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Drought-Tolerant Plants

February 12, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 4168 Views annuals, drought tolerant plants, Gardening for Beginners, gardening how-to, Perennials

Plants have several different ways of dealing with drought. For example, some, like cactus and other succulents, store water in

Edibles Gardening with Kids Plants

10 Cool Things About Herbs for Kids

February 7, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2506 Views Edibles, herbs, herbs kids can start indoors

What are herbs? Herbs are the leafy green parts of a plant, fresh or dried, used for flavouring food. They

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Wild Flowers

About Dandelions

February 5, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3208 Views 10 Neat Things, dandelions, how to deal with dandelions, ruderals

1. Tooth of the lion. The English common name “dandelion” comes from the French dent de lion, meaning tooth of

Ontario Gardener Trees & Shrubs

The White Pine

February 5, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2584 Views conifer tree, history of white pine trees in canada, Ontario Gardener, Trees & Shrubs, white pine tree

by Chris Conway Excerpt from The Lake used with permission from Great Plains Publications. The ragged breaks in the tree

Trees & Shrubs

Fire Blight Problem on Ornamental Fruit Trees

February 5, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2370 Views fire blight, ornamental fruit tree, tree problems, Trees & Shrubs

In Canada, fire blight, caused by the bacterium, Erwinia amylovora is a destructive disease of fruit trees and ornamental shrubs.

Plants Trees & Shrubs

Flowering Trees of Canada

February 5, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 27273 Views Canadian trees, flowering trees, plant hardiness zone, Trees & Shrubs

Story by Michael Rosen, RPF Photos by Daniel Tigner Flowering trees are by definition deciduous trees – trees with leaves

How-to Trees & Shrubs

How to Prevent and Deal with Winter Burn on Evergreens

January 30, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 5830 Views evergreens, how to prevent, Trees & Shrubs, winter burn

Winter burning (also called “winter drying” or “winter browning”) is a common and recurring problem of coniferous trees in colder

Trees & Shrubs

How Trees Get By in Extreme Weather

January 25, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2382 Views Canada weather, canadian winter, changes in trees, Trees

Canada’s climate is far too extreme for growth in winter, though in the southwest British Columbian evergreen rainforest, photosynthesis can proceed in mild spells. For most of Canada, however, how do the above-ground parts of trees cope with a Canadian winter weather?