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Asparagus: Health benefits of a spring sprout

May 31, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1349 Views asparagus, Dorothy Dobbie, healthydiet, spring sprout

By Dorothy Dobbie Love your first feed of asparagus in springtime? No wonder. Here’s a short list of the health-giving

How-to Local Gardener

The Tricky Tomato: Fruit or vegetable?

May 23, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1624 Views Fruit or vegetable, garden tips, gardening, Heirloom tomatoes, Homegrown produce, Lycopene, tomato, Tomato growing tips, Tomato varieties, vegetable gardening

By Heather Klein Is the tomato a fruit or is it a vegetable? This age-old question regarding the tomato actually

How-to Plants

How To Grow Your Own Tea Garden

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1269 Views chamomile, Drying herbs, gardening, Herbal remedies, Herbal tea, Homegrown herbs, Organic tea, Sun tea, tea garden, Tea making

By Tania Moffat Tea is a wonderful and healthy beverage. It can soothe most of what ails us — lack

Annuals How-to

Test Your Garden Knowledge: Seeds and pollination

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1123 Views seeds, test, tulips

What’s the buzz about pollination? Test your knowledge by answering true or false to the following questions. 1. Seedless watermelons

Garden Design Ideas How-to Plants

Shade Plants: A rewarding plant of the spring garden

February 26, 2023 Dorothy Dobbie 1333 Views gardening; House; Plant

Story & photos by Dorothy Dobbie In my garden, under the shade of a young green ash, a garden is

Beautiful Gardens Garden Design Ideas Gardening for Beginners How-to Local Gardener

6 Soft and Fuzzy Plants

January 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2928 Views Dusty miller, lamb'sear, Plants, Purple velvet plant, Swedish ivy, Woolly thyme

Story & photos by Dorothy Dobbie When we think plants along with soft and fuzzy or velvety leaves, Lamb’s ear

Gardening for Beginners How-to Local Gardener Plants

Peas: Sweet and crunchy

January 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1254 Views edible plants, peas

By Dorothy Dobbie Technically and botanically, peas are actually a fruit! Their seeds are developed from the ovary of the

How-to Local Gardener Plants

Growing Blueberries

January 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1297 Views blueberries; gardener, blueberry

By Shauna Dobbie They are delicious and nutritious, being full of anthocyanins (which are good for you). They’re also native

Gardening for Beginners How-to Local Gardener Wild Flowers

Dandelions: Weed or wildflower?

January 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1104 Views dandelions, weed, wildflowers

By Shauna Dobbie When I was a young child, I was allowed to pick pansies and tulips sometimes, crocuses never,

Animals How-to Local Gardener

What to Plant to Attract Butterflies

January 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1349 Views Aster, Blanket flower, butterflies, Foxglove, gardening, milkweed, Monarchs, Nectar-rich flowers, Perennials, Yarrow

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

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