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Garden of Greg Auton

January 31, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3414 Views backyard gardening, garlic scapes, Greg Auton, hugelkultur beds, mulching, Nova Scotia garden, root vegetables, sustainable gardening, time-efficient gardening, vegetable garden

Greg Auton, Brookside, Nova Scotia Story and photos by Shauna Dobbie As Greg Auton shows people his garden, he doles

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A Gift For You

January 10, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1588 Views backyard gardening, Canadian gardeners, Garden design, gardening challenges, growing methods, houseplants, insects, Trees, weeds, wildflowers

A Gift for you We cover insects you meet in your back yard and methods of growing from around the

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Victory Gardens

April 16, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4686 Views backyard gardening, COVID-19 gardening, food security, gardening during hardship, grow your own food, historical gardening, ictory gardens, sustainable gardening, wartime gardening, WWII gardening

1. What? Victory gardens are vegetable gardens planted during a war by those staying at home. The idea is that,

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November 14, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3451 Views backyard gardening, barley, grain harvesting, grain nutrition, Growing grains, homegrown food, hull-less varieties, oats, sustainable farming, wheat

Most people don’t grow grains – wheat, oats and barley in their back yards, but why not? If your space

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