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Fluffy vandals: 10 Neat Things about Garden Rabbits

April 17, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 264 Views bunnies, critters, rabbits

What to do if you find a rabbit nest.
It’s common to find baby cottontails (called kits) in a shallow nest lined with fur and grass, often right in the middle of a lawn or flower bed. If the babies are uninjured and the nest is intact, the best thing to do is leave it alone. The mother only visits a few times a day to avoid attracting predators. You can gently cover it back up the way you found it. Most kits are weaned and gone within three weeks.

Alberta Annuals Beautiful Gardens Editor's Pick Garden Info Perennials Plants

The Lucyshyn Garden in Edmonton: A meticulously crafted small-space paradise

February 17, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 361 Views backyard landscaping, compact garden ideas, Edmonton garden design, Edmonton landscaping, garden inspiration, outdoor design, small garden tips, Small space gardening, space-saving garden, urban gardening

By Dorothy Dobbie | Photos by Shauna Dobbie There’s something magical about a small-space garden design that maximizes every inch

10 Neat Things Edibles Garden Info Plants

10 Neat Things About Permaculture

February 5, 2025 Shauna Dobbie 558 Views 10 Neat Things, agroforestry, companion planting, ecological design, food forest, forest gardening, homesteading, hugelkultur, Local Gardener, no-till gardening, organic gardening, permaculture, regenerative agriculture, sheet mulching, sustainable agriculture, sustainable living

If you’ve ever wished your garden could take care of itself, permaculture might be the answer. More than just a

10 Neat Things Garden Design Ideas How-to

10 Neat Things About Heating your Patio

October 3, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 975 Views heater, patio heater

Even if you still have some tomatoes and zucchinis to ripen, there is no denying that Old Man Winter is

10 Neat Things Garden Design Ideas

10 Neat Things About Outdoor Dining

August 23, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 932 Views outdoor life, outdoor living, outdoor picnic

Do you have a table for eating outside? Do you like to go on picnics? The long-time tradition of eating

Garden Design Ideas Local Gardener

Dressing Up the Front Entrance

August 14, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 811 Views front entrance, garden decoration

The entrance to your home is a statement about who you are. It speaks loudly about your style, your priorities

CLG Podcast Flora & Fauna Gardening for Beginners Local Gardener

Flora & Fauna Episode 16: Nutrients in the garden with Robert Pavlis

July 12, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 945 Views Aspen Grove Gardens, compost, fertilizer myths, garden myths, Gardening science, organic gardening, plant nutrients, Robert Pavlis, rose care, tomato care

Did you know that you can give too much compost to your garden? Also, there isn’t a “best” fertilizer for tomatoes or

CLG Podcast Flora & Fauna Garden Design Ideas Gardening for Beginners Local Gardener

Flora & Fauna Podcast 4: Indigenous Gardening

June 18, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1338 Views food plants, gardening for cultural revitalization, Indigenous communities, Indigenous Demonstration Garden, ndigenous gardening, Okanagan region, reconciliation, Summerland Research Centre, sustainable agriculture, Syilx Okanagan Nation

For over a century, scientists at the Summerland Research and Development Centre have studied sustainable agriculture in B.C.’s Okanagan region,

Gardening for Beginners Local Gardener

15 easy eco-gardening techniques to incorporate into your yard(2)

May 16, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1541 Views bee hotels, bird-friendly garden, composting, eco-friendly landscaping, Eco-gardening, garden recycling, living architecture, native species, pollinator garden, sustainable gardening

Recycle in the garden. Use newspapers and flyers for seedling pots or cut non-glossy paper up and add it

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The Art of Growing Potatoes

March 10, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 8348 Views container gardening, growing potatoes, hilling potatoes, how to plant potatoes, potato care, potato harvest, potatoes, seed potatoes, soil temperature, where to plant potatoes

Have we lost the art of growing potatoes? At one time, every garden had a potato plot where it was

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