Faces at the Peterborough Garden Show

Carel and Cindy Deutekom of Goldenbrook Hostas

Many gardeners in eastern and southern Ontario say that they like the Peterborough Garden Show because it combines a sense of local community with a… Read more

The Word on the Street across Canada this weekend

TheWordOnTheStreet

The Word on the Street National Book and Magazine Festival will take place in cities across Canada this weekend. Literacy organizations as well as book… Read more

Garlic festivals across Canada

Have a stinkin’ good time and attend a local garlic festival. The following is a list of 17 garlic festivals in Canada in 2012. For… Read more

Whistling Gardens opens ambitious new venture

Whistling Gardens Gazebo

You may remember the ”Worth The Drive” profile of Whistling Gardens, a garden centre near Brantford, Ont., specializing in conifers, which appeared in Garden Making‘s Fall 2011… Read more

Public greenhouses where you can get your plant fix

Oakville greenhouse

Stepping into warm public greenhouses filled with bright blooms and towering tropical trees on a cold winter’s day can cheer up anyone, especially housebound gardeners.… Read more

An appreciation of magnolias

Magnolia stellata 'Rosea' photographed by Lorraine Beswick

Fifteen years ago, a small but passionate group of horticulturists, community members, nursery people and gardeners began to plant magnolias in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.… Read more