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A plant uprooted and a knife on a potting bench.

Dividing perennials is good for your pocketbook.

Increase perennials for free

July 11, 2025 Shauna Dobbie 101 Views air layering, divide perennials, grow plants from cuttings, layering, perennial propagation

How to increase your perennial garden By Shauna Dobbie You love your perennial garden soooo much, you’d like to

Spray of Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' leaves backlit by sun.

Leaves of 'Bloodgood' Japanese maple. Photo by Jonathan Billinger, CC-SA 2.0.

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Japanese maples and lookalikes

July 10, 2025 Shauna Dobbie 95 Views Acer palmatum, American hornbeam, cold hardy trees, colourful trees for northern gardens, fall foliage trees, hardy maple trees, Japanese maple, Japanese maple alternatives, Japanese maple varieties, Korean maple, Mountain ash, ninebark shrub, paperbark maple, serviceberry, small ornamental trees, trees for cold climates, zone 2 gardening, zone 3 gardening

Graceful small trees for every zone: Japanese maples and lookalikes The beautiful Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) is a prize for

Water sprinkling up from the rose of a watering can.

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Water while you’re away: 10 Neat Things about keeping the garden hydrated

July 9, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 265 Views deep watering, drip irrigation, drought protection, garden irrigation, garden maintenance, garden tech, garden travel tips, Low-maintenance gardening, mulch, olla watering, self-watering containers, shade cloth, smart irrigation, soaker hoses, summer gardening, vacation gardening, vegetable garden care, watering spikes, Watering Tips, wicking beds

Summer holidays are calling, but what about your veggies, shrubs and flowers? Whether you’re off for a weekend at

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La Chasse-Gardée du Marais: A storybook garden in Chelsea, Quebec

April 29, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 698 Views fairy tale

Story and photos by Dorothy Dobbie This story was published in Volume 4, Issue 4 It is a smoky early

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Fluffy vandals: 10 Neat Things about Garden Rabbits

April 17, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 536 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.