Carrots – Yummy, Crunchy
Carrots are easy to grow and are filled with vitamins and minerals, it’s no wonder they are the vegetable of the year! What is more
Canada's Local Gardener
February 11, 2021
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About Roses
1. Prickle or thorn, it still hurts. Technically, roses have prickles. Thorns are modified leaves containing vascular strands of the plant (the system that moves
Canada's Local Gardener
February 10, 2021
Berries in the garden
Do you ever feel like blueberries are so hard to grow it isn’t worth trying and raspberries are so easy to grow they overrun the
Canada's Local Gardener
February 8, 2021
Sowing Seeds
By Mark MacDonald Getting a head start on spring, scores of farm crops have been cultivated for centuries through the annual and laborious practice of
Canada's Local Gardener
February 5, 2021
Lilacs – Old is new again
By Gerald Filipski Tips for keeping your lilac happy:• Grow in full sun for the best flowering results.• Prune off the spent flowers after blooming.
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February 4, 2021
Care for trees
By Mike Allen Aeration and fertilization is a tree care process that can be done by property owners to open up the root zone of
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February 4, 2021
About Edible Weeds
Purslane 1. Move over spinach. Purslane, sometimes called portulaca, is an edible weed. It has 10 times the Omega 3 fatty acids found in spinach,
Dorothy Dobbie
February 3, 2021
About Sesame
1. Open sesame. Ali Baba overheard this magical phrase as he watched the 40 Thieves enter their cave of stolen goods; however, the pods of
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January 28, 2021
About Watering Houseplants
Best gift options for gardeners 1. When to water. Use your powers of observation when watering houseplants. If the top one-inch of the soil is
Shauna Dobbie
January 21, 2021
About Bamboo
1. Grass or wood? Bamboo (Bambusa) is a flowering perennial evergreen plant from the grass family. Although it’s considered a flowering grass, the fact is
Canada's Local Gardener
January 14, 2021