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10 Neat Things

10 Neat Things

10 Neat Things About Red Squirrels

August 25, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 7854 Views animal mating, backyard wildlife, nesting habits, rodent behavior, squirrels, territorial animals

1. Small but mighty. If you dislike grey squirrels, then welcome a red squirrel to your yard. Although the much

10 Neat Things Plants

10 Neat Things About Lawns

August 18, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2239 Views air conditioning, grass types, sod vs. seed, tools, watering

1. Cheaper and deeper but longer. To seed or to sod? That is the question. Sodding gives you instant lawn

10 Neat Things

10 Neat Things About Planting City Trees

August 11, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2008 Views arborists, City trees, housing developments, parking lots, pruning, public health, structural soil, tree planting, tree roots, urban forests

1. Plant more city trees. Plant different kinds of city trees. Every year. Everywhere. 2. Parking lots. Wouldn’t you rather

10 Neat Things Plants

About Creeping Charlie

August 4, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 4686 Views Creeping Charlie, edible plants, garden control tips, Glechoma hederacea, invasive plants, mint family, plant identification, sciatica relief, traditional uses

1. Hardy little newcomer. Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea) came to us from Europe, where, like dandelion, it was found to

10 Neat Things Annuals Flowers Plants

About Petunias

July 27, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3200 Views edible plants, glowing plants, hybrid vigor, petunia colors, Petunias, Plant Care, pollinator plants, sun-loving plants, Supertunias, watering

1. The scent of a flower. Petunias have a heavenly scent in the early part of summer, before they have

10 Neat Things Edibles Foliage Plants

About Parsley

July 21, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3168 Views companion plants, curly parsley, flat leaf parsley, garden herbs, Medicinal plants, Parsley, parsley growth, parsley in the medicine patch, Plant Care, salad

1. Once or twice. Parsley, Petroselinum crispum, is a biennial in temperate zones of the world and an annual in

10 Neat Things

About Heat Waves

July 14, 2022 Shauna Dobbie 2382 Views city heat, deadly heat, dog days, heat island effect, heat safety, heat waves, humidity, parking lots, urban trees, wildfires

1. How hot does it need to be? The answer depends on where you are. The Heat Wave Duration Index

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Pests Insects

About Spittlebugs

July 8, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3179 Views froghopper, garden pests, nymph stage, organic gardening, Perennials, Pest control, plant pests, Spittlebugs, strawberries, xylem

1. Who spit on my perennials? See those little dabs of foam on the stems of your favourite perennials? It

10 Neat Things Annuals Edibles Flowers Foliage Plants Wild Flowers

About Native Wildflowers

June 30, 2022 Shauna Dobbie 2617 Views Baptisia australis, Black-eyed Susan, celandine poppy, gentians, Helenium autumnale, Joe Pye weed, milkweed, Native wildflowers, Purple coneflower, wood lily

1. Typhoid saviour. One of the native wildflowers, Joe Pye weed, boneset to some, and botanically Eutrochium (reclassified from Eupatorium a few

10 Neat Things Perennials Plants

About Daylilies

June 16, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3457 Views daylilies, daylily cultivation, drought tolerant plants, flower propagation, flower variations, Hemerocallis, Hemerocallis fulva, nightbloomers, perennial flowers, tetraploid daylilies

1. The “perfect perennial”. Daylilies are often called the perfect perennial because they are easy to grow, come in many

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