As we step into 2025 with excitement for another year of gardening, learning, and exploring, we’re pausing to reflect on the moments that made 2024 unforgettable. Our top five gardening videos from the past year offer a mix of inspiration, education, and practical advice for gardeners of all levels. From exploring the latest Landscape & Hardscaping Trends of 2024 to discovering how to Enhance Your Garden with Shade Perennials, these videos captured the heart of what we love about gardening. We also dove deep into plant care with A Complete Guide to Roses, decoded common plant issues in Leaf Spots Explained, and celebrated the beauty of biodiversity with What Are Native Ontario Plants? Let’s take a look back at the videos that made our gardens thrive.
Tanya Olsen, our talented landscape designer, shares the top landscape and hardscape trends for 2024. Whether you’re a hands-on DIY enthusiast or looking to collaborate with professional landscape architects or designers, Tanya offers valuable insights and practical tips to inspire your next outdoor project.
Shade! What does that actually mean? And, what perennials can you plant to make the shady areas of your garden pop? In this video, Tanya Olsen showcases a beautiful array of shade-friendly perennials that you can plant in your garden this season (Summer 2024).
With their exquisite beauty and captivating fragrance roses have a timeless appeal. Tanya Olsen highlights six types of roses you should know about along with some key care and growing tips.
Leaf spots! We’ve all walked into our gardens and seen those dreaded yellow and brown spots on our leaves before, or perhaps you’re just seeing them for the first time and are wondering what on earth they are.
Did you know that we have a whole selection dedicated to Native Ontario Plants at Royal City Nursery? From Native perennials to native trees & shrubs, we have a great selection to choose from with a wide variety of colours and textures. Watch Tanya Olsen showcase some of our new arrivals (May 2024) in this video.
As we reflect on the past year, we’re excited to continue bringing you more informative and inspiring gardening content in 2025. Our goal is to help your gardens flourish and your green thumbs thrive. If there’s a topic you’d love to see covered, we’d love to hear from you! Join the conversation and share your ideas with us on social media—your feedback helps us grow together. Here’s to another year of learning, growing, and creating beautiful spaces!
About Tanya Olsen:
Tanya is a third-generation garden centre owner and landscape designer.
Teaches Horticulture Apprenticeship at Humber College in Ontario, Canada.
Has a weekly segment on CTV news.
Has a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture.
YWCA Woman of Distinction.
About Royal City Nursery:
Guelph, Ontario’s only third-generation, full-service garden centre! We specialize in creating custom outdoor living spaces and unique solutions for all your garden, landscape, and seasonal decorating needs! At our new greenhouse, located between Guelph and Cambridge, we are the garden centre of choice for discerning homeowners, landscapers, and designers.
