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10 Neat Things: About Peonies

May 20, 2021May 21, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1966 Views 10 Neat Things, Flowers, peonies, Perennials

1. What’s so great about peonies? Peonies are drought tolerant, deer resistant, fragrant, hardy to Zone 2 and they can

10 Neat Things: About Skunks

March 11, 2021March 12, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 3246 Views 10 Neat Things, garden citters, how to get rid of skunk smell, skunks

1. Skunk diet. Skunks have a varied diet that includes roots, seeds and berries; small mice, birds and eggs; and,

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10 Neat Things: Edible weeds

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 6901 Views 10 Neat Things, edible weeds

Purslane 1. Move over spinach. Purslane, sometimes called portulaca, is an edible weed. It has 10 times the Omega 3

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10 Neat Things: About Berries

May 21, 2020June 11, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 3255 Views 10 Neat Things, Berries

Gooseberries are true berries Raspberries Blackberries Saskatoon berries Blueberries Currants Honeyberries Cranberries 1. A tomato is a berry, a blueberry

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10 Neat Things: Cherry Blossoms

April 2, 2020April 3, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 3079 Views 10 Neat Things, Manitoba Gardener

1. Hanami . It’s cherry blossom time in Japan! Hanami means “flower-viewing” and generally refers to taking in the beauty

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10 Neat Things: Container Gardening

January 31, 2020February 19, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 2068 Views 10 Neat Things

1. Vegetables. It used to be that just about the only edibles that people grew in containers were herbs and

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10 Neat Things: Waiting

January 17, 2020February 19, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 2322 Views 10 Neat Things

1. Waiting to plant. Across Canada, with the possible exception of the West Coast, Canadians wait till Victoria Day,

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10 Neat Things: Annuals

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 2097 Views 10 Neat Things, annuals, types of annuals, what are annuals

1. Live fast, die young. In the plant world, an annual is a plant that completes its life cycle in

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10 Neat Things: How Insects survive Winter

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 2009 Views 10 Neat Things, how insects survive winter, what happens to insects in winter

1. Die or pause? No, diapause. To survive the brutality of freezing winters, many insects enter a state of suspended

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10 Neat Things: Bugs with Wings in your Home

November 18, 2019February 19, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener Magazine 1188 Views 10 Neat Things, flying insects

1. Things with wings. Pesky little bugs fly around the house and everyone believes they are fruit flies. You should