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Volume 4 Issue 4: The Water Issue is on its way!

November 27, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 2121 Views water issue

Subscribe Now! Great news! The Water Issue of Canada’s Local Gardener is finally off the press and on its way to

Edibles Editor's Pick Feature Story Plants

Indoor Tomatoes Year Round

November 22, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 1259 Views Compact tomato varieties, Grow tent, Homegrown produce, Humidity levels, Indoor Gardening, LED grow lights, Pollination, Temperature control, tomatoes, Year-round growing

I think about indoor vegetable growing a lot. I’m not into cannabis but I am into tomatoes. When tomatoes go

Editor's Pick Feature Story Perennials Plants

Top 10 Easy-Care Perennials

November 13, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 6712 Views easy-care, Flowers, garden, low maintenance, Ontario Gardener, Perennials, Plants

These easy-care perennials are the old reliables of the garden. It’s not that they live forever, their lifespan can be

Gardening for Beginners Trees & Shrubs

How Do Plants Breathe?

November 10, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 3267 Views breathe, Plants

Understanding how plants breathe and preventing winter burn Plants breathe through their leaves. It is estimated that the total water

10 Neat Things Plants Seeds

10 Neat Things About Winter Berries

November 6, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 7831 Views Bearberries, Beautyberry, Buffaloberry, Holly, Juniper, Mountain ash, Sea buckthorn, Snowberry, Winter berries, Yews

1. What’s a berry? As you will know by now if you read 10 Neat Things frequently, only some berries

10 Neat Things Plants

10 Neat Things About Fall Leaves

November 2, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 2510 Views fall, leave, leaves, winter

1. It’s a loss not a gain of colour. Deciduous leaves turn colour in fall because of a loss of

10 Neat Things Plants

10 Neat Things To Do In Fall

October 31, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 3735 Views fall, leave, plant

1. Neaten up. Add this to your to-do list in fall. Even the messiest gardener (that’s me) needs to get

Annuals Flowers Plants

Browallia: A standout for shade

June 2, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 2170 Views Browallia, container gardening, Flowering annuals, Garden design, Hanging baskets, Low-maintenance gardening, Nightshade family, Proven Winners, shade plants, tropical plants

browallia

Edibles How-to Plants

Asparagus: Health benefits of a spring sprout

May 31, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1435 Views asparagus, Dorothy Dobbie, healthydiet, spring sprout

By Dorothy Dobbie Love your first feed of asparagus in springtime? No wonder. Here’s a short list of the health-giving

Edibles Plants

Top-Pick Herbs for the Kitchen Garden

May 2, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 4279 Views Edibles, herb garden, herbs, kitchen herbs

Basil (Ocimum sp.) Basil is a winning herb: it is available in a smorgasbord of classic and worldly flavours and

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