Plants

Cucumber Cure

Are you wondering why your cucumbers have lots of foliage and are loaded with flowers, but the flowers keep falling off before they can turn

Canada's Local Gardener September 11, 2016

A Troubleshooting Guide for Evergreens

What’s wrong with my evergreen trees? This is a question I hear daily during the spring, summer and, especially, the fall. That question of

Canada's Local Gardener September 11, 2016

Bulbs, Corms and Tubers

What is the difference between bulbs, corms and tubers? And what about all those other things? To start, they are all underground storage units ready

Canada's Local Gardener September 10, 2016

Garden Scents

Brilliant colour, florid bloom, exotic foliage: all of these are important to the garden. But garden scents can stimulate an explosion of the senses, creating

Canada's Local Gardener September 9, 2016

What’s New, What’s Hot: Annuals

Here are new and hot varieties of annuals you’ll want in your garden this year. Annuals Acalypha ‘Jungle Cloak’. Acalypha are fast-growing shrubs that we

Shauna Dobbie March 8, 2015

What’s New, What’s Hot: Trees & shrubs

Hot and new trees and shrubs that’ll be a gorgeous addition to your garden. Trees and Shrubs Tatarian maple ‘O’Canada’. A hardy, thriving variety with

Canada's Local Gardener March 8, 2015

What’s New, What’s Hot: Perennials

Here are new and hot varieties of Perennials this year you’ll want in your garden. Perennials Bearded German iris ‘Dangerous Mood’. A moody beauty with

Canada's Local Gardener March 8, 2015