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How-to Pets

Keeping Cats out of the Garden

April 23, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3630 Views borders, cats, garden pests, gardening tips, mulch

Are neighbourhood cats using your flower beds as a litter box? These kitty-friendly tips can help you keep your garden

Gardening for Beginners Pets

Harmful Plants

April 23, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3987 Views garden hazards, garden safety, houseplants, Pets

Pets love gardens. They react to gardens as much as we do, becoming euphoric and running through the plants, smelling

10 Neat Things Gardening Science

COVID 19 Myths

March 19, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5458 Views garlic, sesame oil

1. Garlic. There is no evidence that eating raw garlic will kill the virus. Garlic does have some antimicrobial properties

Gardening with Kids Plants

Plants for your Kid Gardener

March 12, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4405 Views chives, fuchsia, hens and chicks, lambs' ears, obedient plant, snapdragons, strawberries, sunflowers

Kids love most flowers and plants, especially those they get to help with. There are a few interactive plants that

Gardening for Beginners How-to Seeds

Starting Your Own Seeds

March 11, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5489 Views Black-eyed Susan, Home gardening, Indoor Gardening, monkey flowers, seed catalogs, seedling care, starting seeds

I used to say that gardeners should start seeds in their homes mainly because it’s fun. I don’t say that

Gardening for Beginners Plant diseases

You’ve Got Gall… or Fungus

March 8, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4118 Views black spot, fungal infections, fungus, Galls, mites, mushrooms, plant health, powdery mildew, tree fungus

What’s the difference between galls and fungus growths? Galls are out-growths on plant material that can be caused by (rarely)

Edibles How-to Plants

February 19, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3975 Views companion plants, gardening tips, potatoes

They are the fourth largest food crop in the world, packed with nutrition, easy to grow and very versatile in

Gardening Science Plants

Are Plants Smart?

February 12, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3415 Views plant behavior, plant communication, plant intelligence, plant memory

As a plant person, you already know that plants have sensitivities, many beyond our understanding. But are plants smart? You

Garden Design Ideas

The Pergola Solution

February 6, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3358 Views Alberta Gardener, beautiful garden, how to use pergolas for backyard privacy, Local content

Never mind fences making good neighbours, it’s pergolas and privacy screens that are doing all the work these days when

Gardening for Beginners Plants Seeds

Seed Heads

January 30, 2020 Shauna Dobbie 4574 Views garden beauty, milkweed

By Dorothy Dobbie It isn’t often that you grow a plant mainly for its seed heads, but some are so

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