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Daylilies (Hemerocallis)

April 15, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1198 Views cat resistant plant, daylilies, deer, flowering perennials, garden flowers, Hemerocallis, low maintenance plants, ornamental plants, Plant Care, rabbit resistant

Daylilies (Hemerocallis): While some varieties might be nibbled on, many daylilies are generally avoided by rabbits.

Alliums (Allium)

March 15, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1774 Views alliums, edible plants, garden pests, gardening tips, garlic, onions, Pest control, Plant Care, rabbit resistant, scent

Alliums (Allium): These plants, including onions and garlic, are generally avoided due to their strong smell.

10 neat things about petunias

10 Neat Things Annuals Flowers Plants

About Petunias

July 27, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3316 Views edible plants, glowing plants, hybrid vigor, petunia colors, Petunias, Plant Care, pollinator plants, sun-loving plants, Supertunias, watering

1. The scent of a flower. Petunias have a heavenly scent in the early part of summer, before they have

10 neat things about parsley

10 Neat Things Edibles Foliage Plants

About Parsley

July 21, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3261 Views companion plants, curly parsley, flat leaf parsley, garden herbs, Medicinal plants, Parsley, parsley growth, parsley in the medicine patch, Plant Care, salad

1. Once or twice. Parsley, Petroselinum crispum, is a biennial in temperate zones of the world and an annual in

10 neat things about crocus

10 Neat Things Bulbs Flowers Plants

About Crocus

April 13, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 4153 Views corms, Crocuses, fall-blooming, gardening tips, naturalizing, Plant Care, prairie crocus, saffron, spring flowers, squirrels

1. Plural. You can say “crocuses”, “croci” or “crocus” when you have more than one. Personally, I think “crocuses” is

10 neat things about honeyberries

10 Neat Things Edibles Plants

About Honeyberries

April 6, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 3480 Views antioxidant-rich, edible berries, fruit gardening, hardy shrubs, haskap, Plant Care, Pollination, summer harvest, vitamin C

Photo: Hansicanada, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 1. What’s blue, grows on a bush and melts in your mouth?

tillandsias

Indoor plants Plants

Tillandsias, the Amazing Air Plants!

February 2, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2704 Views air plants, bromeliads, creative plant displays, DIY plant projects, epiphytes, Gardening With Kids, houseplants, Plant Care, Tillandsias, watering

“What are those, mom?” What indeed! If you frequent greenhouses you have likely come across a display of these plant

let's talk succulents

Let’s Talk Succulents

August 25, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 2270 Views Cactus, elephant bush, Kalanchoe, Lithops, living rocks, Madagascar palm, Our Farm Greenhouses, Plant Care, Shea Doherty, Succulents

let’s talk succulents If you love succulents and cactus, here is your chance to get the inside scoop on some

10 neat things about watering houseplants

10 Neat Things How-to Indoor plants

About Watering Houseplants

January 21, 2021 Shauna Dobbie 3334 Views drainage, fungus gnats, hydroponics, Plant Care, plant health, watering

Best gift options for gardeners 1. When to water. Use your powers of observation when watering houseplants. If the top

10 neat things about aloe

10 Neat Things Indoor plants Plants

About Aloe

November 19, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3298 Views aloe, garden hazards, houseplants, Medicinal plants, Plant Care, succulent gardening

1. Growing it. Aloe needs bright, indirect light and not much water. If you provide those two things, an aloe

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