Ten Neat Things about Paperwhites
Have you ever brought home a bowl of paperwhites only to watch them shoot up overnight, lean toward the window and fill the
Canada's Local Gardener
November 26, 2025
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10 Neat Things About Plants that Kill (Edition two)
Plants don’t always live up to their gentle, green reputation. Some have evolved lethal mechanisms to survive, capturing prey, and even poisoning predators. Here are
Shauna Dobbie
October 31, 2024
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 time (or almost time) to
Shauna Dobbie
September 12, 2024
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 sat back with a slow
Dorothy Dobbie
September 6, 2024
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) larvae use their own excrement
Shauna Dobbie
May 4, 2024
Alliums (Allium)
Alliums (Allium): These plants, including onions and garlic, are generally avoided due to their strong smell.
Canada's Local Gardener
March 15, 2024
Test Your Garden Knowledge: Daffodils
Test your daffodil knowledge by answering true or false to the following questions. 1. A daffodil is a kind of narcissus. 2. The plural of
Canada's Local Gardener
February 26, 2023
About Alliums
Allium azureum Toxicoxcordion venenosum Allium cepa (onion) Allium sativum (garlic) Allium moly Allium schoenoprasum (chives) 1. What are alliums? Plants in the genus Allium generally
Canada's Local Gardener
May 19, 2022
About Crocus
1. Plural. You can say “crocuses”, “croci” or “crocus” when you have more than one. Personally, I think “crocuses” is the clearest. 2. Fall-blooming crocuses.
Canada's Local Gardener
April 13, 2022
Early Spring Flowers
1. Hellebores. One of the early spring flowers, Hellebores, are poisonous, as are many plants in the garden. The sap and seeds, interestingly, will turn
Shauna Dobbie
March 24, 2022