Plants

Pergolas and Vines: Adding Emotion and Nourishment to Your Yard

I’m a sucker for a good pergola covered in vines. I was at a wedding this season at a golf course where a simple concrete

Canada's Local Gardener July 16, 2018

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

Growing Cucumbers

Ask anyone what vegetable is most often planted in their garden and the answer will probably come back, “tomatoes”. That would be wrong, though. Kevin

Canada's Local Gardener May 15, 2018

Container Gardening: Peppers

Pretty patio peppers As the container gardening trend heats up, peppers are staking out their place as one of the top plant picks. They are the

Canada's Local Gardener May 15, 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

Invasive Species: Bighead Knapweed

Bighead Knapweed, or Centaurea macrocephala, is also known as armenian basketflower, globe centaurea, golden thistle, yellow or lemon fluff knapweed and yellow hardhead. Overview: Bighead

Canada's Local Gardener May 9, 2018