With the holiday season now in full swing, it’s your cue to “Deck the halls with boughs of holly”. While holly has been a popular festive botanical for thousands of years, (the ancient Romans and Greeks prized holly), we’re looking towards other holiday botanicals to...
Seasonal
Winter Container Garden: A Seasonal Celebration
While we can appreciate beauty, there’s something to be said about beauty that engages our senses past our eyes. The beauty and fragrance of fresh greenery can let you herald the change of the seasons, the promise of its celebrations and continue to bring joy over the...
The Fall Gardening Checklist
Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just delving into the world of gardening, a good Fall Gardening checklist is essential. That may come as a surprise, especially to those just beginning their green thumb journeys. But think of Fall gardening as a pre-season. It's...
Pumpkins 101: The Basics
Whether you love or hate the obsession of pumpkins that each Fall brings, there’s no denying how strongly associated they are with this time of the year. Roughly 30% of people will agree that Autumn is their favourite season. Evidence suggests that both returning to...
Enhancing that Fall Feeling
As we say adieu to the summer months, many of us eagerly anticipate the Autumn. There's a happiness associated with sudden transformation of the leaves on the trees. A clarity in thinking connected with the cooler temperatures; an overall joy linked with the rich...
Queen of Fall Flowers: Chrysanthemum ‘Mums’
Of our four seasons here in Canada, many begin with a bang. An obvious declaration of a seasons' commencement. In the winter, many of us recognize that first heavy snowfall; or in the Spring those first signs of life pushing through the cold ground, as the unofficial...