Kat Fox

Low fencing works perfectly with the variegated hostas.

Motivation for a new gardener (or new garden)

Kat Fox

I went on my first garden tour this summer and discovered several good gardening ideas even newbies like myself can ...

My fire sticks succulent put on a lot of new growth this summer. I spread pea gravel on the top of the soil to help with drainage, since it doesn't like much water. I’m trying to mimic "desert-like" conditions for it.

Long on ambition, short on follow-up

Kat Fox

When I started gardening just a few years ago, I began with some seed packets, one strawberry plant, a few ...

We’ve got a lot of ground to cover

Kat Fox

Gardening isn’t for everyone; sometimes it’s a slow love, an accumulated taste. I was always aware of gardening’s existence — ...

Whistling Gardens opens ambitious new venture

Kat Fox

Whistling Gardens, a garden centre near Brantford, Ont., operated by owner Darren Heimbecker, specializes in conifers and has an ambitious new private botanical garden.

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