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Top-Pick Herbs for the Kitchen Garden

May 2, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 5467 Views Edibles, herb garden, herbs, kitchen herbs

Basil (Ocimum sp.) Basil is a winning herb: it is available in a smorgasbord of classic and worldly flavours and

10 Neat Things Annuals Flowers Plants

10 Neat Things: Uncommon Annuals Worth Another Look

April 17, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 2793 Views annuals

There are gardeners who would rather die than be seen with common annuals like impatiens or petunias in their yards,

How-to Plants

How To Grow Your Own Tea Garden

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2422 Views chamomile, Drying herbs, gardening, Herbal tea, Homegrown herbs, Organic tea, Sun tea, tea garden, Tea making, traditional uses

By Tania Moffat Tea is a wonderful and healthy beverage. It can soothe most of what ails us — lack

Flowers Plants

Manitoba’s floral emblem, the prairie crocus

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 3932 Views crocus, Flowers

By Doug Collicutt One ritual of spring for many Manitoba garden enthusiasts is a visit to the Living Prairie

Annuals How-to

Test Your Garden Knowledge: Seeds and pollination

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2047 Views seeds, test, tulips

What’s the buzz about pollination? Test your knowledge by answering true or false to the following questions. 1. Seedless watermelons

Annuals Edibles Flowers Foliage Indoor plants Perennials Plants

What’s New and What’s Hot: Trends for 2023

April 11, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2940 Views Cinquefoil, Incarvilllea delavayii, Kangaroo Paw, Leucanthemum Carpet Angel, Oxalis corymbosa aureo reticulata, Oxalis versicolor, Potentilla, salad, Scarlet Dreams, scent, Sicilian Honey garlic, snapdragon

Note: Seed produced by F1 hybrid plants may not produce offspring true to the parent. As the year unfolds, gardeners

10 Neat Things Flowers Indoor plants Plants

10 Neat Things About African Violets

April 5, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 531 Views African violets, flower care, Flower varieties, gardening, Houseplant of the Year, houseplants, Hybrid plants, indoor plants, Plant symbolism, Saintpaulia ionantha

1. Genus and epithet In Latin, African violets are Saintpaulia ionantha. They are named after Baron Walter von Saint Paul-Illaire,

Flowers Gardening for Beginners Perennials Plants

8 Perennials That Attract Our Friends the Bees

March 30, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2878 Views Asters, Black-eyed Susan, Catmint, crocus, Eco-friendly gardening, ecological gardening, gardening, Goldenrod, Perennials, pollinators, Purple coneflower, snowdrops

Are you looking for ways to attract more bees to your garden this year? More and more we are

Edibles Garden Fresh Recipes Plants

It’s About Thyme

March 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2782 Views Edibles, enlish thyme, Woolly thyme

By Dorothy Dobbie Thyme is a wonderful herb used in cooking but also in many medicinal and cosmetic products. Today,

Flowers Gardening for Beginners Perennials Plants

Peonies are the perfect flower

March 27, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2552 Views herbal therapy, peonies, Peony medicine, perfect flowers

When peonies burst into bloom, they scent the air with their musky fragrance. Everyone with a garden should have

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