Those Slimy Slugs
By Sharon Moffat Under the cover of darkness, slimy slugs emerge to munch on your garden buffet and the resulting damage can be extensive. Slugs
Canada's Local Gardener
May 3, 2018
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My Li’l Chickadee
By Sherrie Versluis For those who participate in feeding wild birds, there is no bird more adored than the black-capped chickadee. A bird filled with
Canada's Local Gardener
May 3, 2018
Garden Bug Control
Bugs are a part of any gardener’s life. Some are beneficial and welcome additions that help develop a healthy garden ecosystem. Others, well, we curse
Canada's Local Gardener
May 3, 2018
6 Must-Have Perennials
Sun or shade, to short and squatty or sassy show-stoppers here are our top six picks for your must-have perennials in your gardens. For
Canada's Local Gardener
May 3, 2018
Fresh Herb Bread
Add some fresh herbs to homemade bread and you’ve just kicked up ordinary to extraordinary. Ingredients 2 cups warm water 2 tsp sugar 1 tbsp
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May 2, 2018
Growing Herbs for the Kitchen Window
By Dave Hanson Few plants yield such a wellspring of delight as kitchen herbs. Herbs are purposeful, charming, full of culture and a chef’s best
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May 2, 2018
Planting Herbs from Seeds
Gardening with kids: Starting herbs for spring By Tania Moffat During the frozen winter months my hands just itch to be in dirt. I satisfy
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May 2, 2018
Growing Seeds Indoors
Nothing serves as a rite of passage for novice gardener more than the impassioned, ever-hopeful activity of growing tiny seeds indoors in the dead of
Shauna Dobbie
March 22, 2018
Getting Started in the Garden
Planting early – the radical gardener’s guide to getting started in the garden Forget the good advice you were raised with. When it comes to
Canada's Local Gardener
March 22, 2018
How Early to Start Planting?
How Early is too Early? It is officially Spring! There is a special feeling of excited anticipation as the mush of an exhausted winter gives
Canada's Local Gardener
March 21, 2018