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10 Neat Things

10 neat things crow

10 Neat Things Animals Birds

About Crows

August 5, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2579 Views Aesop's fable, Crows, family life, food hoarding, human memory, intelligence, language, long lifespan, mourning behavior, puzzle solvers

1. Eat crow – maybe it will make you smarter. Of all the animals in the animal kingdom, crows are

10 neat things about bees

10 Neat Things Animals Insects

About Bees

August 5, 2021 Dorothy Dobbie 2307 Views almond orchards, bee navigation, buzz pollination, colony collapse disorder, Here are ten tags for this article: Bees, honeybees, native bees, pesticides, Pollination, sweat bees

1. Descended from wasps. While wasps are meat eaters, some of them found an easier way – just drop by

10 neat things about clouds

About Clouds

July 22, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2190 Views altostratus, cirrus, cloud types, Clouds, cumulus, nimbostratus, precipitation, stratus, thunderclouds, weather patterns

1. Cirrus. Cirrus clouds are located at very high levels, above 18,000 feet; these are thin, wispy and made up

Landscaping with Keith Lemkey

July 21, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1418 Views

Dorothy and Shauna talk with Winnipeg landscaping expert Keith Lemkey. He has worked on gardens in Canada’s Local Gardener and

10 neat things about peppers

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Peppers

July 15, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2056 Views capsaicin, capsicum, gardening tips, growing peppers, health benefits, hot peppers, pepper heat, Peppers, Scoville scale, sweet peppers

1. Greek kapto, to bite or to swallow. Peppers and chillis are also known as capsicums. Their botanical name came

10 neat things about ornamental carp

10 Neat Things Animals Pets

About Ornamental Carp

July 8, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1836 Views fish behavior, fish breeding, goldfish, goldfish memory, koi fish, koi intelligence, koi lifespan, Ornamental carp, pond care, pond fish

1. What a bunch of carp! The two favoured denizens of the garden pond are goldfish and koi, and both

10 neat things about maples

10 Neat Things Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Maples

June 25, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2127 Views Acer tree, Canadian tree, maple fossil, maple leaves, maple syrup, Maple tree, maple wood, national tree, sugar maple, vine maple

1. Promise and practicality, but sharp, too. The maple is the symbol of generosity, balance, promise, and practicality, however, its

How-to Local Gardener Videos Ye Two Olde Dawgs

Planting the Vegepod

June 17, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2808 Views carrots, Celery, full sun gardening, gardening tips, onion sets, planting vegetables, radishes, raised garden, spring onions, vegepod

By Ian Leatt It’s the beginning of May and I hear a little knocking at the door. Rising and opening

10 neat things about horseradish

10 Neat Things Foliage Plants

About Horseradish

June 11, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3811 Views Brassica family, garden herbs, Horseradish, horseradish leaves, horseradish preparation, Medicinal plants, planting horseradish, sinigrin, strong flavor, wasabi imitator

1. Strong like… horse. Horseradish got its name not because horses like it – indeed, the plant is poisonous to

talk about trees

Talk About Trees

June 3, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1968 Views

Mike Rosen, the former President of Tree Canada, joins Dorothy and Shauna to talk about these gentle giants who influence

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