I usually write an article in mid-April about dormant pruning. This year with spring upon us so early, if your lawn is dry enough to walk on, you could certainly…
I was driving into town last week and notice quite a few cedar shrubs wrapped tight with burlap for the winter. It was a very sunny day, so spring unwrapping…
When the first Covid-19 lockdown happened last year, who knew that so many people would turn to growing their own food as a reaction to worries about shortages in the…
Every season, those of us in the garden centre business, look forward to the announcement of the Pantone Colour of the Year. We know that you will be seeing those…
As focus shifts from outdoors to inside at this time of year, I really enjoy caring for my indoor plants. Every time I go by one of them, I am…
I have had a request for an article on how to grow and transplant orchids. Some orchids are easier to grow than others. Cattleya, Phalaenopsis and Paphiopedilum orchids are amongst…
There have been many people who have influenced my life in horticulture. I have written about a few of them over the years. You still hear occasionally about how I…
As we navigate through another pandemic lockdown, many of us are thinking about spring already. Mild temperatures we have been experiencing so far this winter are fueling dreams of getting…
I have always been fascinated by how so many ‘new’ trends are just previous fads having come around to popularity again. There are numerous examples of this in the gardening…
I was looking out my front window on this grey cold day, trying to find inspiration for writing this week’s article. We have gotten our yard ready for winter, so…
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