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10 Neat Things

10 Neat Things Flowers Plants Trees & Shrubs

Cherry Blossoms

April 2, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5813 Views anthocyanins, black cherry, Cherry blossoms, chokecherry, Hanami, Japanese tradition, ornamental cherries, Prunus trees, Sakura zensen, sweet cherries

1. Hanami . It’s cherry blossom time in Japan! Hanami means “flower-viewing” and generally refers to taking in the beauty

10 Neat things about pansies

10 Neat Things Annuals Plants

About Pansies

March 26, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5945 Views biennials, edible flowers, floriography, heart's ease, Johnny jump-ups, Pansies, pansy cultivation, Shakespeare, stepmother flower, Viola

1. Pansies for thought. The origin of the word pansy is reputed to be the French word pensée, meaning thought. The

COVID 19 myths

10 Neat Things Gardening Science

COVID 19 Myths

March 19, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4379 Views alcohol spray, antibiotics, colloidal silver, COVID-19 myths, drinking water, garlic, hot tea, man-made virus, miracle mineral solution, sesame oil

1. Garlic. There is no evidence that eating raw garlic will kill the virus. Garlic does have some antimicrobial properties

Online Store Improvement

March 12, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 1944 Views

We are improving our online store to give you a better experience. Please bear with us. If you need to

plants for kid gardeners

Gardening with Kids Plants

Plants for your Kid Gardener

March 12, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3140 Views chives, fuchsia, hens and chicks, kid gardeners, lambs' ears, obedient plant, Pansies, snapdragons, strawberries, sunflowers

Kids love most flowers and plants, especially those they get to help with. There are a few interactive plants that

10 neat things about nests

10 Neat Things Animals Birds

About Nests

March 12, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4080 Views bird nests, cigarette butts, eagle nests, hummingbird nests, no nest birds, shorebird nests, sociable weavers, spider webs, swiftlet nests, weaver birds

1. What are they? Nests are structures built to hold eggs, offspring and, sometimes, adults. They’re often built owing to

starting your own seeds

Gardening for Beginners How-to Seeds

Starting Your Own Seeds

March 11, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4337 Views Black-eyed Susan, fluorescent lightstand, growing plants, Home gardening, Indoor Gardening, monkey flowers, plant fertilizing, seed catalogs, seedling care, starting seeds

I used to say that gardeners should start seeds in their homes mainly because it’s fun. I don’t say that

galls and fungus

Gardening for Beginners Plant diseases

You’ve Got Gall… or Fungus

March 8, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 2700 Views black spot, bladder gall mites, fungal infections, fungus growth, gall mites, Galls, mushroom growth, plant health, powdery mildew, tree fungus

What’s the difference between galls and fungus growths? Galls are out-growths on plant material that can be caused by (rarely)

10 Neat Things about hyacinths

10 Neat Things Bulbs Plants

About Hyacinths

March 6, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5121 Views forcing hyacinths, grape hyacinth, Greek myth, hyacinth flowers, hyacinth glass, hyacinth itch, hyacinths, Hyacinthus orientalis, Muscari, wild hyacinths

1. Fake. Hyacinths were voted the flower most likely to be mistaken for fake, by me, this morning. With their

hummingbirds

Attracting Hummingbirds

March 5, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 2737 Views attracting hummingbirds, bird feeders, Birdwatching, flower feeding, garden birds, hummingbirds, nectar plants, spring birds, sugar water, wildlife gardening

Bits of light flash off a tiny breast sending out rays of brilliant red and green. A hummingbird has flitted

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