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Introducing: Podcasts

Canada’s Local Gardener magazine is broadening our horizon by introducing a new medium: podcasts. “Podcasts will expand our reach beyond print and digital magazines. It

carrots yummy crunchy

Carrots – Yummy, Crunchy

Carrots are easy to grow and are filled with vitamins and minerals, it’s no wonder they are the vegetable of the year! What is more

10 neat things about roses

About Roses

1. Prickle or thorn, it still hurts. Technically, roses have prickles. Thorns are modified leaves containing vascular strands of the plant (the system that moves

berries in the garden

Berries in the garden

Do you ever feel like blueberries are so hard to grow it isn’t worth trying and raspberries are so easy to grow they overrun the

Feathered Friends: The American robin

By Sherrie Versluis There is no bird more recognized in North America than the robin. They are known to many as a true sign of

sowing seeds

Sowing Seeds

By Mark MacDonald Getting a head start on spring, scores of farm crops have been cultivated for centuries through the annual and laborious practice of

lilacs old is new again

Lilacs – Old is new again

By Gerald Filipski Tips for keeping your lilac happy:• Grow in full sun for the best flowering results.• Prune off the spent flowers after blooming.

care for trees

Care for trees

By Mike Allen Aeration and fertilization is a tree care process that can be done by property owners to open up the root zone of

10 neat things about edible weeds

About Edible Weeds

Purslane 1. Move over spinach. Purslane, sometimes called portulaca, is an edible weed. It has 10 times the Omega 3 fatty acids found in spinach,

how to get started

How to get started

By Shauna Dobbie Are you starting your very first garden? Congratulations! There are several little details to help you get started from the idea to

Canada's local gardener podcast

Introducing: Podcasts

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