10 Neat Things About Wildlife in Winter
1. Bulking up. While many wildlife hibernate or hide away in dens in winter, others just bulk up by eating
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10 Neat Things About December
1. The darkest month. December in Canada is the darkest month. Toronto gets about 8.8 hours of daylight in December.
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10 Neat Things About How Insects Survive Winter
Best Christmas Gift for Gardeners 1. Die or pause? No, diapause. To survive the brutality of freezing winters, many insects
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10 Neat Things About Winter Berries
1. What’s a berry? As you will know by now if you read 10 Neat Things frequently, only some berries
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10 Neat Things About Fall Leaves
1. It’s a loss not a gain of colour. Deciduous leaves turn colour in fall because of a loss of
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10 Neat Things About Snow
1. The pukak. Under the winter’s collection of fallen snow, there is a secret world where small animals and insects
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10 Neat Things To Do In Fall
1. Neaten up. Add this to your to-do list in fall. Even the messiest gardener (that’s me) needs to get
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10 Neat Things: Uncommon Annuals Worth Another Look
There are gardeners who would rather die than be seen with common annuals like impatiens or petunias in their yards,
Read More10 Neat Things About African Violets
1. Genus and epithet In Latin, African violets are Saintpaulia ionantha. They are named after Baron Walter von Saint Paul-Illaire,
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10 Neat Things About Rhubarb
1. The bitter truth, and neat thing, about rhubarb. Rhubarb lovers may lament it and disagree, but the truth is
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