Category: Lawn & Garden

The tradition of finding and bringing home the perfect tree for the holidays is a heartfelt practice in many families. What makes a fresh cut Christmas tree “perfect” will vary for everyone, and the type of tre...

After a long winter, the unexpected joy of a blooming Snowdrop or spring Crocus in the garden is like candy for our eyes! Spring-blooming flowers like tulips, daffodils, hyacinth and snowdrops are the first, riotous colour...

We all eagerly await the arrival of spring each year, counting the days until that magical “last frost date” in May. The weeks that follow are a frenzy of garden activity. We rush to the garden centre and excit...

It’s easy to fall in love with flowers in the Spring! We’re naturally drawn to the colour and fragrance they provide, and it feels great to adorn our homes and gardens with their cheerful blooms. Keeping our fl...

Summer is a time to kick back and relax a little. The kids are out of school, the pace slows down, and as the heat rises through July, the desire to do much hard work in the garden starts to wane. This is the season where ...

When the temperatures skyrocket, it's normal for turf to turn a straw colour and go dormant as a protective measure. A strong lawn will bounce back more easily. Here are 3 easy steps to help your lawn to be more resilient ...

A spring shopping trip inevitably ends in a trunk full of plants, soil and must-have accessories, fueled by the excitement of the season ahead. Once the plants are home, though... what next? Planting your new plants proper...

A bright, blooming border of dazzling flowers always stops us in our tracks. Giant heads of dinnerplate dahlias seem to defy gravity. Tropical-looking clusters of towering gladiolus dance with fragrant lilies and summer pe...

Are you ready for an adventure? Growing your own food or flowers at home is a fun and productive hobby. It’s healthy, it’s fun, it encourages lots of outdoor time for the household, and best of all, it ends in ...

Dahlias are incredible flowers in garden. They’re unbelievably beautiful from summer to frost, offering huge, showy blooms in a vast range of colours, shapes and sizes. They are outstanding as cut flowers, or as show...

The later part of summer brings with it some of the most spectacular colours in the garden. August arrives, and the late season perennials and shrubs burst into bloom! Summer flowering shrubs and perennials blaze in the la...

A warm, ripe tomato picked from the vine in the sun is one of the best treats a gardener can enjoy. Homegrown tomatoes offer flavour that’s unmatched, and they’re worth every effort! Growing tomatoes at home can be easy wi...