Animals Archives

10 Neat Things Animals

Elephants

August 8, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2476 Views 10 Neat Things, elephants

1. Trunk. An elephant’s trunk is kind of like a nose, in that it is used for breathing and smelling

10 Neat Things Animals

10 Neat Things about Pigs

July 31, 2019 Shauna Dobbie 2546 Views 10 Neat Things, pig trivia

Little landrace shoat 1. What to call it (1). There are more words for the animal that gives you pork

Animals Wild Critters

Toads

July 23, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 4720 Views amphibians, garden critters, toads

Toads are often given a bum rap. For starters, they are not considered as pretty as their trim and colourful

Garden Pests Trees & Shrubs

Common Birch Tree Pests

February 22, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 10093 Views birch tree pests, garden pests, insects that infect birch trees, trees and shrubs

The bronze birch bark borer and the birch leaf miner Several pests attack birch trees, especially those that are under

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Helpers Wild Critters

Earthworms

February 5, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 5514 Views 10 Neat Things, earthworms

1. Names. Earthworms are of many different species. The common one we tend to recognize as an earthworm is Lumbricus

Garden Pests

Garden enemy Number One: Aphids

July 11, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 2758 Views garden pests, how to get rid of aphids, insects harmful to plants, what are aphids

We think of aphids as more pesky than dangerous in the garden but they do untold billions of dollars’ worth

Garden Pests

Those slimy slugs

May 3, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 2010 Views garden pests, how to control slugs in the garden, slugs

By Sharon Moffat Under the cover of darkness slugs emerge to munch on your garden buffet and the resulting damage

Birds

My Li’l Chickadee

May 3, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 2041 Views chickadee, garden birds

By Sherrie Versluis For those who participate in feeding wild birds, there is no bird more adored than the black-capped

Garden Pests How-to

Garden bug control

May 3, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 2702 Views garden pests, gardening how-to, insect repellants, Plants

Bugs are a part of any gardener’s life. Some are beneficial and welcome additions that help develop a healthy garden

Animals Birds Manitoba Gardener

The acrobatic nuthatches

November 22, 2017 Canada's Local Gardener 3618 Views Animals, Birds, chickadee, garden bird feeders, Manitoba Gardener, nuthatch, red breasted

Along with black-capped chickadees and the common woodpeckers (downy and hairy), white-breasted and red-breasted nuthatches are probably among the most