The third edition of Canadian Gardener’s Guide, edited by Lorraine Johnson, includes several new features, such as cold frame gardening, rain gardens and backyard homesteading.
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Passport promotes Philadelphia region gardens
Public gardens in the Philadelphia region have always been been favourite destinations for garden-loving Canadian travellers and others. The 36 public gardens within 50 kilometres of Philadelphia are collaborating with America’s Garden Capital Passport.
After 80 years, Veseys still growing
Veseys Seeds, based in York, Prince Edward Island, is celebrating its 80th anniversary. The mail order pioneer clearly has as clearly taken root in a broad swath beyond its Atlantic Canada origins.
Herbs are perfect for growing in pots
Herbs make ideal low-maintenance container plants, mainly because most thrive on minimal water and food. Grow herb plants such as basil and thyme in pots.
Growing from seed
Dark morning glories from seed
My dark morning glories are heirloom hybrids of I. purpurea, producing half-hardy seeds that will often remain in the soil over winter and sprout in spring.
Moonflowers from seed
Moonflowers are distinguished by their night-blooming schedule and intoxicating fragrance that moves through the garden. Try growing moonflowers from seed.
Dwarf tomato seeds
Judith Adam is picky about the tomatoes she grows. In the hundreds of tomatoes in seed catalogues, it’s not easy to find dwarf tomato seeds.
Growing alpine strawberries
Sweet alpine strawberries are small intensely flavoured little berries also known as fraises des bois. The attractive perennial plants make good groundcover.
Food to grow
Sweet cherry tomatoes
Every seed catalogue on my desk falls open to the tomato pages. Perhaps the seed companies have recognized my obsession with sweet cherry tomatoes.
Pruning tomatoes
How to prune tomatoes. In this case, dwarf tomato plants, ‘Window Box Roma’, grown in containers have been stressed and unproductive.
Tips for late tomatoes
Tomatoes are notoriously sensitive to temperature and weather changes. Here are tips to get the best from tomatoes late in the season.
Taste-testing veggies at Stokes
Kat Fox visited Stokes Seeds’ trial gardens in St. Catharines, Ont., to enjoyed taste-testing veggies and learn about a new way to grow tomatoes.
Garden design
A garden designer’s view on trends
Catherine Geraats of Aphrodite Design Group was the garden designer who designed Garden Making’s feature garden for Canada Blooms in 2012 in Toronto. We asked Catherine about what’s new in garden design. And she had some advice for new homeowners hiring a landscape designer.
Front garden design changes
Removing a large fern-leaf beech from front garden became necessary because of its eventual size. Dwarf conifers will replace it in front garden design.
Tips for gardeners
Bindweed must be cut — not yanked
Bindweed must be cut to remove. Convolvulus arvensis, commonly called field bindweed is a creeping perennial with roots that can penetrate up to 5 metres.
Coping with clay soil
Clay soil can be difficult it can be to work with. Simple clay amending techniques for a clod-free garden.