What is that?! 10 Neat Things about fasciation
You’re walking through the garden when you spot something truly strange: a stem that’s flat like a ribbon, or a flower with way too
Canada's Local Gardener
July 30, 2025
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Time to harvest hardneck garlic! Ten Neat Things
If you planted cloves last fall, now’s the moment you’ve been waiting for. Harvesting garlic isn’t complicated, but a few simple steps will make
Canada's Local Gardener
July 24, 2025
Colour in the garden
As the days grow shorter and the air begins to cool, gardeners can rely on late summer annuals to keep their gardens lively and colourful.
Canada's Local Gardener
July 21, 2025
Increase perennials for free
How to increase your perennial garden By Shauna Dobbie You love your perennial garden soooo much, you’d like to double or triple what you’ve
Shauna Dobbie
July 11, 2025
Japanese maples and lookalikes
Graceful small trees for every zone: Japanese maples and lookalikes The beautiful Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) is a prize for gardeners in Zones 5 and
Shauna Dobbie
July 10, 2025
Thinning is winning: Why thinning seedlings leads to a stronger garden
It feels counterintuitive to plant a row of seeds, nurture them to life, and then snip off half their heads. But thinning seedlings is
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June 18, 2025
Peonies are tough and beautiful: 10 Neat Things
Is there any flower more romantic than the peony? With their frilly petals, delicate colours, and swoon-worthy scent, they steal the show every spring.
Canada's Local Gardener
June 12, 2025
Weeding: Pull less, grow more
10 neat things about weeding smarter, not harder Let’s be honest: few of uslove weeding. But staying ahead of garden invaders doesn’t have to
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June 5, 2025
Ken Macdonald’s vertical tomato garden in Regina
By Dorothy Dobbie Ken Macdonald’s garden in Regina isn’t the acreage he imagined managing when he went to agriculture college in the Maritimes, but it
Canada's Local Gardener
June 2, 2025
DYC Dazzle: Meet the stars of the yellow composite world
They brighten roadsides and frustrate botanists.Nicknamed “Damned Yellow Composites” or DYCs by plant enthusiasts around 100 years ago, these are the cheery, yellow-flowered members
Canada's Local Gardener
May 21, 2025