10 Neat Things – Your LOCAL Gardener

10 Neat Things about Cats

1. The story of Molly, Tom and their confused friend, Gib. We all know that male cats are called Toms,

1. Turtle island. Turtle myths abound in creation stories throughout the world. The Hindus tell of a great flood that

1. Skunk diet. Skunks have a varied diet that includes roots, seeds and berries; small mice, birds and eggs; and,

1. What’s so great about peonies? They are drought tolerant, deer resistant, fragrant, hardy to Zone 2 and they can

1. Do bees have noses? Not exactly, but they do detect odour through receptors in their antennae. Various insects have

1. Waiting to plant. Across Canada, with the possible exception of the West Coast, Victoria Day is the traditional planting

1. Vegetables. It used to be that just about the only edibles that people grew in containers were herbs and

10 Neat Things about Precipitation 1. Snow is not so dense as it looks. A cubic yard of

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

Gooseberries are true berries Raspberries Blackberries Saskatoon berries Blueberries Currants Honeyberries Cranberries 1. A tomato is a berry, a