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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

How to get started

By Shauna Dobbie Are you starting your very first garden? Congratulations! There are several little details to help you get

Canada’s Local Gardener magazine is an endeavour by expert and passionate Canadian gardeners to promote and share the joy of

The seasons are changing, what to do now? The weather has changed, no more warm summer breeze, now a north

Unwind in the calm shadows of the shade garden where the world is lush and green and soothing to the

Beautiful Garden Irene Rajfur Garden City, Winnipeg “People always say, ‘Where are you going this year?’ and I say, ‘My

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If you’re looking for a groundcover for a shady area, look no further; Asarum canadense or Canadian wild ginger is your

Dawn redwood or Metasequoia glyptostroboides. Is it an acquired taste, the conifer that loses its needles in the fall? Or

Char-Lan High School in Williamstown, east of Cornwall, is giving its students a more than passing experience with gardening. They

Tomatoes are climacteric, which means they will continue to ripen after they’ve been picked from the vine. This really matters

Grow your herbs indoors with ease with nuGarden. One question we get a lot is: how do I keep basil