CLG Podcast Archives

Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 7: Growing Bamboo with Garry Heberg

Bamboo is a kind of plant in the grass family (Poaceae) with over 100 genera. Most of them are tropical,

Dorothy Dobbie is the originator of Canada’s Local Gardener magazine, a former Member of Parliament, a former President of the

House plants clean the air of chemicals, dust and other pollutants. Some specialize in the chemicals they prefer: English ivy,

For over a century, scientists at the Summerland Research and Development Centre have studied sustainable agriculture in B.C.’s Okanagan region,

Garlic is grown from bulbs, commonly referred to as “seed garlic”, which is a little confusing since garlic almost never

Sweet potatoes are densely packed with nutrients, delicious roasted or mashed with a dab of butter, and notoriously too heat-loving

Bob Osborne is a grower of apple trees in New Brunswick and he has recently published Hardy Apples: Growing Apples

Dorothy and Shauna talk with arbourist Ryan Statham about invasive insects and trees. Ryan is an arbourist with Davey Canada,

Helen Hogue is a Winnipegger with an interesting hobby, or rather, passion. Helen raises monarch butterflies, from egg to adult,

Shauna and Dorothy discuss their garden tour of BC and Alberta over the summer. This was the first part of