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What to Plant to Attract Butterflies

If you want to have monarchs and other butterflies in your garden, plant nectar-rich flowers. Make sure your choices bloom in fall to give the

Canada's Local Gardener January 27, 2023

Greenhouses: How to Choose One?

Hartley Botanic is one of England’s oldest and most respected greenhouse manufacturers, with an increasingly large following in the US & Canada. The business is

Canada's Local Gardener November 28, 2022

Building a Shed

The summer started and ended in the blink of an eye. It seems to have faded into memory now as I sit and watch the

Canada's Local Gardener November 4, 2022

A Quebec Family Analyses a Year of Data

How much work does it take to grow most of the produce our Quebec family eats in a year? How much does it cost, and

Canada's Local Gardener July 6, 2022

About Sun and Shade

1. Deadly shade. Very little will grow in deep, deep shade, say right beside a north facing wall with overhanging eaves where the sun never

Canada's Local Gardener June 2, 2022

About Soil

1. You have to eat a peck of dirt before you die. Fortunately, that old saying does not apply to plants, which in fact, do

Canada's Local Gardener April 21, 2022

Sunflowers for Ukraine

Sunflowers are Ukraine’s National flower. Many young men, fathers and grandfathers have left their families behind, picked up arms to defend Ukraine against the Russian

Canada's Local Gardener March 2, 2022