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10 Neat Things About Winter Berries

November 6, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 7698 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 2398 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 3649 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 2028 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 1353 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 4173 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

10 Neat Things Annuals Flowers Plants

10 Neat Things: Uncommon Annuals Worth Another Look

April 17, 2023 Shauna Dobbie 1608 Views annuals

There are gardeners who would rather die than be seen with common annuals like impatiens or petunias in their yards,

How-to Plants

How To Grow Your Own Tea Garden

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1277 Views chamomile, Drying herbs, gardening, Herbal remedies, Herbal tea, Homegrown herbs, Organic tea, Sun tea, tea garden, Tea making

By Tania Moffat Tea is a wonderful and healthy beverage. It can soothe most of what ails us — lack

Flowers Plants

Manitoba’s Floral Emblem: The prairie crocus

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1937 Views crocus, Flowers

By Doug Collicutt One ritual of spring for many Manitoba garden enthusiasts is a visit to the Living Prairie Museum

Annuals How-to

Test Your Garden Knowledge: Seeds and pollination

April 17, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 1128 Views seeds, test, tulips

What’s the buzz about pollination? Test your knowledge by answering true or false to the following questions. 1. Seedless watermelons

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