How to Grow Strawberries It’s hard to imagine a summer garden without the mouth-watering flavour of strawberries, and the good news is, if planted now, you will have some to enjoy from your own garden this year! Growing Healthy Berries Many strawberries are hardy...
Success with Seeds It’s around this time of year when millions of Canadians are leafing through seed catalogues or browsing through seed racks in garden centres. They are imagining all sorts of wonderful colour schemes for their garden and anticipating baskets of...
Top 10 Things To Do in your Garden this Month November is an important month for many things in our gardens! To help keep your garden in good shape now, and even better shape for the months to come, please take note of the following important ‘to do’s: 1. It’s the...
Exceptional Fall Colour from Unexpected Plants When we say ‘fall colour,’ folks inevitably think about large, lovely deciduous trees like maples and oaks. Some may even call to mind a few well-known shrubs like ‘Burning Bush’ (euonymus a.), fothergilla g., or itea v.,...
Bulbs With a Purpose Whether you’re seeking more fragrance or want to plant bulbs the deer won’t eat, we’ve put together some of our best bets for bulbs that serve a purpose in your garden! Naturalizers Bulbs that ‘naturalize’ are those that, in a nutshell, spread...
Fall Feeding It hardly seems fair, but November 1st is only a few weeks away, and we all know what that means–surprise cold spells that can take their toll on our gardens! Now is the time to begin a fall fertilization program to toughen up softer plants, but it’s also...
