In Ottawa/Gatineau, every Saturday morning throughout the season, the Garden Promenade bus takes visitors on a freewheeling floral trip.
MosaïCulture Gatineau 2018: A Magnificent Journey
Lorraine Flanigan reports on MosaïCulture Gatineau which runs until Oct. 15, 2018, at Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau, Quebec, featuring 45 pieces of living horticultural sculptures.
Create your dream garden from scratch
Confronted by empty yards front and back? Here’s your detailed guide to creating your dream garden from scratch.
How to make an elegant topiary
A touch of formality is not out of place in most gardens. Trimmed cones and spheres of foliage — classic topiary — are especially suited to containers.
Canadian Shield first in new series of easy-to-grow roses
Canadian Shield, a vivid red landscape rose with glossy green foliage, is first in a new series of easy-to-grow roses called the 49th Parallel Collection.
Healthy roses in bloom
The roses are looking healthy and so far I don’t see any sign of the dreaded black spots that often plague the foliage of these shrubs.
Rio portulaca for hot spots
Rio portulaca plants are now on Judith Adam’s front walk gallery of ornamental plants because the location is too hot for tomatoes in containers.
Coping with clay soil
Clay soil can be difficult it can be to work with. Simple clay amending techniques for a clod-free garden.
The luxury of hydrangeas
The choice in hydrangeas grows more enticing each year. My ‘Annabelle’ hydrangea is developing broad domes of creamy white flowers.
Container gardening
Ivy geraniums for containers
Ideal for containers and window boxes, ivy geraniums will be happy to bloom all summer in part shade to full sun with attractive flowers and foliage.
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.
How to grow spectacular spring-flowering containers
How to force bulbs for beautiful spring-flowering containers. Dugald Cameron explains step by step, starting with fall planting of bulbs.
Gardens to visit
Sculpture garden at Assiniboine Park
At Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg, Vania Bowman explains why she loves working in the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden
The Gardener film now on tour
The documentary The Gardener about horticulturist Frank Cabot’s beautiful Les Quatre Vents estate in Charlevoix, Quebec, is being screened across Canada.
Gardens of Canada
The 2017 feature of Gardens of Canada in Garden Making magazine. The Canadian Garden Council encourages you to visit one of these spectacular gardens.
