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China pink (Dianthus chinensis). Photo by Mokkie.

Edible Ornamental Flowers and Antioxidants

August 29, 2024 Tania Scott 1174 Views antioxidants, edible garden

Edible ornamental flowers are a great way to boost your antioxidant intake. Edible ornamental flowers are defined as harmless and

10 Neat Things Edibles

10 Neat Things About Apples

August 5, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 1182 Views antique apple varieties, apple, apple bobbing, apple pollination, apple storage, apples, DNA diversity, ethylene gas, forbidden fruit myth, growing apples

When you think of the word “fruit”, what do you picture? Most Canadians will imagine an apple. Great for storing

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

10 Neat Things About Zucchini

July 30, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 3182 Views zucchini

1. One plant, one family. Zucchini is such a prolific crop that one plant is enough to feed one family.

10 Neat Things Edibles

10 Neat Things About Cabbage and Broccoli

July 26, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 13 Views 10 Neat Things, edible garden, edible plants, Local Gardener

1. Something sweet about sulfur. The distinctive flavor of brassicas (broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, kale, cabbage and collard greens)

How-to Perennials Plants

Refreshing That Perennial Bed

July 17, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 3720 Views Bergenia, Biennial hollyhock, blue flax, Blue flax (Linum), Brunnera macrophylla, Campanula, daylilies, delphiniums, Echinacea, Gas plant, Ligularia, linum, Lupine, perennial bed, phlox, Pulmonaria, tiger lily

Is your perennial bed looking a little sad? Are your plants suffering from disease and needs to be replaced? Know

CLG Podcast Edibles Flora & Fauna Local Gardener Plants

Flora & Fauna Episode 12: Edible flowers with Erin Facer

July 5, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 788 Views babka, cookbook, cooking, edible flower, edible flowers, Erin Facer, flower petals, Jo, pasta, salad

The Edible Flower is a thick book with gorgeous photos. Erin and Jo write about how to grow edible flowers (that’s

Flowers Plants

Plant Pig Squeak for Next Year

June 24, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 4666 Views Bergenia, early spring flowers, evergreen plants, fall foliage, flower, Gardening for Beginners, ground cover, leaf texture, pig squeak, Plant Care, shade plants

Pig squeaks have big shiny, paddle-shaped leaves surround a sturdy, 16-inch stalk that bursts into exuberant pink, sometimes white, flowers

CLG Podcast Edibles Flora & Fauna Local Gardener Perennials

Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 7: Growing Bamboo with Garry Heberg

June 20, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 490 Views bamboo, bamboo varieties, Canadian Gardening, garden clumps, Garry Heberg, growing bamboo, shauna dobbie, South Surrey, tropical plants, Vancouver

Bamboo is a kind of plant in the grass family (Poaceae) with over 100 genera. Most of them are tropical,

CLG Podcast Flora & Fauna Indoor plants Local Gardener Plants

Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 5: Houseplants

June 19, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 560 Views air-purifying plants, Darryl Cheng, Gardening science, house plant tips, houseplants, Indoor Gardening, indoor plants, Plant Care, pollution reduction, The New Plant Parent

Houseplants clean the air of chemicals, dust and other pollutants. Some specialize in the chemicals they prefer: English ivy, peace

10 Neat Things Edibles

10 Neat Things about Garlic

June 17, 2024 Dorothy Dobbie 4117 Views Allium sativum, edible plants, garden tips, garlic, garlic benefits, garlic care, garlic harvest, garlic planting, mosquito repellent, vampire repellent

1. Vampire repellent. There are many theories as to why garlic is considered an effective vampire deterrent: 1) Vampires are

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