Garden Making

Inspiring ideas and information for great home gardens

June in the Garden

9 fabulous edibles for kitchen garden

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From the cluster of terracotta pots in her container kitchen garden, Carol Pope picks herbs, strawberries, blueberries, currants, and even figs and apples.

Rose care in moist conditions

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Constantly moist soil is wonderful for root growth (just so long as there is adequate drainage). Here are tips for rose care in moist conditions.

How to grow lupines

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How to grow lupines. These plants are tall, colourful perennials.

How to prune Japanese tree peonies

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Pruning is a good way to rejuvenate tree peonies. It’s better to prune tree peonies in early spring, when their pink buds are prominent, but not yet open.

Favourite nicotiana species

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The familiar nicotiana species we grow as summer annuals are closely related, bearing similar star-shaped flowers and slightly sticky foliage.

This year’s blue salvias

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Blue flowers such as blue salvias are useful for accenting other colours in the garden. Try to have some in bloom from summer through fall.

Blushing mandevilla vine

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Judith Adam writes about beautiful Rio Deep Red mandevilla vine and how to care for them.

‘Strawberry Fields’ deutzia

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The familiar spring-blooming slender deutzia, sometimes known as Japanese snow flower, is an exuberant bloomer in full sun to part shade.

Rain-proof peonies

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This was the week rain smashed the pale pink ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ peonies, which happens every year in early June. You just know there will be a downpour that will splatter the big double blooms across the lawn.

Time for lawn attention, again

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There should be a few weeks in June when soil moisture and moderate temperatures favour fertilizing the lawn and dealing with weeds.

Tree peonies and their kin

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The flowers of tree peonies are startling huge and beautiful (and some are deeply scented), and their foliage remains attractive all season.