10 Neat Things about Plants that Kill
Plants don’t always live up to their gentle, green reputation. Some have evolved lethal mechanisms to survive, capturing prey, and
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Bulbs
10 Neat Things about Bulbs
Whether you love the early spring blooms or you want to feed the bees when they first wake up, it’s
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Garden of Happiness for Kevin Napora and Rob Pelletier
“I’m just so happy right now,” says Kevin Napora the day after the big Edmonton Garden Tour this July. He
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10 Neat Things about Lily Leaf Beetle
1. What is it? What carries its poop around on its back? And why?! The lily leaf beetle (Liliocerus lillii)
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About Alliums
Allium azureum Toxicoxcordion venenosum Allium cepa (onion) Allium sativum (garlic) Allium moly Allium schoenoprasum (chives) 1. What are alliums? Plants
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Early Spring Flowers
1. Hellebores. One of the early spring flowers, Hellebores, are poisonous, as are many plants in the garden. The sap
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About Tulips
1. Tulips rising in fall. Much of Canada has been enjoying a bit of unseasonably warm weather this fall. Some
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About Bulbs
1. Roots or stems. Bulbs, corms, rhizomes and tubers; which are which? There are true bulbs, as in onions and
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Spiky Flowers
1. Flowers on spikes. Spiky flowers could refer to flowers with spikes or flowers that form on a spike-like stem;
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Flowers for Easter
1. Easter flowers. Some of the plants and flowers associated with Easter are simply early spring flowers, like potted hydrangeas,
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