I made the trip from Toronto to Niagara-on-the-Lake last week to visit Garden Making's offices for some meetings, and took a few photos of my pretty succulents. I shipped them off to the office once the temperature was dipping below 10°C on a regular basis, about a month and a half ago. They need to live in a sunny spot over the winter, and while I have lots of windows in … [Read more...] about Overwintering succulents
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Great gardening gifts
We asked several well-known Canadian gardeners to describe the best gardening gifts they ever received, and what they consider to be the perfect gift for a new gardener. It’s no surprise that their answers were thoughtful, practical and simply down to earth. Here is a complete list their responses; some were published in the Winter 2012/13 issue of Garden Making. [Of course, … [Read more...] about Great gardening gifts
How to plant garlic
I decided to plant garlic for the first time this year. After spending a couple decades loving garlic, and a couple minutes researching how to plant garlic, I concluded that it was both a gardening undertaking I could handle and a project that would reward me greatly. The large amount of pleasure that I’ll get from eating and sharing homegrown garlic next year is so going to be … [Read more...] about How to plant garlic
Choosing conifer trees
Choosing conifer trees is a big deal. They’re expensive, permanent (hopefully) and they take up a lot of garden real estate. It’s no wonder new gardeners (and maybe not just new gardeners!) start to get nervous when making their choice. If not for this ongoing gardening education of mine, I would have never realized how many different sizes, colours and shapes of conifers there … [Read more...] about Choosing conifer trees
Recommended flower bulbs
Fall has always been my favourite season, despite that whole going back-to-school thing when I was younger. As I get more interested in gardening, I’ve found a new reason to love fall (as if I needed another…scarves, boots, crunchy leaves and that smell!) But my new reason is one many gardeners can understand. It’s the excitement of finding new bulbs to plant. I’ve been … [Read more...] about Recommended flower bulbs
