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10 Neat Things About Bulbs

September 12, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 1376 Views bulb layering, Bulb planting, Bulbs, daffodils, flower propagation, gardening tips, self-leveling bulbs, spring blooms, toxic plants, tulip virus, vernalization

Whether you love the early spring blooms or you want to feed the bees when they first wake up, it’s

10 Neat Things Edibles Herbs Local Gardener Plants

10 Neat Things About Healing Plants

September 12, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 505 Views aloe vera, chamomile, Echinacea, garlic benefits, Healing plants, lavender, peppermint oil, Plants, tea tree oil, turmeric, willow bark

Discover the power of plants that science says can heal! From calming anxiety with lavender to easing headache with peppermint,

Alberta Beautiful Gardens Bulbs Local Gardener

Garden of Happiness for Kevin Napora and Rob Pelletier

September 6, 2024 Dorothy Dobbie 981 Views Kevin Napora, Rob Pelletier

“I’m just so happy right now,” says Kevin Napora the day after the big Edmonton Garden Tour this July. He

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Trees & Shrubs

10 Neat Things About Hardy Apple Cultivars

September 4, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1321 Views hardy apples

1. Named apples. You can never plant a seed and expect to get a certain type of apple, no more

China pink (Dianthus chinensis). Photo by Mokkie.

Edibles Local Gardener Plants

Edible Ornamental Flowers and Antioxidants

August 29, 2024 Tania Scott 1303 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 1283 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 3294 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 3862 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 878 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

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