‘Katharine Hodgkin’ iris

Starting tuberous begonias

Begonias can flower continuously from June until frost, have blooms lasting over a week, are super easy to grow and come in just about every colour.

Blooming where we’re planted

We may garden for many different reasons, but one of the best of reasons is the camaraderie that we gain from having a passion for planting, writes Jodi DeLong.

Camelot Mix foxgloves (Photo from Veseys)

Perennials that bloom the first year from seed

Sowing seed indoors during deepest winter can prompt some perennials into blooming in their first season. How to grow perennials that bloom the first year from seed.

Stephanotis plants can be coaxed to rebloom. (Photo by Forest & Kim Starr [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons)

Secrets to growing a stephanotis vine

A pot of white stephanotis vine (Madagascar jasmine) with clusters of deeply perfumed flowers can become a lovely vine grown in a container.