Gardening in zone 1 can be daunting. Winters are brutal and only the toughest plants will thrive. Click here for zone 1 gardening tips.
Melissa J. Will author of Empress of Dirt Creative and Frugal Home and Garden ideas
To discover some of Canada's most beautiful gardens during the Year of the Garden 2022, start with this list!
Want to learn how to grow Garlic? When to plant, how to harvest and cure it? Here's everything you need to know about growing Garlic!
Planting sprouted potatoes is an easy way to grow potatoes, from potatoes! Once potatoes get sprouty, they're not great for eating but they're perfect for planting and it's surprisingly easy to grow your own fresh
Please note that this post may contain affiliate links. You can read my full affiliate disclosure at the bottom of the page. Beets are a cool-season crop that can be planted in the early spring. It has many other cool-season crops that it grows well with and can be used in companion planting. Using companion … Companion Plants For Beets and What Not To Plant With Beets Read More »
Cutting back perennials is an important part of maintaining your landscape. Check out this advice on when, why, and how to cut back perennials.
Butchart Gardens is a top attraction in Victoria, British Columbia all year-round! Get all the info you need before you visit.
Since kale can be planted so early in the season, there is endless garden space available for these plants. This means it's simple to go overboard planting, forgetting just how productive kale can be. And then when it's time to plant out the heat loving plants, how could we ever pull out our amazing kale? And what this leaves is endless kale plants, producing tons of leaves! So, if you are drowning in kale leaves, here are 9 ways to use it - from eating it fresh, to saving it for later in the season!
Visiting the Montreal Botanical Garden is one of the best things to do in Montréal. Enjoy beautiful blooms, bonsai, and butterflies!
Your plant hardiness zone is an important piece of information to guide your garden decisions. Here in Canada we have a wide range of garden zones with variations in each province. Have a look at the map and find the number for your area for growing plants, trees, shrubs, and vines, including annuals and perennials.
No matter your age, gardening is a creative and joyful pleasure. We share 15 tips to make gardening for seniors more comfortable, easier and accessible.
These 3 tips will help you grow larger onions in your garden. Learn about short day vs. long day onions and what is better, growing onions from seed or set.
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The English Garden in Assiniboine Park is a beautiful attraction in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
A directory of online plant databases, primarily in the United States and Canada, for information on plant names, growing zones, research, and images to help ID plants.
Find out what is Vancouver known for! A look at things Vancouver is known and famous for including food, culture, and landmarks in Canada.
If faced with extremely hot spots in your garden, don't despair. We list 20 sun-loving vegetables and herbs which adores the full sun for you to use.
Gardens, gifts, food, saskatoon berries and more at the Saskatoon Farm in Okotoks, Alberta
Stay organized with gardening to do lists! Vegetable gardening is easier when you have a list of garden tasks to do for your backyard garden.
A guide to buying, planting, growing and harvesting garlic in zone 3 Alberta including when to harvest garlic scapes and curing garlic after harvest.
Your plant hardiness zone is an important piece of information to guide your garden decisions. Here in Canada we have a wide range of garden zones with variations in each province. Have a look at the map and find the number for your area for growing plants, trees, shrubs, and vines, including annuals and perennials.
For flourishing blooms in no time.
Butchart Gardens is a top attraction in Victoria, British Columbia all year-round! Get all the info you need before you visit.
Abkhazi Garden in Victoria, British Columbia was a forty year labour of love for Prince and Princess Abkhazi
There are plenty of vegetable seeds to sow mid-summer. The fast-growing ones will be ready to harvest in 4 to 8 weeks. The slower-growing cool-tolerant crops can continue in the garden all winter long—even in a cold climate—with some weather protection.
Squash vine borers are an orange and black moth with black dots on their back. They differ from other moths as they are a daytime flying moth. They target squash plants, using them as a host for their eggs and larvae.
Growing your own grapes? Time to get a grapevine trellis - learn how to build your own DIY arbor support in the backyard with these pergola ideas! : How to Build a Homemade Arbor in the Backyard
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Before you plant, Find Your Planting Zone - there is no point in planting anything if it's not hardy in your garden...
If you want to discover the French province of Canada, Montreal is definitely a place to start, as there are many cool things to do there!
Bark mulch is a great way to keep weeds down in the garden while adding soil fertility. The problem is, it can be expensive to buy. If you're heating with wood, odds are you already have
A few years ago the leek moth was seldom seen south of Ontario, Canada. Nowadays, it has become a serious pest of leeks, onions, chives, and other alliums in the U.S. as well. Find out about leek moth
A directory of seed, bulb, and plant sources in Canada including catalogs and online shops. Listings are sorted by Province.