The Best Plants for Late-Season Colour
Annuals may be all the rage in the spring, but from mid-summer to fall, shrubs and perennials are the king and queen. If you’ve noticed that your garden tends to […]
Tag: shade
Hostas: Planting & Maintaining a Shade Garden
The hosta, or plantain lily, is a highly regarded go-to when it comes to shade gardens. There’s just so much to love about this low-maintenance perennial! Its compact form makes […]
6 Design Ideas to Fire Up Your Backyard BBQ Area
While it’ll still be a while before we feel the sun on our shoulders, the summer grilling season will be here sooner than you think! Even with the warm winter […]
The Importance of Sun Exposure
If this is your first year of gardening, let me start by saying, “welcome!” You’re at the beginning of something exciting, with real benefits for your health and wellbeing. Of […]
Creating Privacy in the Landscape
If there’s a silver lining to the year’s events, it’s how so many of us have had an opportunity to slow down a little bit. Being at home during the […]
Your Fall Tree Planting Guide
No landscape is complete without trees. When I think about mature neighbourhoods, the changing seasons, and the most breathtaking Canadian landscapes, the trees are the first things that come to […]
Benefits of Trees in Your Landscape
As lucky as we are to live in Ontario, the home of the Boreal Forest, we tend to take trees for granted. After the hundredth time driving or walking past […]
