This exotic plant, originally found in wooded regions near rivers in Africa and India, requires lots of light, but won't...
Apple trees have "perfect" flowers containing both male (pollen-producing) and female (ovary-containing) structures. To prevent inbreeding, however, a flower will...
All roses listed are hardy to zone 5 Margaret’s collection of David Austin roses stands at around a dozen...
Plants are hardy to the zone number indicated. Although the Prices’ garden has its fair complement of flowers, its lasting...
If there is one word that sums up Margaret and Allen Price’s garden, it is “texture.” Allen, an architect, finds...
Lack of water need not be an obstacle to maintaining a beautiful garden.
Snapdragons or Antirrhinum majus are native to the Mediterranean basin where they are a perennial. In our climate they are...
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae or bacterial blight is a common disease affecting not only lilacs, but also other woody plants...
Even with a small townhouse garden, you can still create your own miniature Garden of Eden. Keep in mind that...
In 1913, Captain Bailey of the British army collected an incomplete specimen of the spectacular Himalayan blue poppy...
Edamame soybeans can be a wonderful plant to grow here in B.C., as long as your garden has about four...
Little did Jennie Butchart know, when she began gardening in 1904 on her family property at Tod Inlet, some...
Growing from a wide-ranging slender rhizome, vanilla-leaf often forms pure stands in forest and woodlands.
For a fungicide spray excellent for roses, rhododendrons and other flowering bushes troubled by blackspot, try this recipe: 4 tsp. (20...
Also known as angel's trumpet or devil's trumpet, Brugmansia and Datura bring an element of mystery to the everyday garden.