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irst, I want to say how much I enjoy the Local Gardener Magazine and that is why I was re-reading the issue from last year Volume 2: Issue 1 There is an error in the identification of a plant on page 28. No doubt somebody else caught this months ago, but just in case. You label the plant "Canadian wild ginger" but it is actually a white violet plant. Wild ginger leaves look similar to that, but the flower is red and at ground level, very inconspicuous. Marjorie Hughes Winnipeg and Pinawa, MB
a garden is a garden. The whole article regarding their place, did not belong, in my opinion, in a Beautiful Gardens magazine. It should have been in a cottage, or regular home magazine. Given that, it was awesome though. Having said that, the following article by Victoria Beattie in Calgary more than made up for the other! Now that is gardening! Flowers, shrubs, hostas, wisteria, that lady rocks gardening, and takes it to soaring heights! Sorry, I couldn't resist the pun. Keep up the beautiful work, Victoria!! And God bless Helen Hogue You have an eagle eye, Marjofor her flowers, et cetera, but rie Hughes! Thank you for the mainly for being guardian of correction. butterflies, and teaching about Shauna them! Beautiful flowers! This white violet was misidentified as Canadian wild Finally, Roy Morris's place! icked up the magazine ginger in a previous issue. The foliage is very similar, Gorgeous! My kind of landat the grocery store and but… mea culpa. scape! happily read it, front to All in all, I will purchase the the feature from Durham, Ontarback! Nice. You asked for feedback. io, The Knowlton's place. Yes, it magazine again, keep up the good Well, I have to admit that I was was beautiful and relaxing but so work, Shauna! Stay safe! really, really, really not pleased with miscategorised!! A forest is a forest, Catherine Knox, Kelowna BC r
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