Forsythia
Forsythia, with its vibrant yellow blooms that emerge before the foliage, heralds the arrival of spring, brightening gardens even before the rest of the landscape
Shauna Dobbie
January 26, 2026
Latest News & Article
Plants
10 Neat Things About Healing Plants
Discover the power of plants that science says can heal! From calming anxiety with lavender to easing headache with peppermint, these natural remedies have stood
Shauna Dobbie
September 12, 2024
Top 10 Easy-Care Perennials
These easy-care perennials are the old reliables of the garden. It’s not that they live forever, their lifespan can be a mere five years. But
Canada's Local Gardener
November 13, 2023
How Do Plants Breathe?
Understanding how plants breathe and preventing winter burn Plants breathe through their leaves. It is estimated that the total water content of the atmosphere is
Canada's Local Gardener
November 10, 2023
Garden Fresh Recipe: Pasta with tomato sauce and meatballs
By Ian Leatt I remember visiting Italy, the island of Capri to be exact. It was just a short vacation but it made a lasting
Canada's Local Gardener
February 26, 2023
Coreopsis: A bright and cheery flower
Coreopsis pleases everyone! People love it for its sunny, long-lasting blooms. Birds love it for its seeds and butterflies, and other pollinators enjoy its tasty
Canada's Local Gardener
February 22, 2023
10 Neat Things About Rhubarb
1. The bitter truth, and neat thing, about rhubarb. Rhubarb lovers may lament it and disagree, but the truth is that rhubarb is not a
Canada's Local Gardener
February 21, 2023
6 Soft and Fuzzy Plants
Story & photos by Dorothy Dobbie When we think plants along with soft and fuzzy or velvety leaves, Lamb’s ear springs to mind, but these
Canada's Local Gardener
January 30, 2023
Stinky Flowers
There aren’t many things that smell better than walking through a beautiful garden and inhaling the intoxicating aroma of flowers in bloom; unless of course,
Canada's Local Gardener
July 22, 2019
Beauty in a Bulb: 6 summer magicians for glowing colour
By Dorothy Dobbie If there is one thing that bulbs, especially summer bulbs, have in common it’s incandescent colour. The flowers of dahlias, gladiolas, crocosmia
Canada's Local Gardener
May 10, 2018