Gardening is a private activity – usually done at home by individuals – but it's also an interest that brings people together, either to buy plants, share knowledge or simply socialize with others who appreciate the sanity (and stress at times) from tending plants. There are many communities of gardeners across Canada – in small towns, rural areas, big cities – and many areas … [Read more...] about Almost 600 events listed so far in 2019
Publishing in a digital age
It has been a year since we stopped printing new issues of Garden Making magazine, a difficult but necessary decision at the time because of the profound changes that have affected the traditional magazine business. Since then, even more print magazines have either been shut down, reduced in frequency or otherwise diminished from their traditional role of community-building and … [Read more...] about Publishing in a digital age
Passport promotes Philadelphia region gardens
Public gardens in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, region have been favourite destinations for many garden-loving Canadian travellers and others. There are 36 extraordinary public gardens within 50 kilometres (30 miles) of Philadelphia – the legacy of a combination of nature-loving Quakers who first settled and protected land in the region in the 1700s and then followed by … [Read more...] about Passport promotes Philadelphia region gardens