It Is Still Planting Time!
“When is the best planting time?” is one of the questions I get asked most frequently. We traditionally think of spring as the best time to plant and that is…
Spring is the Time for Dormant Pruning
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…
Unwrapping Evergreens in Spring
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…
Grow Your Own!
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…
Colour Trends for Spring and Summer
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…
Winter Indoor Plant Care
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…
A Beginners Guide to Growing Orchids
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…
A Tribute to an Incredible Person
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…
Planting a Memorial
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…
Loving Indoor Plants
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…
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