Plants

The purple shamrock (Oxalis regnelli) has dainty tubular flowers. (Photo by BS Thurner Hof via Wikimedia Commons)

Growing oxalis indoors and out

Lorraine Hunter

Oxalis are grown for their shamrock-shaped foliage and dainty little tubular flowers that fold up on cloudy days and at night. Easy to grow indoors or out.

Starting tuberous begonias

Dugald Cameron

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.

Hellebore (Garden Making photo)

More picks for favourite plants

Lorraine Flanigan

Our roundup of favourite plants comes from freelance writer Lorraine Flanigan who asked gardeners to pick just one plant. More that didn't fit in magazine.

EnduraScape purple verbena (Photo from Ball Horticulture)

Plant picks: New for 2015

Beckie Fox

More plant picks for 2015 from nurseries, plant breeders and wholesalers, and seed companies.

Camelot Mix foxgloves (Photo from Veseys)

Perennials that bloom the first year from seed

Judith Adam

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.

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