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A garden rooted in memory: Joan and Frank Quinn’s backyard retreat in Edmonton

March 31, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 98 Views hosta, lilac, lily, Shade garden

By Joan Quinn This garden story appeared in the 3rd issue of Canada’s Local Gardener. As someone who grew up

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Milkweed for more than monarchs: 10 neat things

March 27, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 323 Views Asclepias, milkweed, monarch, native plant, stratification

Milkweed isn’t just for monarch butterflies. Native milkweed (Asclepias) is one of the most fascinating and ecologically valuable plant groups

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10 Neat Things About Plants of Love

February 13, 2025 Shauna Dobbie 404 Views aphrodisiac plants, botanical symbols of love, flowers symbolizing love, love in the garden, love plants, love-themed gardening, plants associated with love, plants of romance, romantic plants, Valentine's Day plants

Love is in the air – and in the garden! Throughout history, plants have been associated with romance, passion, and

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10 Neat Things About The Language of Flowers

November 21, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 504 Views floriography, flower language, meaning of flowers

The “language of flowers”, also known as floriography, is a fascinating historical practice where different flowers and plants have symbolic

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10 Neat Things About Poppies

November 7, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 580 Views Arctic poppy, California poppy, culinary uses, drought-tolerant, easy to grow, floral symbolism, Iceland poppy, morphine, native poppies, opium poppy, ornamental gardening, papaver, pollinators, poppies, remembrance, resilience, Shirley poppy, Xeriscaping

As we get ready for the somber day of November 11 with a poppy in our lapels, we turn to

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10 Neat Things About Plants that Kill

October 31, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 810 Views plant, toxic

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 1328 Views bulb layering, Bulb planting, Bulbs, daffodils, flower propagation, gardening tips, self-leveling bulbs, spring blooms, toxic plants, tulip virus, 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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Plant Pig Squeak for Next Year

June 24, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 4725 Views Bergenia, early spring flowers, evergreen plants, fall foliage, flower, Gardening for Beginners, ground cover, leaf texture, pig squeak, Plant Care, shade plants

Pig squeaks have big shiny, paddle-shaped leaves surround a sturdy, 16-inch stalk that bursts into exuberant pink, sometimes white, flowers

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10 Neat Things about Hydrangeas

May 28, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 1190 Views drought tolerance, flower color change, Hydrangeas, native plants, oakleaf hydrangea, panicle hydrangea, Plant Care, pruning tips, reblooming hydrangeas, smooth hydrangea

1. Five types. There are about 75 species of hydrangea in the world, but only five species typically grown in

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Ten Neat Things About Petunias

May 21, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 1168 Views garden flowers, glowing plants, hybrid petunias, hybrid vigor, petunia colors, Petunias, Plant Care, pollinator plants, sun-loving plants, Supertunias

1. Nectar for friends, poison for foes. The lovely scent of petunias is in the nectar, which is why pollinators

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