Jul 3
5 min

Attracting Pollinators

It might surprise you to learn that pollinators are much more diverse than just honey bees (Apis mellifera) and butterflies.

Jun 26
3 min

A Recipe For Success: Mixed Sun & Shade Planter

Creating planters is one of my favourite ways to play with colour and be express my creativity. Using plants you can challenge the typica...

Jun 18
4 min

Perfect Perennial Pairings

It was Vincent van Gogh who said there is no blue without yellow and what brings life to a world-class impressionist painting can also en...

Jun 13
5 min

5 Plants for Privacy Screens

They say good fences make good neighbours, but so can privacy screens! Many of us live in condos, townhouses or in homes with smaller lot...

Jun 4
7 min

The Ultimate Guide to Edible Flowers

Food gardening is enjoying a tremendous resurgence of late, much in part to perceived produce shortages and the fact that this pandemic h...

May 28
4 min

A Recipe For Success: Southwest Inspired Cactus & Succulent Planter

I was inspired to write this weeks Recipe for Success because of my girlfriend who had just obtained a position with the ever coveted "Co...

May 22
5 min

A Ferntastic Voyage

For some reason I always seem to get along with those gardeners that collect ferns and I think it’s because they pay close attention to b...

May 14
4 min

Recipe for Success: Spring Shade Planter

Recently a regular customer suggested a few blog topics for us to write about, one being suggestions for a Spring/Summer Shade Planter. I...

May 8
6 min

Vines and the Vertical Garden

The vertical garden is an essential element of any landscape, as it is those arbors, fence lines, pergolas and bare walls that catch the eye

May 1
5 min

Plant Spotlight: Philodendrons

With the phenomenal explosion of indoor gardening happening over the past couple of years some favourites have emerged. Fiddle Leaf Ficus...

Apr 23
4 min

The New Victory Garden; 5 Inspiring Edibles and a Tale of Hope

During these trying times, here are five plants to create your own Victory Garden.

Apr 17
3 min

Ladybugs: More Than Just a Pretty Face

Ladybugs are always a welcome addition to any garden because of their cheery colouring and adorable spots. But did you know that these in...

Apr 10
5 min

Magnificent Magnolias

Magnolias are many things – living fossils, purveyors of heavenly scents, medicinal plants and perhaps most importantly, spectacular flow...

Apr 2
6 min

Caring For Your Houseplants: Repotting & Dividing Sansevieria trifasciata aka Snake Plants

Sansevieria trifasciata aka Snake Plants are an exotic looking houseplant which are perfect for novice indoor gardeners and for those wit...

Mar 25
4 min

Pieris – The All-Season Shrub

Can you really get everything you want out of just one shrub? Even if your demands are many, including interesting evergreen foliage, bea...

Mar 20
4 min

Keep Calm & Garden On: 5 Things to Do in Your Garden this Weekend.

Well, what a strange place we are all in at this moment! I know at many of us are feeling a little lost or anxious about the current stat...

Mar 12
5 min

The Best of BC Berries

Wild berries are some of our most valuable natural resources and chances are you live just a short walk away from a patch of your very ow...

Mar 6
4 min

Houseplants: Using Pots & Containers Without Drainage

As we discussed in our blog post Caring for Houseplants In Winter, you should wait until Spring to consider repotting your indoor housepl...

Mar 2
3 min

Exquisite Euphorbia

Euphorbias are the perfect perennials. While some are as exotic-looking as the rarest succulents and just as drought tolerant, others tas...

Feb 21
5 min

Feeling Split - The World of Split Leafed Plants

Many of us have heard the name "Swiss Cheese Plant" and I bet we each envision a completely different plant from one another. These plant...

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