Blog - Page 33 of 72 - Canada's Local Gardener magazine

Skip to content

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Home
Plants
- Annuals
- Perennials
- Edibles
- Bulbs
- Seeds
- Flowers
- Foliage
- Indoor plants
- Trees & Shrubs
- Vines
- Roots
- Weeds
- Herbs
- Plant diseases
Animals
- Birds
- Pets
- Wild Critters
- Insects
- Garden Helpers
- Garden Pests
Beautiful Gardens
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Newfoundland
- P.E.I.
- Quebec
Garden Info
Podcast
E-Shop
10 Neat Things

10 neat things about mice

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Pests Pets

About Mice

November 11, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1872 Views deer mice, hantavirus, house mice, mice and cats, mouse behavior, mouse infestation, mouse prevention, Pest control, rodent control, wildlife in the home

1. No such thing as one mouse. If you see one mouse in your house, you can be sure there

10 neat things about nature's dyes

10 Neat Things Animals Annuals Perennials Plants

About Nature’s Dyes

November 4, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2249 Views cochineal dye, eco-friendly dyeing, indigo dye, madder root, marigold dye, natural dyes, organic colorants, plant-based dyes, Tyrian purple, vegetable dyes

1. Blue jean pea plant. A member of the pea family, Indigofera tinctoria, the plant that produces blue jean blue,

Garden of Doyle Piwniu

Beautiful Gardens Manitoba

Garden of Doyle Piwniuk

November 2, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1555 Views Doyle Piwniuk, Ginkgo biloba, landscaping, Manitoba, Manitoba gardens, maple trees, outdoor kitchen, privacy garden, three-season greenhouse, tree garden, Virden

Garden of Doyle Piwniuk, Virden, Manitoba By Dorothy Dobbie Photos by Dorothy and Shauna Dobbie Doyle Piwniuk is a tree

10 neat things about floods

About Floods

November 2, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1755 Views drowning risks, flash floods, flood damage prevention, flood mythology, flood preparedness, flooding impact, Floods, secondary flood effects, water filtration, wetland drainage

1. Don’t get carried away. It only takes about six inches of flood water to stall most passenger cars. One

garden of francis bird

Beautiful Gardens P.E.I.

Garden of Francis Bird

November 1, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1597 Views Charlottetown garden, Francis Bird, Garden design, garden personality, Goldenrod, Hydrangeas, linden tree, outdoor meetings, peonies, rowan tree

Garden of Francis Bird, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Story and photos by Shauna Dobbie Francis Bird has moved across the

10 neat things about halloween apples and other plants

About Halloween Apples and Other Plants

October 28, 2021 Shauna Dobbie 805 Views halloween, house plants

1. Bobbing. Bobbing for apples, called “snap apple” in parts of Ireland and Newfoundland, comes to the Halloween tradition from

10 Neat Things about Canada Geese

10 Neat Things Animals Birds Wild Critters

About Canada Geese

October 21, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1936 Views aggressive behavior, Branta canadensis, Canada geese, edible birds, family bonds, goslings, hunting history, migration, vocalizations, wildlife conservation

1. More than just a jacket. “Canada goose” may conjure up visions of a warm, fur-trimmed winter jacket with a

ratatouille

Ratatouille

October 21, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2031 Views eggplant, French cuisine, garlic, olive oil, Ratatouille, summer vegetables, tomato, vegetarian recipe, yellow squash, zucchini

I made ratatouille out of the fruits of my labour. Here is what you will need: 1 onion, sliced

10 neat things about thanksgiving

About Thanksgiving

October 6, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2077 Views Brussels sprouts, Canadian Thanksgiving, cornucopia, cranberries, parsnips, pumpkin pie, sage, sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving turkey, yams

1. Canadian Thanksgiving. It has been held on various dates from May to November, and it doesn’t have the same

Helen and Monarch Butterflies

CLG Podcast Local Gardener

Helen and Monarch Butterflies

September 30, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1838 Views

Helen Hogue is a Winnipegger with an interesting hobby, or rather, passion. Helen raises monarch butterflies, from egg to adult,

← Previous
Next →

Garden Events

View All Events

Home
Event Submission
Rates and policies
Contact Us
Login
Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 Canada's Local Gardener magazine. All rights reserved.

This site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission when you visit the site and click any links. This, however, has no bearing on our content. We will do our best to provide high quality content for you.

Subscribe now to your Local Gardener magazine. Dismiss

Manage Cookie Consent

To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.

Functional Functional Always active

The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.

Preferences Preferences

The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.

Statistics Statistics

The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.

Marketing Marketing

The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes

View preferences

{title} {title} {title}