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Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 7: Growing Bamboo with Garry Heberg

June 20, 2024 Canada's Local Gardener 1469 Views bamboo, Canadian Gardening, Garry Heberg, shauna dobbie, tropical plants

Bamboo is a kind of plant in the grass family (Poaceae) with over 100 genera. Most of them are tropical,

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Browallia: A standout for shade

June 2, 2023 Canada's Local Gardener 3560 Views Browallia, container gardening, Flowering annuals, Garden design, Hanging baskets, Low-maintenance gardening, Nightshade family, Proven Winners, shade, tropical plants

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Shade Plants: A rewarding plant of the spring garden

February 26, 2023 Dorothy Dobbie 2374 Views tropical plants

Story & photos by Dorothy Dobbie In my garden, under the shade of a young green ash, a garden is

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Hard to Kill Houseplants: Part 2 of 3

November 14, 2017 Canada's Local Gardener 4786 Views african violet, dracena, house plants, indoor plants, Manitoba Gardener, tropical plants

Much research has been done on the benefits of keeping houseplants. Studies show plants make you happy and improve your

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Easy Care Houseplants: Part 3 of 3

November 14, 2017 Canada's Local Gardener 6362 Views house plants, Ontario Gardener, radiator plants, spider plants, tropical plants

Plants transform our living spaces indoors and out, but those that are invited into our homes do more for us

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Putting the Garden to Bed

November 2, 2017 Canada's Local Gardener 3334 Views borders, fall cleaning, fall plants, Flowers, Garden how to, Gardening for Beginners, Manitoba Gardener, tropical plants

Saying good night to the garden By Dorothy Dobbie We always speak of “putting the garden to bed” as though

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