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10 Neat Things

10 Neat Things

Spiky Flowers

June 26, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5514 Views Delphinium, Foxglove, Gladiolus, Hyacinth, Liatris, Lupin, Obedience plant, Pollination strategy, snapdragon, Spiky flowers

1. Flowers on spikes. Spiky flowers could refer to flowers with spikes or flowers that form on a spike-like stem;

10 Neat Things Annuals Flowers Perennials Plants

About Cosmos

June 16, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4989 Views Butterfly magnet, Chocolate cosmos, Cosmos, Cosmos bipinnatus, Cosmos caudatus, King’s salad, Mexican aster, Ornamental beauty, Sulphur cosmos, Ulam Raja

Ulam Raja 1. King’s salad. When we think of cosmos, we think of the pretty delicate flowers once so common

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Brassicas

June 11, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3871 Views Brassicas, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, Collard greens, Gai lan, Kale, Kohlrabi, Romanesco

Watch for an article on these vegetables in the summer issue of Canada’s Local Gardener magazine! 1. All the

10 Neat Things

About Moss

June 4, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5919 Views Bryophyta, Japanese gardening, Moisture retention, moss, Moss as a ground cover, Moss care, Moss growth, Moss reproduction, peat moss, Sphagnum moss

Are you interested in growing moss? Look for an article on it in our Summer issue of Canada’s Local Gardener!

10 Neat Things Garden Design Ideas

About Public Gardens

May 28, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4165 Views Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens, Butchart Gardens, Gardens of Hope, international peace garden, Kingsbrae Garden, Patterson Garden Arboretum, public gardens, Reford Gardens, Royal Botanical Gardens, University of Alberta Botanic Garden

1. Butchart Gardens. One of the crown jewels of Canada’s public gardens is kind of like Disney World for adults.

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Berries

May 21, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5995 Views blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, cranberries, currants, gooseberries, Honeyberries, raspberries, saskatoon berries, strawberry facts

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

10 Neat Things

About What We Learned From the Pandemic

May 14, 2020 Shauna Dobbie 4128 Views carbon emissions, dinner parties, ocean quietness, Pandemic lessons, privacy issues, relationships, school challenges, weather predictions, working from home, Zoom meetings

Here’s what we’ve learned from this pandemic… 1. Air. Whether you’re a believer or a denier in climate change, there

10 Neat Things Animals

About Mothers

May 8, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4231 Views alligator temperature control, animal parenting, brood patches, cheating mothers, elephant gestation, human mothers, koala joey, Mothers in nature, orangutan mother, wolf spider

1. Brood patches. In many birds, a bald patch on the breast or tummy develops on the mother while she

10 Neat Things Animals Birds

About Chicken Eggs

April 30, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4633 Views blood spots, chicken anatomy, Chicken eggs, egg carton history, egg facts, egg nutrition, egg shells, egg yolk color, eggshell color, raw eggs

1. No roosters needed. Most birds don’t lay unfertilized eggs, but chickens do. A hen need never meet a rooster

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Vines

About Beans

April 24, 2020 Shauna Dobbie 3837 Views Beans, edible legumes, favomancy, green manure, legumes, mung bean sprouts, nitrogen fixing, Phaseolus vulgaris, pulses, raw beans

1. Bean, legume or pulse? All three words mean the same thing but in different ways. “Bean” can refer to

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