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Drought-Tolerant Plants

February 12, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 4084 Views annuals, drought tolerant plants, Gardening for Beginners, gardening how-to, Perennials

Plants have several different ways of dealing with drought. For example, some, like cactus and other succulents, store water in

More tips for planting early

Gardening for Beginners How-to

More Tips for Planting Early

February 8, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3478 Views early spring guide to gardeners, Gardening for Beginners, gardening how-to, planting early, what to plant in early spring

If you have read Getting Started in the Garden, here are additional tips to consider if you want to not

Edibles Gardening for Beginners How-to Plants

Growing Garlic in the Garden

October 9, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 7473 Views Gardening for Beginners, gardening how-to, what are the kinds of garlic, when to plant garlic

Garlic – The goddess of the edible garden By Dave Hanson Few ingredients can be as ubiquitous, raunchy and intense,

Gardening for Beginners Perennials Plants

Why Start Planting in the Fall

October 9, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 2257 Views Gardening for Beginners, planting in the fall, when to divide perennials, when to plant trees

Wise gardeners and bargain hunters alike know that fall is one of the best times to plant and shop. Not

Edibles Gardening for Beginners Plants

Growing Cucumbers

May 15, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 5150 Views Edibles, Gardening for Beginners, planting cucumbers, vegetable planting

Ask anyone what vegetable is most often planted in their garden and the answer will probably come back, “tomatoes”. That

planting seedlings indoors

Gardening for Beginners How-to Indoor plants Seeds

Growing Seeds Indoors

March 22, 2018 Shauna Dobbie 3518 Views flowers to start from seeds, Gardening for Beginners, growing seeds indoors, hardening off, starting seeds

Nothing serves as a rite of passage for novice gardener more than the impassioned, ever-hopeful activity of growing tiny seeds

Gardening for Beginners How-to

Getting Started in the Garden

March 22, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 3471 Views annuals, Gardening for Beginners, gardening how-to, May long weekend, outdoor plants, Perennials, planting early, Spring gardening

Planting early – the radical gardener’s guide to getting started in the garden Forget the good advice you were raised

Gardening for Beginners Manitoba Gardener

How Early to Start Planting?

March 21, 2018 Canada's Local Gardener 6379 Views Gardening for Beginners, spring planting, starting seed

How Early is too Early? It is officially Spring! There is a special feeling of excited anticipation as the mush

Heuchera Obsidian

Foliage Gardening for Beginners Perennials Plants

The Happy Heuchera

November 23, 2017 Canada's Local Gardener 5208 Views Alberta Gardener, garden favorites, Gardening for Beginners, heuchera, heucherella, Perennials, Plants

This time of the year can be a bit dreary with all the garden chores either ending or hidden by

Gardening for Beginners How-to Manitoba Gardener

Putting the Garden to Bed

November 2, 2017 Canada's Local Gardener 2401 Views fall cleaning, fall plants, Flowers, Garden how to, Gardening for Beginners, Manitoba Gardener, putting garden to bed, tropical plants

Saying good night to the garden By Dorothy Dobbie We always speak of “putting the garden to bed” as though

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