January is one of the coldest months of the year here in Canada. While we keep warm and cozy indoors, we often find our minds drifting away to what our gardens will look like in the coming Spring. The sun will be shining, our landscapes transformed. It's the kind of...
Seasonal
10 Holiday Botanicals For Your Home
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...
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...