Garden Making
Savings Seeds guide to preserving plant biodiversity
Saving Seeds book advocates that home gardens have the potential to preserve vital biodiversity, if only we would let plants go to seed, harvest and preserve them. Saving Seeds, covers the essentials of seed saving, including seed selection criteria, harvest and storage tips, the role of seed-saving communities and seed companies.
Big Bird made it to Canada Blooms 2020
Here’s some good news from the Leaside Garden Society in Toronto. Although Canada Blooms wasn’t able to open because of ...
Canada Blooms 2020 suspended
Canada Blooms, Canada’s largest flower and garden festival, is suspending its 2020 show on the recommendation of health officials. The 10-day show was to open Friday, March 13, in Toronto. It is the first time since its founding 24 years ago that Canada Blooms has had to suspend operations.
New ideas for planting a natural garden
Planting the Natural Garden, by Piet Oudolf and Henk Gerritsen is an updated and expanded edition of Oudolf’s popular book, first published 30 years ago, that introduced us to the beauty and benefits of using native and naturalistic plants in our gardens.
A New York City garden unlike any other
In New York City, Wave Hill overlooks the Hudson River in the Bronx. Ngoc Minh Ngo’s photographs and Thomas Christopher’s prose pay tribute to the garden’s beauty in all seasons in Nature Into Art: The Gardens of Wave Hill.
