A decade ago, there were a lot of climate change deniers.  Today, those who think climate change is a hoax are few and far between.  A...

Canadians love progress.  Because progress makes for a stronger economy.  And rarely do we question the need for larger airports, new...

It has been a while since I’ve seen a deer.  We would spot a few when we lived in the rurals, but since moving to town, the only time...

Tis the season.  A month and a half before Christmas and fresh festive arrangements are already available.  To keep your festive urn...

Evergreens hit the spotlight as soon as deciduous trees lose their leaves.  Not that we don’t appreciate evergreens or conifers through...

She hates them.  I admire them.  She won.  I dug them out.  To be fair, the ornamental grass right behind the house was rather ugly.  I...

Our affection for native plants is growing.  Nature lovers and friends of the environment are slowly ditching the likes of Geraniums and...

Our affection for native plants is growing.  Nature lovers and friends of the environment are slowly ditching the likes of Geraniums and...

Oops, we goofed.  Periodically the horticulture industry makes a mistake.  Sort of like lemons in the auto industry.  Nothing critical...

All but a few of us want order in our lives.  The products in the grocery stores are lined up perfectly.  The grid on our city streets is...

For lack of a better term, they are called broadleaf evergreens.  Glossy green foliage, no needles, no cones, with foliage that remains...

Try as you may, but if you planted a seed fallen from a Japanese Red Maple, it would not grow into another Japanese Red Maple.  Rather it...

It was back in grade 6 when we were introduced to plant propagation.  We learned that the 3 primary methods of gaining new plants are by...

Florida is sunshine state.   Beaches, attractions, golf, sun, relaxation and all things in between.  Florida also leads the way in citrus...

At first glance, in the dead of winter trees and shrubs look like a collection of lifeless stems and branches.  Not so.  Take a closer...

Vegetable and flower seeds have arrived and gardeners would be advised to make their selection early before certain varieties are hard to...

We didn’t eat spinach often.  But when we did, it wasn’t the most pleasant experience. Mom would often ask me to go to Dominion Food...

Few years ago Fiddle Leaf Figs were the tropical plant that everyone wanted but no one could find.  Split-leaf Philodendron (Monstera...

It won’t be long.  Spring will be announced not by the calendar, but by the flowering shrubs that open their blooms in a magnificent...

Blame it on the pandemic.  Or blame it on a movement, a renewed understanding that backyards should be extensions of our home.  Or blame...