Foliage

About Parsley

1. Once or twice. Parsley, Petroselinum crispum, is a biennial in temperate zones of the world and an annual in very warm or very cold

Canada's Local Gardener July 21, 2022

About Native Wildflowers

1. Typhoid saviour. One of the native wildflowers, Joe Pye weed, boneset to some, and botanically Eutrochium (reclassified from Eupatorium a few years ago), shares its common

Shauna Dobbie June 30, 2022

About Peperomia

Peperomia argyreia Watermelon 1. Plant of the year! Peperomia has been declared the plant of the year by the National Garden Bureau. The National Garden

Canada's Local Gardener January 28, 2022

About Clover

1. It saved an emperor. Four-leaf clovers stand for luck and it was extremely lucky for Napoleon Bonaparte when he spotted a four leaf clover,

Canada's Local Gardener September 16, 2021

About Horseradish

1. Strong like… horse. Horseradish got its name not because horses like it – indeed, the plant is poisonous to horses (and to cows, goats

Canada's Local Gardener June 11, 2021

About Succulents

Juicy leaves 1. Juicy fruit. With succulent plants, it’s not only the fruit that’s juicy, it’s the whole plant. These remarkable green, pink, orange, blue

Canada's Local Gardener June 3, 2021

Buying Plants

1. Potted plants in bloom (1). At the garden centre, should you buy plants that are already blooming or not? The question has two answers:

Canada's Local Gardener April 29, 2021

About Roses

1. Prickle or thorn, it still hurts. Technically, roses have prickles. Thorns are modified leaves containing vascular strands of the plant (the system that moves

Canada's Local Gardener February 10, 2021