Conifers

Sharpen Your Shovels, it’s Time to Transplant!

By Brian Russell Established woody plants (trees, shrubs and conifers) are best moved when they are fully dormant. In our climate, this means November, December, January or early February. In...

November 26, 2014

Grasses

Caring for Ornamental Grasses

By Laurie   Caring for Ornamental Grasses Customers at the nursery are often asking about how to care for ornamental grasses. It can get confusing. Grasses don’t ask for much...

November 4, 2014

Edible Gardening

Microgreens are the New Kale

By Faye For the past couple of years, we’ve been inundated with the wonders of kale as the latest superfood.  Recently however, while putting out trays of winter veggie starts,...

October 9, 2014

Edible Gardening

Summer Veggies In Review 2014

By Faye As the summer vegetable garden becomes a warm and happy memory, and the winter one settles in with hope and promise, it’s time to take a look back...

October 9, 2014

Design

A Fresh Approach To Planting Bulbs

When I first saw photos of Dutch garden designer Jacqueline van der Kloet bulb gardens, I was struck not only by how beautiful they were, but also by how well...

October 9, 2014

Design

A Fondness for Ferns

By Laurie Ferns are emotive plants that can conjure up visions of other places and times. Ferns give a garden a sense of permanence, timelessness, of always having been there;...

June 5, 2014

Design

Add A Touch Of Japan To Your Garden

By Faye I’m sitting in the Narita airport, having spent some time here in Tokyo visiting my son and his family. Before me sits my traditional parting meal at the...

June 4, 2014

Containers

Specialty Plants

Are you a plant collector? Do you seek out rare and unusual specimens? Plants are like people, there are some rare gems among the crowd, and they are worth the...

April 30, 2014

Edible Gardening

The Language of Seeding

It’s always easier to understand something when you know the language.   If you have been wondering about the difference between open pollinated, F1 Hybrid and what organic actually means, read...

March 18, 2014