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Rosemary

January 23, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2888 Views edible plants, Edibles, herbs, prune herbs

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis, ‘Dew of the Sea’) is a woody, Mediterranean perennial that grows where the summers are hot and

Photo Album Plants Wild Flowers

Wildflowers

November 14, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 3599 Views Baptisia australis, Black-eyed Susan, celandine poppy, gentians, Helenium autumnale, Joe Pye weed, milkweed, Native wildflowers, Purple coneflower, wood lily

Wildflowers have that special power to delight and surprise us, maybe as we are not responsible for putting them there.

Edibles Gardening for Beginners How-to Plants

Growing Garlic in the Garden

October 9, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 7556 Views Gardening for Beginners, gardening how-to, what are the kinds of garlic, when to plant garlic

Garlic – The goddess of the edible garden By Dave Hanson Few ingredients can be as ubiquitous, raunchy and intense,

Gardening for Beginners Perennials Plants

Why Start Planting in the Fall

October 9, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 2324 Views Gardening for Beginners, planting in the fall, when to divide perennials, when to plant trees

Wise gardeners and bargain hunters alike know that fall is one of the best times to plant and shop. Not

Pergolas and Vines: Adding Emotion and Nourishment to Your Yard

July 16, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 2858 Views garden, Local Gardener, pergola, Vines

I’m a sucker for a good pergola covered in vines. I was at a wedding this season at a golf

poppies

Flowers Perennials Plants

Poppies Are Forever

July 12, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 5934 Views Flowers, opium poppies, Perennials, poppies, wild flowers

Graceful and fragile, brilliantly coloured and stunningly beautiful, poppies call irresistibly from any garden they inhabit. There are over 100

Edibles Gardening for Beginners Plants

Growing Cucumbers

May 15, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 5223 Views Edibles, Gardening for Beginners, planting cucumbers, vegetable planting

Ask anyone what vegetable is most often planted in their garden and the answer will probably come back, “tomatoes”. That

Edibles How-to Plants

Container Gardening: Peppers

May 15, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 3269 Views container gardening, Edibles, Garden how to, gardener, vegetable gardening

Pretty patio peppers As the container gardening trend heats up, peppers are staking out their place as one of the

Bulbs Flowers Plants

Beauty in a Bulb: 6 summer magicians for glowing colour

May 10, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 3616 Views Bulbs, Flowers, garden, Perennials, Plants

By Dorothy Dobbie If there is one thing that bulbs, especially summer bulbs, have in common it’s incandescent colour. The

Plants Wild Flowers

Invasive Species: Bighead Knapweed

May 9, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 4247 Views Alberta Gardener, invasive species, knaphead, knapweed, magzine, noxious weed

Bighead Knapweed, or Centaurea macrocephala, is also known as armenian basketflower, globe centaurea, golden thistle, yellow or lemon fluff knapweed