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Lookalike Butterflies: Monarchs and viceroys

January 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2648 Views butterflies, monarch, viceroys

Monarchs and viceroys are often confused due to their strikingly similar appearance. While once thought to be a one-sided mimicry,

Gardening for Beginners How-to Local Gardener Plants

Peas: Sweet and crunchy

January 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2353 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 2795 Views edible berries

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 2172 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 Local Gardener

Dissecting Canada thistle

January 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2328 Views dissecting, thistle

By Shauna Dobbie I bet you wish you could actually dissect all the Canada thistles out there and trash them.

Animals How-to Local Gardener

What to Plant to Attract Butterflies

January 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2446 Views Aster, Blanket flower, butterflies, Foxglove, gardening, milkweed, Monarchs, Perennials, pollinators

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

Animals Local Gardener

Blue Jays Don’t Deserve Their Bad Reputation

January 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2918 Views blue jays

By Dorothy Dobbie They look blue. You’d swear they are blue, a very striking, and intense blue kind of blue.

Garden Design Ideas How-to Local Gardener

Greenhouses: How to Choose One?

November 28, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2475 Views gardener, greenhouses

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

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Stephanie Rose and The Regenerative Garden

November 3, 2022 Shauna Dobbie 2723 Views generative garden, stephanie rose

Shauna and Dorothy talk to Stephanie Rose about her new book, The Regenerative Garden. The book beautifully covers 80 projects

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10 Neat Things About Praying Mantis

September 8, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 15792 Views Canadian mantis, garden predator, hunting skills, insect camouflage, insect control, mantis lifespan, mantis mating, mantis predation, natural pest control, Praying mantis

1. So, what’s a praying mantis? A praying mantis (in the order of Mantodea) is a fascinating insect that is

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