Last Updated: December 17, 2011 12:00am
Cyclamen growing in popularity
One of the most popular plants at Christmas time, besides poinsettias, is the cyclamen.
Last Updated: December 10, 2011 12:00am
Pruners quickly trim your holiday gift list
With Christmas just around the corner, I'm often asked what I want for Christmas or what to buy a gardener for Christmas. It's a hard question to answer, so I'm going to tell you about the gifts I've found useful or exciting.
Last Updated: December 3, 2011 12:00am
Avoid mulching diseased leaves
Is there a problem of spreading diseases such as black spot or Hackberry nipple gall on leaves if you compost the mulch or mulch the leaves and leave it on the lawn to decompose?
Last Updated: December 3, 2011 12:00am
Myriad of colours spell festive season
If you've been anywhere near the shops, you can't fail to have noticed the retail business is in full Christmas mood weeks before the big day itself.
Last Updated: November 26, 2011 12:00am
Choosing tree is a family tradition
There's nothing like the smell of a fresh Christmas tree in your home.
Last Updated: November 19, 2011 12:00am
Christmas fixture has many colours
Oh no! Only four more Saturdays until Christmas. As many of us begin to decorate our homes, we will use or even give as a gift a euphorbia pulcherrima, more commonly known as poinsettia.
Last Updated: November 12, 2011 12:00am
Pine and cedar top Christmas greens
As the last of the fall leaves make their way to the ground, we start thinking about replacing the fall mums in our planters. Christmas is closer than we think.
Last Updated: November 5, 2011 12:00am
Get ready to wrap — trees, that is
Many gardening books and articles recommend protecting evergreens from snow, salt spray and wind, but what does that mean? How do we do this?
Last Updated: October 29, 2011 12:00am
Time to winterize the old fish pond
Whether we want it to happen or not, winter is on its way. If we want the fish in our ponds to survive until next spring, we must complete some tasks now.
Last Updated: October 22, 2011 12:00am
Improve soil quality by raking less
If you dread the annual task of leaf-raking, I have good news for you: Raking and collecting leaves every autumn is a tradition without scientific basis.
Last Updated: October 15, 2011 12:00am
Protecting trees, plants starts in fall
After reading several articles about winter care and fall cleanup for the garden, I still didn't have the answers about how to winterize my Japanese maple, evergreens and roses.
Last Updated: October 8, 2011 12:00am
You can get a head start on spring now
The weather has begun to change. Days and nights are getting cooler. Leaves are changing colour and beginning to fall.
Last Updated: October 1, 2011 12:00am
Think of fall as a fresh start for next spring
This is the month in Ontario when we begin to put our gardens to bed.
Last Updated: October 1, 2011 12:00am
Garden club party
There were 250 people expected to attend the dinner and demonstration.
Last Updated: October 1, 2011 12:00am
Garden calendar
Communitrees, fall hikes, park walks, tree planting
Last Updated: September 24, 2011 12:00am
Tropical hibiscus need their rest
Q: My hibiscus looks fat and happy, but it doesn't bloom anymore. What can I do to make its life complete?
Last Updated: September 24, 2011 12:00am
Move plants indoors gradually in autumn
Tropical plants are known for their exotic appearance, adding interest and depth to your home and garden.
Last Updated: September 17, 2011 12:00am
Fall tops spring to transplant shrubs
Do we transplant in early fall or wait until spring?
Last Updated: September 17, 2011 12:00am
Garden calendar
Plant sales, presentations, walks, tree planting
Last Updated: September 17, 2011 12:00am
Plant bulbs now for spring show
Now is the time to be planting your spring flowering bulbs.
Last Updated: September 10, 2011 12:00am
Time to ready lawn for winter
It's hard to believe summer is almost over and we're beginning to think about fall and even winter. With a few proper steps we can keep our lawns looking great year after year.
Last Updated: September 10, 2011 12:00am
You control colour of blooms
Do hydrangeas usually have different-coloured flowers on the same bush as this one has this year?
Last Updated: September 2, 2011 10:46pm
Asters a star when it comes to fall colour
The trick to designing a perennial garden is making sure you have something wonderful in bloom all the time.
Last Updated: August 27, 2011 12:00am
Fall asters, sedum offer rainbow of colour
It just seems like spring was yesterday. And now we begin to see fall mums in our favourite gardens centres.