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Plants

About Succulents

June 3, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3399 Views cold-hardy plants, edible succulents, living stones, low-light plants, overwatering, propagating succulents, spiral aloe, Succulents, survival plants, well-draining soil

Juicy leaves 1. Juicy fruit. With succulent plants, it’s not only the fruit that’s juicy, it’s the whole plant. These

10 Neat Things Flowers Perennials Plants

About Peonies

May 20, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 5236 Views drought-tolerant, flower care, garden flowers, herbaceous peonies, Itoh peonies, Medicinal plants, peonies, peony symbolism, peony varieties, tree peonies

1. What’s so great about peonies? Peonies are drought tolerant, deer resistant, fragrant, hardy to Zone 2 and they can

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Vines

About Cucumbers

May 13, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2214 Views anti-cancer properties, burpless cucumbers, climbing cucumbers, cucumber varieties, Cucumbers, healthy foods, pickling, vegetable cultivation, vegetable gardening, wild cucumber

1. Like broccoli with fewer calories. Cucumbers are among the world’s healthiest foods, containing health-giving lignans and flavonoids, as do

10 Neat Things Annuals Edibles Flowers Foliage How-to Perennials Plants Trees & Shrubs Vines

Buying Plants

April 29, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2249 Views Buying plants, Garden centre, gardening tips, insect infestations, moss, plant health, plant labels, plant warranties, root-bound plants, yellowing leaves

1. Potted plants in bloom (1). At the garden centre, should you buy plants that are already blooming or not?

10 Neat Things Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Shrubs

April 8, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3371 Views boxwood, conifer shrubs, dogwoods, evergreen shrubs, garden color, hydrangea, pruning tips, shrub care, shrub rejuvenation, Shrubs

1. To prune or not to prune: when and how. Shrubs often need pruning to keep them well-shaped and under

10 Neat Things Edibles

About Bananas

March 31, 2021 Shauna Dobbie 2822 Views banana cultivation, banana facts, Bananas, berry, Cavendish banana, fruit ripening, Musa acuminata, Panama disease, plantains, potassium

1. It’s a berry. A strawberry isn’t, a raspberry isn’t, but a banana is a berry, botanically speaking. So are

10 Neat Things Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Pussy Willows

March 25, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3710 Views allergies, Beethoven, Dyngus Day, early pollinators, gardening tips, Pussy willows, Salix discolor, spring flowers, willow bark, willow symbolism

1. Dyngus Day. Pussy willows were a player on Easter Monday or Wet Monday, a Polish celebration also known in

CLG Podcast Edibles Gardening for Beginners Local Gardener

Starting Tomatoes

March 11, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2576 Views tomato

Starting tomatoes from seeds seems like an easy thing to do, but once you actually do it, there are a

CLG Podcast Local Gardener Seeds

Episode 1: Seeds

February 25, 2021 Shauna Dobbie 2394 Views

Episode 1: Seeds Episode 1: Seeds! Hosts Shauna and Dorothy Dobbie interview John Barrett of Vesey’s Seeds to learn how

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

Edible Garden

February 25, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2215 Views companion planting, composting, container gardening, Edible gardening, fruit-bearing trees, hanging strawberries, homemade pickles, raised beds, vegetable gardening, worm castings

1. Plants feed the world. Only plants know how to change the energy of the sun into digestible, edible protein

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