Tag: gardens

Children and gardens
"Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity…" John Muir

Sowing success: preventing damping off
Your seeds, soil and containers are ready to go. The final thing is to safeguard against damping off, a fungal disease that attacks the roots of seedlings quickly destroying them.

Get your houseplants ready for spring
It may still be too cold to get out to our gardens but we can start off the season by getting our houseplants ready for the garden or deck.

Sowing Success: starting your seeds
Growing your own plants from seed is perhaps the most rewarding experience a gardener can enjoy. It can save you money and give you a wide variety of annuals and vegetables for your yard.

Five ways to rid your garden of squirrels
While we are busy getting our gardens ready for the fall, squirrels are busy stocking up for winter. That usually means digging up the garden to bury nuts and also eating anything they find. Are these cute, furry devils eating your bulbs?

Tips for your wildflower garden
Wildflowers have the appeal of being low maintenance while adding colour and beauty to your garden.

Why Wildflowers?
Bored with your urban landscape? Had enough impatience, pansies and begonias? Consider a wildflower garden.