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10 Neat Things

10 neat things about parsley

10 Neat Things Edibles Foliage Plants

About Parsley

July 21, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3254 Views companion plants, curly parsley, flat leaf parsley, garden herbs, Medicinal plants, Parsley, parsley growth, parsley in the medicine patch, Plant Care, salad

1. Once or twice. Parsley, Petroselinum crispum, is a biennial in temperate zones of the world and an annual in

10 neat things about heatwaves

About Heat Waves

July 14, 2022 Shauna Dobbie 2433 Views city heat, deadly heat, dog days, heat island effect, heat safety, heat waves, humidity, parking lots, urban trees, wildfires

1. How hot does it need to be? The answer depends on where you are. The Heat Wave Duration Index

Garden of Ginette and Philippe Pichette

Beautiful Gardens Quebec

Garden of Ginette and Philippe Pichette

July 13, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2102 Views daylilies, flower garden, garden maintenance, garden oasis, Ginette Pichette, 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

Garden of Maxine Panchuk & Matthew Jacoby

Garden of Maxine Panchuk & Matthew Jacoby

July 13, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2347 Views composting, edible garden, experimental gardening, greenhouses, 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 about spittlebugs

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Pests Insects

About Spittlebugs

July 8, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3264 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

stratford garden

Beautiful Gardens Ontario

Stratford Garden

July 6, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2790 Views Avon River, community advocacy, gardening history, green spaces, 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

Edibles Gardening Science

A Quebec Family Analyses a Year of Data

July 6, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2209 Views ecological gardening, food production, food savings, gardening labour, greenhouses, harvest data, Homegrown produce, Quebec family, self-sufficiency, subsistence gardening

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

10 neat things about wildflowers

10 Neat Things Annuals Edibles Flowers Foliage Plants Wild Flowers

About Native Wildflowers

June 30, 2022 Shauna Dobbie 2682 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 about daylilies

10 Neat Things Perennials Plants

About Daylilies

June 16, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3564 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 about sun and shade in the garden

10 Neat Things Gardening Science

About Sun and Shade

June 2, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3345 Views full sun plants, garden sun tolerance, north vs south gardening, shade, Sun exposure, watering

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

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