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Different Types of Mulch

The many facets of Mulch Mulch is a material that covers the soil and/or plants. When spread on soil in summer it preserves moisture, keeps

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When to Work the Garden Soil

Fall is an ideal time to work on improvements to the soil in your garden beds and to the garden itself. Starting in late August,

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Bulbs, Corms and Tubers

What is the difference between bulbs, corms and tubers? And what about all those other things? To start, they are all underground storage units ready

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Rabbit habits

Rabbit deities appear in mythology as tricksters and fertility symbols. What childless couple wouldn’t want to be able to “breed like rabbits”? In the Chinese

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Deer Repellents That Work

Deer, and rabbit, has been a headache to a lot of gardeners. We always look for different deer repellants that would work. Deer find the

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Frogs

When I was a kid, grownups used to call us “tads” – for tadpole, I guess. And we certainly had an affinity for these fascinating

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Garden Scents

Brilliant colour, florid bloom, exotic foliage: all of these are important to the garden. But garden scents can stimulate an explosion of the senses, creating

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Feathered Friends: The Blue Jay

The talkative blue jay By Sherrie Versluis One of the most popular and widely recognized backyard birds is the blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata). This bird

Canada's Local Gardener September 9, 2016