Spring is just around the corner and we just can’t wait to get our hands dirty – and wet, at...
“Appraise your site and adapt to it; then you’re home free,” says Frank Skelton. He and wife Erin recommend the...
No matter how petite your patio, you can create a decorative kitchen garden, known by the French as a potager.
Is your springtime flower border less than inspiring? Even veteran gardeners find it daunting to choose the best plants for...
Mysterious and aloof, Cardiocrinum giganteum (zones 7-9) reaches a height of up to three metres in the woodland garden.
Johanna Pakendorf’s zest for the outdoors began on Bowen Island 10 years ago with the simple goal of keeping herself...
When purchased in its original container, rooting hormone has an indefinite shelf life, but one should take steps to protect...
Slice a handful of freshly picked zucchini very thin. Sauté in 1 tbsp. (15 mL) each butter and olive oil...
In late summer, arrange leaves of Revolution (or other red) lettuce on a plate. Add sliced bocconcini rounds or goat...
While no garden could be complete without several clumps of undemanding snowdrops, other white flowering bulbs are also well worth...
When shopping for a poinsettia this season, use these pointers to help you find one that'll last through the holidays.
Fill winter containers with unusual hardy plants and blubs such as fritillaria, allium, anemones, phormiums, ivy and hellebores. Instead, create intriguing...
This species of goldenrod grows as a robust tall perennial. Its long creeping rhizome (root-stem) with fibrous roots explores the...
• For vegetables, select plants with traits such as high yield, good size, early ripening, or best flavour. • For flowers,
There is a genus of over 150 different shrubs that seems to be overlooked by the majority of gardeners. But...
A native of moss-covered rocks of the tropical rainforests, magnificent orchids grow hydroponically, naturally.