Preventing Animals from Eating Your Bulbs
Squirrels, raccoons, chipmunks, moles and voles are known for digging up and eating tulip bulbs and crocus corms. They will go after other flower bulbs
Shauna Dobbie
February 13, 2026
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10 Neat Things About Bulbs
Whether you love the early spring blooms or you want to feed the bees when they first wake up, it’s time (or almost time) to
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Flora & Fauna Episode 16: Nutrients in the garden with Robert Pavlis
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Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 19 – New gardens
Faced with the very arduous task of building a new gardening bed, Shauna Dobbie, editor of Canada’s Local Gardener magazine, turns to veteran gardener Ian
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Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 18: Seeds with Kevin Twomey
It is seed starting time across Canada. From March through June, depending on where your garden is, you may be starting seeds indoors and out.
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Critters in the Garden: Rabbits
Little bunnies abound in the early days of spring and summer. Who can resist their soft furriness – you just want to hug the little
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Embracing May’s Birth Flower: Lily of the Valley
As May blooms into its full glory, so does its birth flower, the delicate and enchanting Lily of the Valley. This perennial plant holds a
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10 Neat Things About Seeds
1. Nuts and eggs are seeds, too. Although we don’t often think of them like this, eggs and nuts are also seeds in their own
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Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantina)
Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantina): The fuzzy texture of lamb’s ear is not appealing to rabbits.
Canada's Local Gardener
April 15, 2024