Flowers Plants 

Beguiling Begonias and its other species

January 25, 2019February 8, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1229 Views annuals, begonias, Flowers, solenia

We have been growing begonias in our homes and garden for about three centuries. There are many, many hybrids in

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Flowers Perennials Plants 

Poppies

July 12, 2018February 8, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1727 Views Flowers, opium poppies, Perennials, poppies, wild flowers

Graceful and fragile, brilliantly coloured and stunningly beautiful, poppies call irresistibly from any garden they inhabit. There are over 100

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Bulbs Flowers Plants 

Beauty in a bulb: 6 summer magicians for glowing colour

May 10, 2018February 8, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1184 Views Bulbs, Flowers, garden, Perennials, Plants

By Dorothy Dobbie If there is one thing that bulbs, especially summer bulbs, have in common it’s incandescent colour. The

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Flowers Manitoba Gardener Plants 

Taking on the Martagon

November 24, 2017November 21, 2017 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1299 Views asiatics, cultivars, Flowers, lilies, lillium, Manitoba Gardener, martagon, Plants

The wind whips the water and howls among the rocks. We leave its fury on shore, follow a zigzag path

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Flowers Plants 

The pharmacy in your garden

November 21, 2017 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 908 Views garden, pharmacy, plant based medicine

Plants are far more powerful than most people give them credit for being. Their relationship to our health goes back

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Flowers Indoor & Tropical Plants 

Hard to kill houseplants (part 2 of 3)

November 14, 2017June 24, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1813 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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Bulbs Flowers Gardening How-to Plants 

What bulbs to plant in fall

September 18, 2017February 8, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 830 Views allium, Bulbs, daffodils, fall planting, Flowers, gardening how-to, tulips

Plant fall bulbs for a brilliant display in spring time Fall is the time to think about putting in your

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Galliarda is also referred to as blanket flower and brown-eyed Susan.

Flowers Plants Trees & Shrubs 

Garden stars month by month

August 10, 2017April 20, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 2459 Views Flowers, garden calendar, Plants, Trees

Spring is just around the corner and we are starting to plan our gardens. To make sure you have plants

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Flowers Plants 

Wildflowers for your garden

June 9, 2017July 30, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 6441 Views Flowers, Gardening for Beginners, Local Gardener, milkweed, prairie roses, wild flowers

Stumbling upon a wildflower growing in its natural habitat is something that will make almost anyone smile. We’ve all likely

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Flowers Gardening How-to Perennials Plants 

Easy Care Roses

May 9, 2017February 8, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1607 Views Flowers, Gardening for Beginners, Local Gardener, Plants

How to care for roses       Roses need light, air and water, so plant them where they will

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