Flowers

Downy Mildew Killing Impatiens

Common impatiens, Impatiens walleriana, have always seemed the most indestructible of plants. You stick them in the ground, give them plenty of water in the

Canada's Local Gardener March 1, 2019

About Alstroemeria

1. Lily of the Incas. Deep in South America, in the southern Andes, clumps of richly coloured flowers grew from a cluster of tubers buried

Canada's Local Gardener February 15, 2019

Beguiling Begonias and its Other Species

We have been growing begonias in our homes and garden for about three centuries. There are many, many hybrids in addition to the 1,400 different

Canada's Local Gardener January 25, 2019

Poppies Are Forever

Graceful and fragile, brilliantly coloured and stunningly beautiful, poppies call irresistibly from any garden they inhabit. There are over 100 species but they all have

Canada's Local Gardener July 12, 2018

Beauty in a Bulb: 6 summer magicians for glowing colour

By Dorothy Dobbie If there is one thing that bulbs, especially summer bulbs, have in common it’s incandescent colour. The flowers of dahlias, gladiolas, crocosmia

Canada's Local Gardener May 10, 2018

Taking on the Martagon Lily

Story by Eileen Rosen Photos by Susan Morgan The wind whips the water and howls among the rocks. We leave its fury on shore, follow

Canada's Local Gardener November 24, 2017

The Pharmacy in your Garden: Medicinal plants

Plants are far more powerful than most people give them credit for being. Their relationship to our health goes back to time immemorial, when medicine

Canada's Local Gardener November 21, 2017