Garden

When container-grown plants receive the right amount of light, moisture and nutrients, they're usually care-free. Here's some tips on growing healthy and beautiful container gardens.

Woodruff is both easy to grow and nice to look at. Here's some tips to help you grow healthy woodruff in your garden.

Akebia is a twining perennial vine whose rampant growth makes it useful for screening out an unattractive view, covering a wall or fence, or even creating shade on a terrace. We'll cover everything you'll need to know to grow your own.

Hellebores are tough perennials that bloom in winter, when most of their fellow flowers lay dormant. We'll teach you how to select and care for hellebores so that you can enjoy beautiful blossoms even in the chilly months.

It's easy to fall in love with dianthus. You may be charmed by their fragrance, silvery foliage, or the simplicity of their blossoms. Fortunately, these wonderful plants are also easy to grow. We'll show you how.

Easy to grow and available in a wide range of colours, petunias are the perfect flower to grow in your garden. Here's some tips on growing petunias, whether you're using a garden plot or a container.

This vibrant perennial is gorgeous in a yard or on a balcony as they can be grown in-container or out. The canna's bold colours are sure to please but growing them means knowing more about them and this information covers the basics.

Not every plant was meant to be a star, and this perennial is often mistaken as an annual. Even so, some plants are used to make their showier neighbours look good by playing the supporting role: a job at which dusty miller excels. The outstanding fe

Fast-growing and easy to please, holly is among the best shrubs to plant along the foundation of a house. Here's some tips on growing healthy and beautiful holly in your garden.

Artemisia's silver leaves are especially radiant in the soft light of early morning and at dusk. The frosty-looking foliage is a popular perennial and here are some little known facts about the plant and how to grow it.

Containers are invaluable when you must move beloved plants to a new home. They also allow you the freedom to move your garden as you please. Here are a few benefits of planting in containers:

The vine, Dutchman's pipe, gets its common name from its curious eight-centimetre-long (three-inch-long), brownish-yellow, U-shaped blooms that look like miniature versions of an old-fashioned smoker's pipe. Unfortunately, the charming flowers are of

Grapevines are easy to grow, offer summer shade and can be trained and pruned to fit a variety of sturdy trellises. These are some ways you can help your grapevines flourish.

With bright flowers that are easy to grow, sneezeweed is, well, nothing to sneeze at! If you want to add some bright colours to your yard with this flower, follow this advice.

Boxwood is a widely grown evergreen that deserves its popularity. You can find them in many large commercial gardens but they also work nicely in small residential yards. This is some important information on these ornamental darlings.

Anise hyssop is a trouble-free addition to an informal garden. Here is the vital information on this stalwart, pretty, purple-flowered plant.

Lilacs are a hardy and beautiful plant that's perfect for Canada's cooler climates. Here are just a few reasons why they can enhance your garden.

Everyone knows plants need water, but watering effectively can increase the life and quality of the plants, especially those in containers. Here are some tips to do just that.

These unusual members of the cabbage clan have shed their identities as vegetables and moved into flower beds, pots, and window boxes where they are appreciated for their frilly-edged, colourful leaves. These guidelines will help you learn how to use

Perfect for the outdoor garden or a vase inside, statice has been a longtime favourite of gardeners. Here's how you could grow a beautiful bounty of statice.