When is garlic not garlic? Elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum) is a cool-season biennial that is happy in a variety of...
Bruce Whittington on natural ways to feed and shelter our feathered friends this coming cold season.
Completely pink daffodils, similar to the well-known completely yellow and white daffodils, are not available yet. Present-day pink daffodils mostly show...
Tips to help you enjoy a new career as a rescuer of “experienced” building material and plants.
A quest for discarded rocks, bricks and plants paves the path to a remarkable garden.
Ornamental grasses are categorized as either cool-season or warm-season, with either running or clumping growth habits. Cool-season: Grows best at...
Few things evoke the sense of a season as strongly as that first sight of a ripe orange pumpkin in...
Now is the time to plant vegetables that will deliver mid-winter bounty.
Versatile, adaptable and low-maintenance, ornamental grasses are the new face of natural landscaping.
Already low-maintenance and easy to grow, Wim Vander Zalm shows us how to keep dahlias blooming bright.
The answer lies in waterwise gardening, a method of planning and maintaining gardens that reduces water use and results in...
My suggestions for a bit of the South of France in your garden: Climbers for growing in the Lower Mainland:...
Lately I have been reading Marcel Proust (my book club made me do it!), and though I find his three-page...
From long-flowering roses to climbing beauties, these easy-to-care-for container plants are sure to impress.