Category: In Your Garden
Fall Gardening Tasks – Feed Your Community, Feed Yourself and then Feed the Soil
It’s that time of year again when harvest aprons swell and kitchen counters overflow with late season garden goodies. My fridge is stuffed with pole beans, hot and sweet peppers, tomatoes, kale …
Bee-Friendly Garden Care
Can our urban perennial gardens provide an opportunity for ecological conservation? We truly believe so! Traditionally, the focus of ornamental gardens has been mainly aesthetic and little tho…
Join the Cold Hardy Craze
You may be wondering why we are so keen on getting the ball rolling in the garden as early as April. It almost feels too soon and there is still the occasional frost or snowfall, so it doesn’t a…
“Make Meadows, Not Lawns!”
The Lawn: That perfectly green and manicured palette of Kentucky Bluegrass, was a signature of the American Dream. Neighbours could see that you had “made it” when your affairs were so in order …
Native Pollinator Gardens 101
There has been so much talk lately about pollinator gardens and happily throughout the city you can see many budding results of this important conversation. Thanks in part to Project Swallowtail…
Tool Care and Safety
TOOL /tuːl/1) (noun) a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.2) (noun, slang) someone who lacks the capacity to realize they are being used …