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10 Neat Things

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10 Neat Things Annuals Flowers Plants

Pansies: more than a pretty face

May 7, 2025 Canada's Local Gardener 291 Views edible flower, pansy, scent, spring flowers

Pansies are a springtime staple, charming gardeners with their cheerful blooms and rainbow colours. But behind those sweet “faces”

10 neat things about crocus

About Crocus

April 13, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener 2671 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 early spring flowers

10 Neat Things Annuals Bulbs Flowers Perennials Trees & Shrubs

Early Spring Flowers

March 24, 2022 Shauna Dobbie 1807 Views crocus, daffodils, forsythia, hellebores, Pansies, prairie crocus, primula, Pulsatilla, scilla, snowdrops, spring flowers

1. Hellebores. One of the early spring flowers, Hellebores, are poisonous, as are many plants in the garden. The sap

10 neat things about pussy willows

10 Neat Things Plants Trees & Shrubs

About Pussy Willows

March 25, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener 3719 Views allergies, Beethoven, Dyngus Day, early pollinators, gardening tips, Pussy willows, Salix discolor, spring flowers, willow bark, willow symbolism

1. Dyngus Day. Pussy willows were a player on Easter Monday or Wet Monday, a Polish celebration also known in

10 Neat things about tulips

10 Neat Things Bulbs Flowers Plants

About Tulips

November 13, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3261 Views cut flowers, Dutch tulips, fall planting, gardening tips, Ottawa Tulip Festival, spring flowers, squirrel deterrents, tulip care, tulip history, tulips

1. Tulips rising in fall. Much of Canada has been enjoying a bit of unseasonably warm weather this fall. Some

10 Neat Things about Plants for Easter

10 Neat Things Annuals Bulbs Flowers Foliage Perennials Plants

About Flowers for Easter

April 10, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 4055 Views daffodils, Easter decorations, Easter flowers, Easter lily, Easter traditions, eggplant, floral symbolism, passionflower, pussy willow, spring flowers

1. Easter flowers. Some of the plants and flowers associated with Easter are simply early spring flowers, like potted hydrangeas,

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