As you prepare your shopping list for the garden centre this year include plants which will attract wildlife to your garden. I am talking about the kind of wildlife that Canadians really WANT in their yard…. like butterflies, song birds and hummingbirds. The secret to attracting song birds, hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden is… Read more »
As Canada emerges from the deep freeze we tend to get pretty antsy to get out of doors. Everyone, it seems, wants to have a nice green lawn. Even if you spend the rest of the gardening season on the golf course or at the cottage, I find that even the most negligent of lawn… Read more »
As you venture out into your garden this weekend you may contemplate where you will plant some edibles like veggies, herbs, fruiting bushes and the like. Well, if seeking good value courses through your veins, I have some news for you. The best value for your gardening dollar [and effort] is as near as your… Read more »
My goal is to provide as compelling an argument as I can for you to invest in the future of your garden this spring – indeed the future of the planet as we know it – by consciously planting ‘pollinator plants’. What is a pollinating plant? Most plants generate pollen: it is the elixir of… Read more »
2015 the International Year of Soils. If this comes as a surprise to you, no worries, you are not alone. It seems that most of us are keenly unaware of the value of our dirt (the good stuff) and I am here to help change that. On December 5th 2014, Jose Graziano de Silva, the… Read more »
Tomatoes are the most popular garden vegetable in Canada by far. They are easy to grow just about anywhere there is heat and sun. There is a huge variety of tomatoes to choose from, in colours ranging from white, yellow, orange, red, green and purple. I grow over 200 tomatoes and 20 different varieties each… Read more »
Gardening expert, Mark Cullens, tells us the benefits of using PRO-MIX soils.
Gardening expert Albert Mondor, showcases his “Garden of the future”.
Mark explains the benefit of mulch and how it protects your gardens during the summer months.
Perhaps you are just glad that the weeding, watering and nurturing is behind you for another season and you can finally settle onto the couch for some good hockey. Where the garden is concerned: not so fast. My list below may provide the perfect excuse to get outside and enjoy the fresh late autumn air. … Read more »
In spite of all your efforts, your house plants keep dying one after the other… You have perhaps even thought about buying plastic plants! Before doing that, get yourself one of the indestructible plants presented in this text. Success is guaranteed, even if you do not have a green thumb! Plants that require very little… Read more »
Have you been trying to grow perennials under dense spruces or tall, mature maples, but to no success? One after the other, the hostas and astilbes you have planted wither and die? Forget about the shade plants generally proposed on the horticultural market and try indestructible perennials that can withstand even the most extreme conditions!… Read more »
