Refreshing That Perennial Bed
Is your perennial bed looking a little sad? Are your plants suffering from disease and needs to be replaced? Know when it’s time to refresh
Canada's Local Gardener
July 17, 2024
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Garden of Greg Auton
Greg Auton, Brookside, Nova Scotia Story and photos by Shauna Dobbie As Greg Auton shows people his garden, he doles out his matter-of-fact information with
Canada's Local Gardener
January 31, 2022
How to get started
By Shauna Dobbie Are you starting your very first garden? Congratulations! There are several little details to help you get started from the idea to
Canada's Local Gardener
January 29, 2021
Planning Your First Garden
To plant and maintain a flower border, with a good scheme for colour, is by no means the easy thing that is commonly supposed. –
Canada's Local Gardener
April 23, 2020
Keeping Cats out of the Garden
Are neighbourhood cats using your flower beds as a litter box? These kitty-friendly tips can help you keep your garden beds free of cats. First,
Canada's Local Gardener
April 23, 2020
Creeping Phlox
In springtime when the ground is bare, creeping phlox relieves the dullness with a flush of glorious pink, pristine white or pale mauve. In some
Canada's Local Gardener
February 6, 2020
Raised Bed Out of Pallet Boards
Ye Two Olde Dawgs build a raised bed out of pallet boards Thinking of having a vegetable garden this year but don’t know where to
Canada's Local Gardener
July 12, 2019
Putting the Garden to Bed
Saying good night to the garden By Dorothy Dobbie We always speak of “putting the garden to bed” as though we tucked things in and
Canada's Local Gardener
November 2, 2017