Tag: seeds

Sowing Seeds Indoors in March: A Guide for Southern Ontario Gardeners

As winter fades and spring beckons, it’s time for us gardeners to start sowing select seeds indoors! March is a crucial month for getting a head start on your garden so you can have a fresh harvest come BBQ season. Get ready to start your crops, especially those that require a longer growing season, indoors […]

Spring Seed Planning: A Guide to Starting Your Garden Indoors

When our days start to get longer, spring is around the corner, I know it is time to prepare for the upcoming growing season. In planning the spring garden, whether annual, vegetable or perennial, one of the most exciting tasks is seed planning; a crucial step to ensure a successful and bountiful harvest. Whether you’re […]

Your Spring Garden Prep & Maintenance Checklist

Ah, spring at last! Those of us who have been itching to get outside and play in the garden have finally gotten our wish—but don’t start hauling home your bedding annuals just yet. First things first, work your way through this spring gardening checklist and get your landscape set up for warmer temperatures and another […]

When to Plant Flowers and Vegetables in Southern Ontario

While the company of houseplants certainly brightens January’s short days, I can’t help but look forward to greener days. With weeks of winter left to go, now is the perfect opportunity to channel our longing for the gardening season into productive planning! If this will be your first or second year of gardening, this planting […]

How to Start Seeds Indoors

Spring feels far away, but the ideal time of year for starting seeds indoors is right around the corner. If you’ve never taken on this fun, cost-effective, and rewarding project, why not start this year? I can all but guarantee that taking care of seedlings will give you a new level of appreciation for plants—and […]

Beginner’s Guide to Veggie Gardening

It’s pretty fabulous that sustainable living is now “in vogue”. Lately, more than ever, I’ve been seeing new faces at Royal City Nursery asking about growing their own food from home. It’s really heartening to see this kind of interest, especially from the younger crowd who tell me they used to survive on McDonald’s and […]