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10 Neat Things

spring blooms

10 Neat Things Bulbs Flowers

10 Neat Things About Bulbs

September 12, 2024 Shauna Dobbie 1327 Views bulb layering, Bulb planting, Bulbs, daffodils, flower propagation, gardening tips, self-leveling bulbs, spring blooms, toxic plants, tulip virus, vernalization

Whether you love the early spring blooms or you want to feed the bees when they first wake up, it’s

Red Columbine, Time to Bloom

May 23, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 774 Views Aquilegia canadensis, folklore, garden history, hummingbird garden, Medicinal plants, Native American traditions, perennial flowers, pollinator-friendly, Red Columbine, spring blooms

As spring unfolds its vibrant arras, one of the season’s most captivating blooms makes its appearance: the red columbine (Aquilegia

Editor's Pick Local Gardener Perennials Plants

Embracing May’s Birth Flower: Lily of the Valley

May 1, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1576 Views bridal bouquet, Convallaria majalis, fragrant flowers, garden care, gardening tips, invasive plants, Lily of the Valley, May birth flower, spring blooms, toxic plants

As May blooms into its full glory, so does its birth flower, the delicate and enchanting Lily of the Valley.

Irises

The Birth Flowers of February

February 6, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1553 Views February birth flowers, floral symbolism, flower colors, flower meanings, hummingbird-friendly flowers, irises, primroses, primula vulgaris, spring blooms, violets

If you were born in February, you are associated with three birth flowers: the charming violets, the showy irises, and

lilacs old is new again

Flowers Plants Trees & Shrubs

Lilacs – Old is new again

February 4, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3390 Views dwarf lilacs, fall beauty, fragrant flowers, hardy plants, landscape design, lilac varieties, Lilacs, low-maintenance shrubs, pruning lilacs, spring blooms

By Gerald Filipski Tips for keeping your lilac happy:• Grow in full sun for the best flowering results.• Prune off

10 neat things about bulbs

10 Neat Things Bulbs Flowers Plants

About Bulbs

October 15, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3403 Views bulb layering, Bulb planting, daffodils, flower propagation, gardening tips, self-leveling bulbs, spring blooms, toxic plants, tulip virus, vernalization

1. Roots or stems. Bulbs, corms, rhizomes and tubers; which are which? There are true bulbs, as in onions and

lovely lilacs

Plants Trees & Shrubs

Lovely Lilac

May 12, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3179 Views fragrant flowers, garden shrubs, growing lilacs, lilac care, lilac problems, lilac varieties, Lilacs, pruning lilacs, spring blooms, Syringa vulgaris

Is there anything lovelier than a lilac with its swooning scent that perfumes all the air around it? Lilacs are

creeping phlox

Perennials Plants

Creeping Phlox

February 6, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 5411 Views balanced fertilizer, Creeping Phlox, First Nations medicinal plants, flowering plants, garden borders, landscape gardening, Phlox history, rockery plants, spring blooms, Victorian flower symbolism

In springtime when the ground is bare, creeping phlox relieves the dullness with a flush of glorious pink, pristine white

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