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Fire Blight Problem on Ornamental Fruit Trees

February 5, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3358 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 30313 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 7376 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

How Trees Get By in Extreme Weather

January 25, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3469 Views canadian winter, changes in trees, Trees, weather

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?

Beguiling Begonias and its Other Species

January 25, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 4257 Views annuals, begonias, Flowers, solenia

We have been growing begonias in our homes and garden for about three centuries. There are many, many hybrids in

About Trees and How They Grow

January 24, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3896 Views how trees grow, tree rings, Trees

When you carve your initials into a tree at eye level, do the initials grow higher with the tree or

Rosemary

January 23, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3875 Views edible plants, Edibles, herbs, pruning

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 4447 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 8904 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

Gardening for Beginners Perennials Plants

Why Start Planting in the Fall

October 9, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 3321 Views divide perennials, Gardening for Beginners, planting in the fall, when to plant trees

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