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10 Neat Things

10 Neat Things

About Petunias

July 27, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2017 Views edible plants, glowing plants, hybrid vigor, petunia colors, Petunias, Plant Care, pollinator plants, sun-loving plants, Supertunias, water hogs

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 1778 Views curly parsley, flat leaf parsley, garden herbs, herb companion planting, Medicinal plants, Parsley, parsley growth, parsley in the medicine patch, parsley salad, Plant Care

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 1578 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 1676 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 1721 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 2123 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

10 Neat Things Gardening Science

About Sun and Shade

June 2, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1953 Views dappled shade., dry shade, full shade plants, full sun plants, garden sun tolerance, north vs south gardening, part shade plants, plant moisture needs, shade gardening, Sun exposure

1. Deadly shade. Very little will grow in deep, deep shade, say right beside a north facing wall with overhanging

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Cabbages

May 26, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1958 Views cabbage, cabbages

1. Cabbage head. Coming from the Middle-English word caboge, which itself probably derived from the French word caboce, both meaning “head”, the word

10 Neat Things Bulbs Flowers Plants

About Alliums

May 19, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 4303 Views 10 Neat Things, alliums

Allium azureum Toxicoxcordion venenosum Allium cepa (onion) Allium sativum (garlic) Allium moly Allium schoenoprasum (chives) 1. What are alliums? Plants

10 Neat Things Animals Birds

About Hummingbirds

May 12, 2022 Dorothy Dobbie 2320 Views bird flu precautions, bird migration, hummingbird diet, hummingbird flight, hummingbird nest, hummingbird vocalizations, hummingbirds, Ruby-throated hummingbird, rufous hummingbird, spider silk

1. Soap bubble throats. Hummingbirds have brilliant throats, but it is not pigment that is responsible for that luster. Instead,

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