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10 Neat Things

grasses

The Grasses

February 18, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3485 Views Carex, garden plants, grasses, Hakonechloa, Juncus, ornamental grasses, reeds, sedges, shade plants, wet conditions

Grasses are very popular in today’s gardens, partly because of their structural beauty and the fact that they require very

garden salad

Garden Salad

February 18, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 2439 Views arugula, container gardening, garden salad, leafy greens, mesclun mix, microgreens, pea tendrils, radishes, salad greens, spinach

Plant some spring with a salad bowl garden The garden-fresh taste of salad greens picked from your own garden after a long dreary

aromatic plants

Aromatic Plants

February 18, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5665 Views annual herbs, aromatic plants, fragrant flowers, lavender, perennial flowers, scented garden, scented geranium, spring garden, summer blooms, sweet pea

When admiring a beautiful garden, people would always comment on the colours, or the symmetry. But how about the fragrance

10 neat things about love flowers

10 Neat Things Annuals Flowers Indoor plants Plants Wild Flowers

About Love-ly flowers

February 14, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3289 Views bachelor's button, bleeding hearts, forget-me-not, heartsease, love in a mist, passionflower, romantic flowers, sweet pea, sweetheart roses, violets

1. Love in a mist. (Nigella.) This freely self-sowing, cheery annual takes its romantic love name from the airy, lacy bracts

plant smart

Gardening Science Plants

Are Plants Smart?

February 12, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 2008 Views auxins, jasmonates, plant behavior, plant communication, plant defense mechanisms, plant intelligence, plant learning, plant memory, plant sensitivity, smart plants

As a plant person, you already know that plants have sensitivities, many beyond our understanding. But are plants smart? You

10 neat things about starting seeds

10 Neat Things Plants Seeds

Starting Seeds

February 7, 2020 Shauna Dobbie 3642 Views damping off, gardening tips, indoor seed starting, Plant Care, seed germination, seed scarification, seed soaking, Seed stratification, seedling growth, starting seeds

1. Inhibitors. Starting plants from seeds are not always easy. Some seeds, like tomatoes, come from the mother plant coated

Michaela's Ontario Garden

Beautiful Gardens Local Gardener

Michaela Nonhebel’s Garden

February 6, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3433 Views beautiful garden, Local content, Ontario Gardener

Beautiful Garden Michaela Nonhebel Ancaster, Ontario Michaela Nonhebel grew up working in the garden with her grandparents. They lived in

Irene's garden

Beautiful Gardens Local Gardener

Irene Rajfur’s Garden

February 6, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3109 Views Local content, Manitoba Garden. beautiful garden

Beautiful Garden Irene Rajfur Garden City, Winnipeg “People always say, ‘Where are you going this year?’ and I say, ‘My

Canadian wild ginger

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Flowers Local Gardener Plants

Canadian Wild Ginger

February 6, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4247 Views groundcover, Local content, wild ginger

If you’re looking for a groundcover for a shady area, look no further; Asarum canadense or Canadian wild ginger is your

what in the garden should you wrap for winter

What to Wrap?

February 6, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 2875 Views Alberta story, Local content, protecting plants in winter, should you wrap trees in winter

What in the garden should you wrap for winter? Nothing. Wrapping can do more harm than good as wrapping materials

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