beginner gardening

Overwintering succulents

Overwintering succulents

Kat Fox

Overwintering succulents requires a sunny spot to live in and go dormant until spring. They don't need to get watered until they're coming out of dormancy.

Great gardening gifts

Kat Fox

We asked several well-known Canadian gardeners to describe the best gardening gifts they ever received, and for perfect gift ideas for new gardeners.

'Candy' garlic that I'm hoping to harvest in my own garden late next summer.

How to plant garlic

Kat Fox

Here is a basic guide on how to plant garlic. In order to harvest your own tasty garlic next year, you need some tasty garlic to plant this year.

Our native white cedar (Thuja occidentalis). Photo from Humber Nurseries.

Choosing conifer trees

Kat Fox

Choosing conifer trees is a big deal. It’s no wonder new gardeners (and maybe not just new gardeners!) start to get nervous when making their choice.

‘Dark Dimension’ hyacinth could bring some drama to your garden. Photo from Veseys.

Recommended flower bulbs

Kat Fox

I reached out to bulbs companies to find out what they think is new and exciting this season, and they gave me a lot of options for flower bulbs.

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