Plants – Garden Making

Bermuda Blooms x Agincourt Garden Club

Monday, Feb. 12th, 6pm not the usual 7pm Agincourt Garden Club Zoom: Bermuda Blooms open to the public We will be connecting with Elizabeth Miller and Sylvia Outerbridge direct from … Read more

Getting to know sanguisorbas

Sanguisorba ‘Little Angel’. (Photo by Marco van Noort)

Long favoured by British and European gardeners, sanguisorbas (burnets) are starting to show up in Canadian gardens. These understated perennials are hardy.

There’s something about spirea

Double Play Artist, a short spirea that emerges in spring with rich purple-red leaves that turn blue-green for summer, has burgundy foliage in autumn. (Photo by Brendan Adam-Zwelling)

From traditional cultivars to newer, longer — and larger — blooming ones, versatile Japanese spireas (Spiraea japonica cvs.) will work in any garden.

What are suitable plants for windy balconies?

New Guinea impatiens will provide some flower colour in shady areas. (Photo by Proven Winners)

What are suitable plants for a windy north facing fifth floor balcony in Toronto (zone 6)? I am looking for plants that can withstand the wind, and can do reasonably well without much direct sunlight.