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Garden Shrubs

May 12, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3404 Views Amur Maple, Asian style shrubs, garden shrubs, Great Wall Bamboo, hardy shrubs, Morden Golden Glow Elder, Rock Cotoneaster, Sweetfern, Trost’s Dwarf Birch, Zen garden plants

Asian style shrubs My favorite pastime, when not working or gardening, is traveling! And when I do, I often end

Garden of shade

Beautiful Gardens Manitoba

Garden of Shade and Mystery

May 12, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 2726 Views beautiful garden, garden story, Manitoba

Janice Safneck’s Charleswood Garden Not knowing what to grow in shade is often the lament of new gardeners who feel

10 neat things about mothers

10 Neat Things Animals

About Mothers

May 8, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4279 Views alligator temperature control, animal parenting, brood patches, cheating mothers, elephant gestation, human mothers, koala joey, Mothers in nature, orangutan mother, wolf spider

1. Brood patches. In many birds, a bald patch on the breast or tummy develops on the mother while she

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Gardening for Beginners

Planting Companions

May 6, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4072 Views basil, beneficial herbs, companion planting, garlic, Marigolds, organic gardening, peppermint, Pest control, plant companions, vegetable gardening

Long before chemical fertilizers and pesticides appeared, there were planting companions where farmers and gardeners knew that certain plants grow

build your own victory garden

Build your own Victory Garden

May 6, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 2658 Views archived video, food production, gardening history, gardening tips, Home gardening, self-sufficiency, sustainable gardening, Victory Garden, wartime gardening, World War II

Here’s an archived video from the Second World War on how to build your own victory garden. A real blast

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Green Gardening Guide

May 6, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 2750 Views composting, eco lawn, Eco-friendly gardening, gardening tips, Green gardening, native plants, organic lawn care, pesticide-free gardening, rain barrels, sustainable gardening

You’d think that gardening would go hand in hand with being green and eco friendly. But as a beginner, going

Flash Sale

May 1, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 2588 Views

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10 Neat Things about Chicken eggs

10 Neat Things Animals Birds

About Chicken Eggs

April 30, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4688 Views blood spots, chicken anatomy, Chicken eggs, egg carton history, egg facts, egg nutrition, egg shells, egg yolk color, eggshell color, raw eggs

1. No roosters needed. Most birds don’t lay unfertilized eggs, but chickens do. A hen need never meet a rooster

10 Neat Things about beans

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Vines

About Beans

April 24, 2020 Shauna Dobbie 3967 Views Beans, edible legumes, favomancy, green manure, legumes, mung bean sprouts, nitrogen fixing, Phaseolus vulgaris, pulses, raw beans

1. Bean, legume or pulse? All three words mean the same thing but in different ways. “Bean” can refer to

planning your first garden

Gardening for Beginners How-to

Planning Your First Garden

April 23, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3390 Views colour schemes, First garden, flower bed, Foliage, Garden design, garden planning, garden style, gardening tips, landscaping, plant selection

To plant and maintain a flower border, with a good scheme for colour, is by no means the easy thing

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