What’s growing in your garden
Larry Hodgson is a blogger and broadcaster in Quebec who has written over 60 books on gardening in English and French. His blog can be
Canada's Local Gardener
May 6, 2021
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Buying Plants
1. Potted plants in bloom (1). At the garden centre, should you buy plants that are already blooming or not? The question has two answers:
Canada's Local Gardener
April 29, 2021
Vegetable Gardening
Guest: Greg Auton of MaritimeGardening.com Greg Auton is The Maritime Gardener, a podcaster and YouTuber in Nova Scotia, with 2500 square feet of vegetable gardens.
Shauna Dobbie
April 22, 2021
Episode 4: Birds
Guest: Sherrie Versluis of The Preferred Perch Gardeners love the birds that come to our yards and we have a fascination with watching our feathered
Canada's Local Gardener
April 9, 2021
The Vegepod
Two olde dawgs: putting together a Vegepod Last fall, as I was outside raking still more leaves from the trees that provide beautiful shade in
Canada's Local Gardener
April 8, 2021
About Shrubs
1. To prune or not to prune: when and how. Shrubs often need pruning to keep them well-shaped and under control, but the timing really
Canada's Local Gardener
April 8, 2021
About Bananas
1. It’s a berry. A strawberry isn’t, a raspberry isn’t, but a banana is a berry, botanically speaking. So are tomatoes, grapes and eggplants. A
Shauna Dobbie
March 31, 2021
About Pussy Willows
1. Dyngus Day. Pussy willows were a player on Easter Monday or Wet Monday, a Polish celebration also known in the United States as Dyngus
Canada's Local Gardener
March 25, 2021
Flowering Shrubs of Canada
Flowering shrubs are a giving type of plant in gardens across Canada, with every season bringing a different bloom or colour or shape. Jan Pedersen
Canada's Local Gardener
March 25, 2021
About Compost
1. What every good compost pile needs. Nothing can happen to a compost heap unless it has carbon (brown and dry organic material) for energy,
Canada's Local Gardener
March 18, 2021