About Weeds in Fall
1. Ground huggers, skyscrapers. Weeds are plants with an indomitable will to live – they are tough and strong and strategic. They can hug the
Canada's Local Gardener
September 19, 2019
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Cherry tomatoes and Tarragon
Baked Chicken with cherry tomatoes and tarragon One lovely thing about cherry tomatoes is that they are so prolific. Gardeners often have way more than
Canada's Local Gardener
September 19, 2019
About Peaches
1. Clingstone or freestone. When you eat a peach and the flesh comes neatly away from the pit, that is a freestone. With clingstone types,
Canada's Local Gardener
September 12, 2019
About Planting Trees
1. The roots don’t reach to China. Many tree planting failures can be traced to digging the planting hole too deep. The hole should only
Canada's Local Gardener
September 9, 2019
About Apples
1. They are so pomaceous! Pome is from the Latin word for fruit, pomun, but in our world, we apply this term only to certain
Dorothy Dobbie
August 29, 2019
Cranberries
Lowbush cranberry The lowbush cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) is a North American plant, related to the blueberry, that grows naturally in eastern Canada and in B.C.
Canada's Local Gardener
August 27, 2019
About Water Gardening
1. Water, water everywhere. Water in the garden is such a natural fit that every garden should have some. You can go big with a
Canada's Local Gardener
August 25, 2019
About Corn
1. Corn is grass. Zea mays, the Latin name for maize, which is the farming name for corn, is a cereal grain, and like most
Dorothy Dobbie
August 22, 2019
About Brussels Sprouts
1. Mon petit chou. My little cabbage, a term of endearment in French, could be applied to Brussels sprouts, which are also members of the
Canada's Local Gardener
August 14, 2019
About Beets
1. Blood turnip. Beets or beetroots, as they are known in the United Kingdom, evolved from the sea beet, a wild plant that grows by
Canada's Local Gardener
August 2, 2019