Veseys Seeds, based in York, PEI, is now in its 40th season of running a fundraising program where groups sell from a menu of mostly bulbs, perennials and seeds, keeping 50% of the sticker price.
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We’ve improved the event listings
With so much interest in listing of garden events, we wondered which format would be preferred to view events: a calendar or a list by dates.
HortusTV discontinues service
HortusTV, the web-based service offering TV shows about gardening, has discontinued operations.
Film explores Piet Oudolf garden design process
New documentary, Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf, immerses viewers in Oudolf’s work and explores inside his creative process. Film dates in Canada.
Plant sales across Canada
This is the time of year when many local groups organize plant sales as fundraisers. The plants often come from member gardens or local nurseries.
Tree bylaw survey: love of trees, not of laws
More than 1,000 Garden Making readers took the time to answer our recent survey about municipal tree protection bylaws, with 375 providing comments.
Garden Making #32 is final print issue
The spring 2018 issue, #32, Garden Solutions, is the final print edition of Garden Making magazine.
The fight to preserve heritage at Randwood Estate
In Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, known for its national historical significance, a planning application could have an adverse impact on the landscape.
Gardens working together to promote garden visits
10 destination gardens across Canada are networking with other gardens and local groups to promote garden visits as part of Growing Our Markets project.
Bunchberry wins Canada national flower vote
About 80% of almost 10,000 people picked bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) to be Canada’s National Flower in a survey by the Master Gardeners of Ontario.
Garden Tourism awards spotlight destinations
At the North American Garden Tourism Conference, the Garden Tourism Awards promote the development of garden experiences as tourism attractions.
Council names Canada 150 Garden Experience list
The Canadian Garden Council in collaboration with the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association have awarded 150 “Canada 150 Garden Experience” designations.
Some scenes from Stratford Garden Festival 2017
The Stratford Garden Festival this weekend in Stratford, Ontario, is a remarkable local community fund raiser for the Lung Association.
Garden Essentials issue wins GWA Gold
Garden Making issue No. 24, Garden Essentials, wins 2016 Media Awards Gold Medal for best magazine from the Association for Garden Communicators (GWA).
Perennial Plant Association recognizes Beckie Fox
The Perennial Plant Association (PPA) in August 2016 recognized Garden Making Editor-in-Chief Beckie Fox with its Garden Media Award.
Oakville biodiversity garden recognized
The Anderson Parkette Biodiversity Garden in Oakville, Ontario, and Sean James of Fern Ridge Landscaping, recognized by the Perennial Plant Association.
Canadian Gardening magazine to close
The company that owns Canadian Gardening magazine, TVA Inc., says that the magazine will stop publishing after its Spring 2016 issue in March 2016.
Seedy Saturday gatherings grow in appeal
Seedy Saturday (or Sunday) gatherings are annual grassroots events where open-pollinated and heritage seeds are swapped. The local events grow in appeal.
Seedy Saturday events across Canada
Seedy Saturday events start Jan. 23 and continue into April across Canada. There is a comprehensive listing maintained by Seeds of Diversity Canada.
Lost Horizons Nursery is for sale
Lost Horizons Nursery in Acton, Ont., is for sale. Expert plantsman and garden designer Larry Davidson started Lost Horizons more than two decades ago.