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10 neat things about kale in winter gardens

Kale in winter gardens is a sight of quiet triumph. While most plants fade at the first frost, kale stands firm, its leaves turning

Canada's Local Gardener October 22, 2025

Time to harvest hardneck garlic! Ten Neat Things

If you planted cloves last fall, now’s the moment you’ve been waiting for. Harvesting garlic isn’t complicated, but a few simple steps will make

Canada's Local Gardener July 24, 2025

Thinning is winning: Why thinning seedlings leads to a stronger garden

It feels counterintuitive to plant a row of seeds, nurture them to life, and then snip off half their heads. But thinning seedlings is

Canada's Local Gardener June 18, 2025

Ken Macdonald’s vertical tomato garden in Regina

By Dorothy Dobbie Ken Macdonald’s garden in Regina isn’t the acreage he imagined managing when he went to agriculture college in the Maritimes, but it

Canada's Local Gardener June 2, 2025

Stakes and trellises deserve praise: 10 Neat Things

They may not be glamorous, but stakes and trellises are the quiet champions of the garden. They hold up the heavy, guide the wayward,

Canada's Local Gardener May 15, 2025

Stephanie Appleby-Jones’ Nova Scotia garden is a natural retreat

Story by Shauna Dobbie; images by David Johnson Stephanie Appleby-Jones has always been a gardener at heart. She refined her skills at her ¾-acre lakeside

Canada's Local Gardener May 13, 2025

Not Two Peas in a Pod: 10 Neat Things About Peas and Sweet Peas

They’re climbers, charmers, and cool-season classics. Whether you’re growing edible peas or their fragrant cousins, sweet peas, these vining plants have a lot going

Canada's Local Gardener May 1, 2025

The secret life of ferns: 10 strange and wonderful things

Ferns are among the oldest and most intriguing plants on Earth. With no flowers, no seeds, and a reproductive process that seems almost magical, they’ve

Canada's Local Gardener April 9, 2025