Idea's & How To's
Planting a Vegetable Garden
First, make a list of all the vegetables your family enjoys (there is no use growing a vegetable if it won’t get eaten). Then, put a number beside each variety indicating the number of plants required to feed you and your family. Read on for all the details...
Home Grown: Cold Hardy Crops
The following is a guide on a few species that not only will survive the cooler months, these veggies actually prefer it.
Get your Yard Spring Ready with These Seven Simple Steps
As Spring Fever sets in the to-do list to get your lawn and gardens ready can feel daunting. We get it. We love Spring, but the cleaning up process can feel never-ending. Our Garden Gallery checklist will provide you with some tips to get your property ready for gardening and sunshine.
Forcing Bulbs
Bulbs can bring spring cheer indoors, particularly in the middle of winter after all of the glitter of Christmas is over. Bulbs can be planted in almost every type of container, providing it has good drainage. The bulbs will be planted closer together in containers than outdoors. You can combine bulbs with other plants or with other bulbs to prolong flowering enjoyment. Read on for everything you need to know!
Spring Bulbs
Bulbs can be used in nearly any garden or patio setting, giving you flowers, fragrance and brilliant colour with just a little effort. You will be amazed at what will grow from these little brown bulbs. Everything you need to know is here!
Planting Instructions
Not sure how to plant your new trees, shrubs, perennials or annuals. Read our tips on planting and watering.
Colour Spring to Fall - 6 Basic Perennials
These six essential perennials are plants of size and substance. They will be the backbone of your perennial garden. With the wide choice of cultivars available in each of these six basic plants, any colour scheme is possible.
Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Garden
If you’re looking to attract more hummingbirds into your space, look no further. This blog will provide three steps on how to attract these beautiful almost magical birds to your space.
Is your soil's pH level right for your plants?
Did you know that plants don’t all need the same pH? Most prefer soil with balanced pH while others, like berries, need lower pH soil for optimal growth. Read on for all the details...
Composting
Almost every day we hear about the new Three R’s – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Did you know that one common gardening practice combines all three? Composting. Compost is a natural organic fertilizer made by decomposed vegetable waste. By recycling your family’s garbage, you can reduce household waste, and can then reuse the compost as organic matter to improve the quality of soil in your garden!
Landscape Care, Maintenance and Winterizing
To help you gain the most from your new landscape planting, proper maintenance and care is required. The following basics will help keep your garden in tip-top shape throughout the season.
Best Time to Harvest
Harvest in the early morning before the heat of the day. Be sure to check your garden daily and pick the ripe vegetables doing so will encourage the plant to produce more. When not harvested the plants will go to flower and that is a sign that they are done for the season.Â
