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10 Neat Things

DYC Dazzle: Meet the stars of the yellow composite world

May 21, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 51 Views Asteraceae, Bees, coreopsis, daisy, dandelion, Goldenrod, sunflower

They brighten roadsides and frustrate botanists.Nicknamed “Damned Yellow Composites” or DYCs by plant enthusiasts around 100 years ago, these

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

May 13, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 55 Views layered gardening, native plants, Nova Scotia, wild garden

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

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Pansies: more than a pretty face

May 7, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 187 Views edible flower, pansy, scent, spring flowers

Pansies are a springtime staple, charming gardeners with their cheerful blooms and rainbow colours. But behind those sweet “faces”

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

May 1, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 325 Views lathyrus, peas, pisum, sweet peas, tendrils

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

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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 233 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 465 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 499 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 592 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 686 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 901 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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