Planning Your First Garden
To plant and maintain a flower border, with a good scheme for colour, is by no means the easy thing
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Gardening for Beginners
Harmful Plants
Pets love gardens. They react to gardens as much as we do, becoming euphoric and running through the plants, smelling
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Starting Your Own Seeds
I used to say that gardeners should start seeds in their homes mainly because it’s fun. I don’t say that
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You’ve Got Gall… or Fungus
What’s the difference between galls and fungus growths? Galls are out-growths on plant material that can be caused by (rarely)
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Seed Heads
By Dorothy Dobbie It isn’t often that you grow a plant mainly for its seed heads, but some are so
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Pollen Magic
Pollen is a wonderful, protein-rich particle, much prized by queen bees, but especially important to plant fertilization because it carries
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Growing Shallots
Shallots are not the most commonly grown vegetable in Canada, perhaps because the maturity date for bulbs can be as
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The Allium Family
Knowing the difference of the allium family, between shallots, green onions, scallions, chives and leeks can be very confusing. One
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Quality Soil: Factors to consider
Organic Factors. During almost all landscaping projects there comes a time when you have to decide, “What kind of soil
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Baby Potatoes in the Garden
Baby Potatoes
Po-TAE-to, Po-TA-to Nothing tastes better than fresh baby potatoes from the garden. Boiled, baked or put into salads or soups,
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