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10 Neat Things

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Ten Neat Things about Paperwhites

November 26, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 829 Views

Have you ever brought home a bowl of paperwhites only to watch them shoot up overnight, lean toward the

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10 Neat Things About Plants that Kill (Edition two)

October 31, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 2383 Views garden hazards, plant

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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10 Neat Things About Bulbs

September 12, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 2574 Views bulb layering, Bulb planting, Bulbs, daffodils, flower propagation, garden hazards, gardening tips, self-leveling bulbs, spring blooms, tulips, vernalization

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

September 6, 2024 Dorothy Dobbie 2510 Views Kevin Napora, 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

May 4, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 2169 Views beetle lifecycle, fecal shield, garden pests, invasive species, lily care, Lily leaf beetle, lily plants, lily protection, parasitic wasps, stridulation

1. What is it? What carries its poop around on its back? And why?! The lily leaf beetle (Liliocerus lillii)

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Alliums (Allium)

March 15, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1284 Views alliums, edible plants, garden pests, gardening tips, garlic, onions, Pest control, Plant Care, rabbit resistant, scent

Alliums (Allium): These plants, including onions and garlic, are generally avoided due to their strong smell.

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Test Your Garden Knowledge: Daffodils

February 26, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2878 Views beautiful garden, daffodils, Gardening for Beginners, Local Gardener

Test your daffodil knowledge by answering true or false to the following questions. 1. A daffodil is a kind of

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About Alliums

May 19, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 5616 Views alliums, plant supports

Allium azureum Toxicoxcordion venenosum Allium cepa (onion) Allium sativum (garlic) Allium moly Allium schoenoprasum (chives) 1. What are alliums? Plants

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About Crocus

April 13, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3765 Views corms, Crocuses, fall-blooming, gardening tips, naturalizing, Plant Care, prairie crocus, saffron, spring flowers, squirrels

1. Plural. You can say “crocuses”, “croci” or “crocus” when you have more than one. Personally, I think “crocuses” is

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Early Spring Flowers

March 24, 2022 Shauna Dobbie 2892 Views crocus, daffodils, forsythia, hellebores, prairie crocus, primula, Pulsatilla, scilla, snowdrops, 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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