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10 Neat Things about Prairie Dogs and Richardson's ground squirrels

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Pests Wild Critters

Prairie Dogs

October 21, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 4250 Views 10 Neat Things, facts about prairie dogs, ground squirrel

1. The talk of the town. Prairie dogs, the big cousin to the Richardson’s ground squirrel or gopher, live very

Plants that kill

10 Neat Things Annuals Flowers Foliage Indoor plants Perennials Plants

Plants that Kill

October 17, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 4713 Views 10 Neat Things, plants that kill, poisonous plants, toxic plant

1. How toxic is toxic? Your garden is full of toxic plants, that could probably even kill, including parts of

10 Neat Things about turkeys

10 Neat Things Birds

Turkeys

October 10, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2702 Views 10 Neat Things, facts about turkeys, turkeys

1. Which came first? Was the bird named after the country or the country after the bird? The answer is

10 Neat things about blue jays

10 Neat Things Animals Birds

Blue Jays

October 7, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3407 Views 10 Neat Things, blue jays

1. They’re not really blue, you know. Blue jays look blue. You’d swear they are blue, a very striking, and

10 Neat things about pumpkins

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

Pumpkins

October 3, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 4831 Views 10 Neat Things, pumpkins

1. Sex and the single pumpkin. Pumpkins are monoecious. A single plant will have both male and female flowers. Female

10 Neat Things about Good bugs in the garden

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Helpers Insects

Good Bugs in the Garden

September 25, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2410 Views 10 Neat Things, beneficial bugs in your garden, good bugs in the garden

1. Best bug. For overall best bug performance in the garden, the award goes to the humble ladybug. This pretty

10 Neat Things about Lawns in Fall

10 Neat Things Plants

Lawns in Fall

September 25, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2483 Views 10 Neat Things, lawns in fall, what to do to your lawn during fall

1. Leaf it be. We used to spend backbreaking hours raking leaves off our lawns in fall, piling them into

10 Neat Things about Trees

10 Neat Things Foliage Plants Trees & Shrubs

Trees

September 23, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 2020 Views 10 Neat Things, facts about trees, tree trivia, Trees

1. The lungs of the world. Trees produce oxygen in exchange for carbon dioxide. A large tree puts out enough

10 Neat Things about Weeds in Fall

10 Neat Things Plants Wild Flowers

Weeds in Fall

September 19, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3505 Views 10 Neat Things, weeds in fall, what to do with weeds during fall

1. Ground huggers, skyscrapers. Weeds are plants with an indomitable will to live – they are tough and strong and

10 Neat Things about peaches

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Peaches

September 12, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 4007 Views 10 Neat Things, cool and interesting facts, peaches

1. Clingstone or freestone. When you eat a peach and the flesh comes neatly away from the pit, that is