5 days ago
4 min

Ten Fantastic Foliage Shrubs

Are flowers really more important than foliage? Some might argue that given that most shrubs only bloom for a few weeks while the foliage...

Sep 21
5 min

Hanging Houseplants - Part 2

In part 1 of this series, we discussed some wonderful varieties of plants that make excellent hanging plants. From succulents to ferns, h...

Sep 12
5 min

Growing Your Own Garlic

Well autumn is in the air and garlic planting season is upon us. So now is the time to visit the garden centre for your best selection, p...

Sep 4
4 min

Hanging Houseplants - Part 1

Hanging houseplants can add a lot of personality to your space while saving floor space. But what kinds of hanging houseplants are out th...

Aug 27
5 min

Designing a Tropical Landscape

Well it’s the middle of summer and there is no better time to consider adding a touch of the exotic to your garden because even a casual ...

Aug 21
3 min

A Recipe for Success: Late Summer Refresh

Have you been itching to update your Spring Summer Planters? I know, me too! It was only until the summer blooms started to fade that I a...

Aug 13
4 min

Eight Great Midsummer Blooms

It’s August which means that the rains have stopped, the spring through early summer colour has all but faded and you’re already tired of...

Aug 7
7 min

5 Great Large Tropical Houseplants

In recent years, you have likely seen a huge increase of indoor tropical plants used in home decor and room styling. But what houseplants...

Jul 30
5 min

Shade Gardens Made Easy

There are two deterrents when designing a shade garden, the first being a limited plant palette due to a lack of light and the second obs...

Jul 24
6 min

A Recipe For Success: Creating A Garden Jellyfish

After this years series of stressful news and events, I really wanted to bring you guys a fun and whimsical planter idea for your garden ...

Jul 16
4 min

Hardy Hibiscus

It might surprise you to learn that there are two incarnations of hardy hibiscus; a shrubby form known as Rose of Sharon or Hibiscus syri...

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

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