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10 Neat Things

10 Neat Things

About Floods

November 2, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1618 Views drowning risks, flash floods, flood damage prevention, flood mythology, flood preparedness, flooding impact, Floods, secondary flood effects, water filtration, wetland drainage

1. Don’t get carried away. It only takes about six inches of flood water to stall most passenger cars. One

10 Neat Things

About Halloween Apples and Other Plants

October 28, 2021 Shauna Dobbie 805 Views halloween, house plants

1. Bobbing. Bobbing for apples, called “snap apple” in parts of Ireland and Newfoundland, comes to the Halloween tradition from

10 Neat Things Animals Birds Wild Critters

About Canada Geese

October 21, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1795 Views aggressive behavior, Branta canadensis, Canada geese, edible birds, family bonds, goslings, hunting history, migration, vocalizations, wildlife conservation

1. More than just a jacket. “Canada goose” may conjure up visions of a warm, fur-trimmed winter jacket with a

10 Neat Things

About Thanksgiving

October 6, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1948 Views Brussels sprouts, Canadian Thanksgiving, cornucopia, cranberries, parsnips, pumpkin pie, sage, sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving turkey, yams

1. Canadian Thanksgiving. It has been held on various dates from May to November, and it doesn’t have the same

10 Neat Things Animals Pets

About Turtles

September 30, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2818 Views endangered species, eternal life, painted turtles, snapping turtles, tortoise, tortoise vs. hare, turtle breeding, turtle eyesight, Turtle Island, turtle shell

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

10 Neat Things Flowers Foliage Plants Wild Flowers

About Clover

September 16, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2330 Views 56-leaf clover, clover benefits., clover lawns, clover love, clover tea, Four-leaf clover, nitrogen fixer, organic pastures, purple prairie-clover, red clover

1. It saved an emperor. Four-leaf clovers stand for luck and it was extremely lucky for Napoleon Bonaparte when he

10 Neat Things Insects

About Ants

September 9, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1896 Views ant colonies, ant communication, ant hills, ant strength, ants as farmers, Ants in the garden, fire ants, flying ants, formic acid, worker ants

1. Ants in the garden. Can ants cause damage to the garden? Occasionally. For example, an ant hill under a

10 Neat Things

10 Neat Things About Rain

September 2, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 1975 Views acid rain, blood rain, diamond rain, folklore weather predictions, peonies in the rain, petrichor, Rain, raining cats and dogs, Saturday rain, weeding after rain

1. What comes after two days of rain? Monday. That’s the old joke, but there is some truth in it,

10 Neat Things Flowers Plants

About Rudbeckia

August 26, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2270 Views Black-eyed Susan, butterfly garden, deer resistant, fall blooms, garden versatility, Maryland state flower, perennial flowers, pollinators, Rudbeckia, sweet William

1. Black-eyed Susan loves sweet William. All in the downs, the fleet was moored,Banners waving in the wind,When Black-Eyed Susan

10 Neat Things Animals Birds

About Crows

August 5, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2415 Views Aesop's fable, Crows, family life, food hoarding, human memory, intelligence, language, long lifespan, mourning behavior, puzzle solvers

1. Eat crow – maybe it will make you smarter. Of all the animals in the animal kingdom, crows are

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