All-America Selections's recommended no-fuss plant picks that prove their worth again and again.
Orchardists and home gardeners know that ample blossoms on their fruit trees are no guarantee of a bountiful crop. Success...
When avid gardeners Hazel and Jerry Vanslyke purchased their retirement home in Victoria’s pretty suburb of Oak Bay, it was...
Description: This erect, deciduous shrub, up to two metres in height, bears smooth-edged, oval-shaped leaves and inconspicuous flowers. Light blue,
An important staple food of the North American Indians, the Saskatoon took its common designation from the Cree name for...
Blending form and function in great taste and style, the versatile Saskatoon berry has an impressive résumé – showy, fragrant,
The bee population is in trouble. Here is a small thing every gardener can do to help – plant crimson...
Belgian or Witloof endive (Cichorium intybus), depending on how it is grown, is one of the few vegetables ready for...
Uniquely interesting and always distinctive in their flower form, species rhodos are a favourite of David Tarrant's.
While they don't produce fruit this far north, bananas are terrific for creating the lush look of the tropics here...
If you don’t have much space for growing, try sowing about 20 seeds in a pot to be put on...
“People once believed garden varieties of purple loosestrife didn’t produce seed,” says Cory Lindgren, who oversees Canada’s biocontrol efforts for...
Small and easy to use, the one-time-use cameras that retail for between $10 and $20 are the perfect tool for...
Enhancing ‘Sunbright’‘s attractiveness in the vase is its strong stem and neck and rounded petals. This pollen-less variety with golden yellow...