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10 Neat Things About the Scent of Roses

February 26, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 599 Views Garden experiments, Garden hacks, Gardening science, Germination tips, Indoor Gardening, organic gardening, Plant growth, Seed dormancy, Seed starting, Seed stratification

The scent of roses has mesmerized people for centuries, symbolizing love, elegance, and even healing properties. But did you know

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10 Neat Things About Permaculture

February 5, 2025 Shauna Dobbie 741 Views 10 Neat Things, agroforestry, companion planting, ecological design, food forest, forest gardening, homesteading, hugelkultur, Local Gardener, no-till gardening, organic gardening, permaculture, regenerative agriculture, sheet mulching, sustainable agriculture, sustainable living

If you’ve ever wished your garden could take care of itself, permaculture might be the answer. More than just a

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Flora & Fauna Episode 16: Nutrients in the garden with Robert Pavlis

August 12, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1242 Views Aspen Grove Gardens, compost, fertilizer myths, garden myths, Gardening science, gardening tips, organic gardening, plant nutrients, Robert Pavlis, rose care, tomato care, tree care

Did you know that you can give too much compost to your garden? Also, there isn’t a “best” fertilizer for tomatoes or

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Priddis Valley Garden: Healing people and saving the bees

July 29, 2024 Dorothy Dobbie 1027 Views aquaponics, bee conservation, cell phone radiation, healing garden, Kelly Tait, Lady Bug Festival, organic gardening, Priddis Alberta, Priddis Valley Garden, therapeutic gardening

Alberta is a land where people can follow their dreams in places some-times unimaginable at the outset. So it is

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Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 19 – New gardens

July 24, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 889 Views Aspen Grove Gardens, compost, fertilizer myths, garden myths, Gardening science, gardening tips, organic gardening, plant nutrients, Robert Pavlis, rose care, tomato care, tree care

Faced with the very arduous task of building a new gardening bed, Shauna Dobbie, editor of Canada’s Local Gardener magazine,

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Flora & Fauna Episode 16: Nutrients in the garden with Robert Pavlis

July 12, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1136 Views Aspen Grove Gardens, compost, fertilizer myths, garden myths, Gardening science, organic gardening, plant nutrients, Robert Pavlis, rose care, tomato care

Did you know that you can give too much compost to your garden? Also, there isn’t a “best” fertilizer for tomatoes or

Garden Helpers Local Gardener

Garden Primer: All about fertilizer

May 28, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 951 Views aphids prevention, composting, fertilizer, nitrogen, organic gardening, phosphorus, Plant growth, plant nutrients, potassium, soil health

Plants require macro nutrients, of which the big three in most fertilizers are nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, followed by calcium,

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Canadian Prairies Seed Catalogues 2024

January 16, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1659 Views Alberta gardening, Canadian Prairies seed catalogues, heirloom vegetables, Heritage Harvest Seed, Manitoba seeds, organic gardening, Saskatchewan seeds, T&T Seeds, vegetables, Wild Rose Heritage Seed

Explore the latest Canadian Prairies seed catalogues for top-quality seeds and gardening essentials. Perfect your garden this season! Here are

10 neat things about spittlebugs

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Pests Insects

About Spittlebugs

July 8, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 1854 Views froghopper, garden pests, nymph stage, organic gardening, Perennials, Pest control, plant pests, Spittlebugs, strawberries, xylem

1. Who spit on my perennials? See those little dabs of foam on the stems of your favourite perennials? It

10 neat things about compost

About Compost

March 18, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2463 Views biochar, compost, compost tumbler, composting tips, humus, mushroom compost, organic gardening, soil health, sustainable gardening, vermicompost

1. What every good compost pile needs. Nothing can happen to a compost heap unless it has carbon (brown and

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