Find out how to ensure your plants and gardens thrive.
You can usually tell when Canadian gardeners have had enough of winter. Suddenly, front steps start to brighten up. Terracotta pots that have sat empty since October are planted up
If there is one shrub that knows how to herald the start of the season, it is the forsythia, which is known as Golden Bells. While the rest of the
There are few sights in the garden quite as uplifting as a host of golden daffodils. After months of muted winter tones, their bright, trumpet-shaped blooms arrive like a cheerful
Magnolia is a stunning spring performer that steals the show. Just as winter begins to loosen its grip, magnolias burst into bloom with dazzling displays of white, pink, purple or
If there is one plant that rewards the gardener’s patience during the final, chilly stretch of winter that can last a long time, depending on where you live in Canada,
There’s something quietly uplifting about the first snowdrops of the year. When the garden is still resting and the air carries winter’s chill, these small white blooms carry the message,
If the Canadian winter has your garden feeling a little ruff, the red osier dogwood is a striking plant that barks back!
1. Protect perennials before the first snow (Alberta & Saskatchewan) Prairie gardeners face brutal winters with limited snow cover and extreme temperature swings. Apply 6-8 inches of mulch to perennial
Dorothy and Jim Patterson had been digging in Winnipeg dirt together for thirty-plus years when reality hit hard. Dorothy’s arthritis, Jim’s bum knee that needed replacing – suddenly their beloved
When Frank Rodriguez retired from urban planning at 58, he faced a predicament many of us city dwellers know: he wanted to garden, but his downtown Vancouver condo offered only
