Best Roses for Your Cut Flower Garden
There is nothing quite as beautiful as a fresh garden rose in your favourite vase, giving off the most perfect fragrance and making a colourful statement in your home. Planting roses for cutting is a great way to have fresh flowers in your home, and while it may seem like an intimidating task, with the right knowledge and information you can
4 Amazing Recipes for Your Summer Fruit Harvest
When choosing fruit and berries to plant in my yard, I always think about the delicious recipes I can make with my harvest. After planting and carefully tending to the fruit and berries in my garden, I am rewarded with a tasty bounty! Fresh fruit is amazing to eat right off the bush, tree, or vine. However, it’s always nice
How to Add Summer Sunshine to the Garden
With summer comes bright sunshine, warm days, and fantastic garden colour. During the summer you see the bright colour yellow all around. From the radiant morning sun to stunning sunsets, shades of vibrant yellow appear in the garden. Yellow pops in a garden landscape! Heliopsis Burning Hearts (False Sunflower) What’s summer without sunflowers? Add bright sunny yellow and orange blooms to the
5 Amazing Grasses for the Garden
Ornamental grasses are an easy way to add texture and movement to the garden. They come in many forms, from tall and stately to short and tufted, making them very versatile for any kind of landscape design. Ornamental grasses require little maintenance, and many provide year-round interest with their changing foliage colours and textures. By combining grass into your garden,
8 Stunning Plants for a Patriotic Canadian Garden
Astilbe Astilbe enhances our shady spaces and woodland gardens. When grown in rich moist soils, these plants benefit from dappled light and can tolerate the morning sun. Astilbe only ask that you water them regularly and if you do, you’ll discover how easy they are to maintain. Long-lasting plumes consist of hundreds of tiny flowers which attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The
9 Useful Tips for Your Summer Garden
Summer is a great time to get out into the garden and tackle those essential tasks that keep your outdoor space looking its best. After the bulbs are planted and the seeds are sown, continual attention can help make sure it looks its best all summer long. Here are some tips for tackling summer gardening tasks. Clean Up the Patio A job
How to Design the Perfect Garden Patio
Have you moved into a new space with a balcony and have no idea what to do with it? I found myself in just this situation this spring and it was time to do something about it. That is why I took the time out to create the perfect garden balcony. Filling my balcony plants, herbs, and décor that made
Fertilizing Your Garden: The Basics You Need to Know
Plants need the right amounts of nutrients to thrive, grow and produce. Sometimes, the soil needs a little extra help to provide plants with all the nutrients they are craving. Fertilizers, although helpful, are not a must-have for the garden, think of them as vitamins for your plants. When you are looking for a boost in production, or to give
How to Plant, Grow & Care for Gladiolus
Are you looking to add a splash of colour to your garden? Try Gladiolus! There is just something about gladiolus flowers that brings me back to my first summers of gardening. Maybe it’s the spikes of flat 2D foliage that suddenly burst into 3D colourful blooms. Or maybe it is how the blooms unfurl over weeks in the late summer
How to Plant, Grow and Harvest Potatoes
An easy-to-grow and highly versatile vegetable, potatoes are a favourite for gardeners. Growing potatoes is easy, and there are many different varieties to choose from. From early to late season harvests, there is a wide range of different potato varieties. A great feature of this favoured root vegetable is that they can be stored for months in a cold, dark