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10 Neat Things

10 Neat Things Flowers Local Gardener Plants

10 Neat Things About Poppies

November 7, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 687 Views Arctic poppy, California poppy, culinary uses, drought-tolerant, easy to grow, floral symbolism, Iceland poppy, morphine, native poppies, opium poppy, ornamental gardening, papaver, pollinators, poppies, remembrance, resilience, Shirley poppy, Xeriscaping

As we get ready for the somber day of November 11 with a poppy in our lapels, we turn to

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Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)

April 15, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 524 Views aromatic leaves, cat resistant plant, deer resistant, drought-tolerant, fragrant foliage, garden shrubs, perennial plants, Perovskia atriplicifolia, rabbit resistant, Russian Sage

Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia): With its aromatic leaves, this plant is not a favorite of rabbits.

Local Gardener Plants

Lavender (Lavandula)

April 15, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 593 Views aromatic herbs, calming fragrance, cat resistant plant, drought-tolerant, fragrant flowers, garden essentials, Lavandula, lavender, perennial plants, rabbit resistant

Known for its strong fragrance, which rabbits tend to avoid.

10 Neat things about peonies

10 Neat Things Flowers Perennials Plants

About Peonies

May 20, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 5156 Views drought-tolerant, flower care, garden flowers, herbaceous peonies, Itoh peonies, Medicinal plants, peonies, peony symbolism, peony varieties, tree peonies

1. What’s so great about peonies? Peonies are drought tolerant, deer resistant, fragrant, hardy to Zone 2 and they can

10 neat things about sesame

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Sesame

January 28, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3619 Views annual crops, drought-tolerant, healthy fats, oil-rich seeds, seed varieties, sesame oil, sesame plant, Sesame seeds, tahini, tempura oil

1. Open sesame. Ali Baba overheard this magical phrase as he watched the 40 Thieves enter their cave of stolen

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