Final Thoughts: “Shrubs in the garden, perennials from seed and garden surprises” by Mala Gunadasa-Rohling A nice surprise greeted me one morning a couple of weeks ago – I looked out the window at the weeping willow that hangs over one corner of our garden from the neighbours (a very nice ‘borrowed’ plant) and saw [Continue]
Horticulture News from Around the World: Here are three stories from all around the world that focus on vegetables! 1. Mega-Artichokes to Power Homes? (LONDON) – Reuters: Spanish farmers are growing three-meter high artichokes for burning in special power stations to produce electricity, the Independent newspaper reported on Thursday. The genetically-modified monster vegetables, which boast [Continue]
June In-Depth How-To: Increase your vegetable production with Succession Planting Many beginner gardeners plant their crops in the spring, harvest the vegetables, then clean up the garden and wait till next year to start all over again. It is very easy to get more enjoyment, not to mention more production out of your garden. Try [Continue]
Summer Book Review: “Perennials for British Columbia” by Alison Beck & Marianne Binetti. Lone Pine Publishing ISBN 1-55105-258-X Softcover. 352 pages. $21.95 CAD Suggested Retail Price This new book from Lone Pine Publishing is the Canadian (British Columbia to be precise) edition of the gardening guide ‘Perennials for Washington and Oregon’, launched at the Northwest [Continue]
It’s official – summer is here, although the rainy and cold weather that we’ve been having so far in Vancouver (and also in England if Chelsea coverage is anything to go by) wouldn’t let on to that fact…still, there is lots to do in the garden now, so out you go! Start to sow quick [Continue]
Since 1913, the Chelsea Flower Show has been a showcase of the very best of English gardening and one of the leading events of gardening and horticultural season. Attended by royalty, celebrities and a very keen public, it is a treasured tradition each year at the end of May. The show actually started quite a [Continue]