Year of Data

July 6, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1333 Views food production, food savings, gardening labour, greenhouse, harvest data, Homegrown produce, Quebec family, self-sufficiency, subsistence gardening, sustainable living

How much work does it take to grow most of the produce our Quebec family eats in a year? How

10 Neat Things Annuals Edibles Flowers Foliage Plants Wild Flowers

About Native Wildflowers

June 30, 2022 Shauna Dobbie 1677 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 2062 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 1910 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 1909 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 4251 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