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10 Neat Things

10 neat things about creeping charlie
10 Neat Things 

About Creeping Charlie

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 38 Views

1. Hardy little newcomer.  Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea) came to us from Europe, where, like dandelion, it was found to

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10 neat things about petunias
10 Neat Things 

About Petunias

July 27, 2022July 28, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 89 Views

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

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10 neat things about parsley
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10 Neat Things: About Parsley

July 21, 2022July 22, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 88 Views

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

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10 neat things about heatwaves
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About Heat Waves

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 98 Views

1. How hot does it need to be? The answer depends on where you are. The Heat Wave Duration Index

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10 neat things about spittlebugs
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About Spittlebugs

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 107 Views

1. Who spit on my perennials? See those little dabs of foam on the stems of your favourite perennials? It

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10 neat things about wildflowers
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About Native Wildflowers

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 159 Views

1. Typhoid saviour. One of the native wildflowers, Joe Pye weed, boneset to some, and botanically Eutrochium (reclassified from Eupatorium a few

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10 neat things about nettles
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10 Neat Things: About Nettles

June 21, 2022June 23, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 173 Views

1. Hypodermic needle, anyone? Long before man came up with the idea of injecting our bodies with chemicals, the stinging

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10 neat things about daylilies
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About Daylilies

June 16, 2022June 17, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 174 Views

1. The “perfect perennial”. Daylilies are often called the perfect perennial because they are easy to grow, come in many

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10 neat things about mosquitoes
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10 Neat Things: About Mosquitoes

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 183 Views

1. Blood suckers or nectar suppers? In spite of what you’ve heard, mosquitoes don’t eat blood. They eat nectar from

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10 neat things about sun and shade in the garden
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About Sun and Shade

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 211 Views

1. Deadly shade. Very little will grow in deep, deep shade, say right beside a north facing wall with overhanging

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