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10 Neat Things

Plants

About Plants That Kill

October 17, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 5078 Views 10 Neat Things, plants that kill, poisonous plants, toxic plant

1. How toxic is toxic? Your garden is full of toxic plants, that could probably even kill, including parts of

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Pumpkins

October 3, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 5161 Views giant pumpkins, Pollination, pumpkin care, pumpkin competition, pumpkin flowers, pumpkin growth, pumpkin harvesting, pumpkin hybrids, pumpkins, secondary roots

1. Sex and the single pumpkin. Pumpkins are monoecious. A single plant will have both male and female flowers. Female

10 Neat Things Plants

About Lawns in Fall

September 25, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2856 Views 10 Neat Things, lawns in fall, what to do to your lawn during fall

1. Leaf it be. We used to spend backbreaking hours raking leaves off our lawns in fall, piling them into

10 Neat Things Foliage Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Trees

September 23, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2342 Views 10 Neat Things, facts about trees, tree trivia, Trees

1. The lungs of the world. Trees produce oxygen in exchange for carbon dioxide. A large tree puts out enough

10 Neat Things Plants Wild Flowers

About Weeds in Fall

September 19, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3816 Views 10 Neat Things, weeds in fall, what to do with weeds during fall

1. Ground huggers, skyscrapers. Weeds are plants with an indomitable will to live – they are tough and strong and

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Peaches

September 12, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 4351 Views 10 Neat Things, cool and interesting facts, peaches

1. Clingstone or freestone. When you eat a peach and the flesh comes neatly away from the pit, that is

10 Neat Things Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Planting Trees

September 9, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3047 Views 10 Neat Things, planting trees

1. The roots don’t reach to China. Many tree planting failures can be traced to digging the planting hole too

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Apples

August 29, 2019 Dorothy Dobbie 3198 Views 10 Neat Things, apples

1. They are so pomaceous! Pome is from the Latin word for fruit, pomun, but in our world, we apply

Highbush cranberry grows wild just about everywhere in Canada.

Edibles Plants Trees & Shrubs

Cranberries

August 27, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 4804 Views bush, Canada, cranberry, plant

Lowbush cranberry The lowbush cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) is a North American plant, related to the blueberry, that grows naturally in

10 Neat Things Garden Design Ideas Plants

About Water Gardening

August 25, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2921 Views algae control, aquatic plants, backyard pond, container pond, floating plants, mosquito prevention, oxygenating plants, pond maintenance, water gardening, water lilies

1. Water, water everywhere. Water in the garden is such a natural fit that every garden should have some. You

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