Beckie Fox

Yellow, lime, purple, white and mauve annuals brighten a porch planter. (Garden Making photo)

Container combo for front porch planters

Beckie Fox

For front porch planters, the best-looking summer containers are filled to the brim with plants that feature bountiful flowers and interesting foliage.

Pixie grapevine is tiny enough for a tabletop display. (Photo courtesy of Vineland Research and Innovation)

Growing grapes in containers: Pixie gapes

Beckie Fox

If you’re looking for something different to plant in a container this year, consider Pixie grapes, which grows 12 to 24 inches (30 to 60 cm) tall.

Purple alliums, columbines and camassias fill a display border at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania.

Two spring plant combinations to try

Beckie Fox

Two of Beckie Fox's favourite spring plant combinations that would be easy to recreate in most Canadian gardens. The first is inspired by Longwood Gardens.

The iconic topiaries at Great Dixter and double borders bursting with feathery perennials. A great contrast of solid and light.

Inspiring ideas for planting from Great Dixter

Beckie Fox

Great Dixter in East Sussex, England, is a mecca for avid gardeners now led by Fergus Garrett. The gardens are full of inspiring ideas for planting.

Newly plantred Incarvillea mairei hardy gloxinia (Photo by brewbooks, near Seattle, USA, via Wikimedia Commons

Where to get seeds for Incarvillea mairei?

Beckie Fox

Elizabeth asks where to buy seeds or plants for dwarf hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea mairei). We have some suggestions but welcome readers to comment.

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