Notes for the Novice Gardener
The three basic topics essential for all gardeners to understand − watering, fertilizing and weeding − are often taken for granted. For the novice, and
Canada's Local Gardener
May 15, 2018
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Growing Herbs for the Kitchen Window
By Dave Hanson Few plants yield such a wellspring of delight as kitchen herbs. Herbs are purposeful, charming, full of culture and a chef’s best
Canada's Local Gardener
May 2, 2018
Planting Herbs from Seeds
Gardening with kids: Starting herbs for spring By Tania Moffat During the frozen winter months my hands just itch to be in dirt. I satisfy
Canada's Local Gardener
May 2, 2018
Growing Seeds Indoors
Nothing serves as a rite of passage for novice gardener more than the impassioned, ever-hopeful activity of growing tiny seeds indoors in the dead of
Shauna Dobbie
March 22, 2018
Getting Started in the Garden
Planting early – the radical gardener’s guide to getting started in the garden Forget the good advice you were raised with. When it comes to
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March 22, 2018
How Early to Start Planting?
How Early is too Early? It is officially Spring! There is a special feeling of excited anticipation as the mush of an exhausted winter gives
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March 21, 2018
The Happy Heuchera
This time of the year can be a bit dreary with all the garden chores either ending or hidden by snow. Tidy gardeners will have
Canada's Local Gardener
November 23, 2017
Putting the Garden to Bed
Saying good night to the garden By Dorothy Dobbie We always speak of “putting the garden to bed” as though we tucked things in and
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November 2, 2017
Help for Summer-Stressed Plants
Plant Strengtheners: Help for summer stressed plants Don’t let summer stressors ruin your landscape’s good looks. Instead give your plants’ natural defenses a boost and
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August 11, 2017
Understanding Botanical Names
For years, people referred to plants by their common names almost exclusively – only the eggheads and botanists used botanical terms. But as plant choices
Canada's Local Gardener
August 10, 2017