Southern Ontario Gardens
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A Glimpse of the Gardens of Lawrence Park
Here's a sneak preview of some of the gardens of Lawrence Park featured on the 2002 Through the Garden Gate tour sponsored by the Civic Garden Centre.
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Outstanding perennials - not just another bunch of pretty flowers
Here's a roundup of perennials whose sole purpose in life is to pander to our horticultural desires, providing lots of flowers, interesting foliage and healthy growth.
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New and unusual small trees and shrubs
Looking for outstanding shrubs and trees for a small garden? At her lecture at the Civic Garden Centre in Toronto, Marion Jarvie gave us the scoop on some of the best!
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With a hopeful eye on the weather
March is a restless month for gardeners. With a constant eye on the weather, we wait for signs of spring. To wile away the days, surf the 'Net for weather forecasts of the upcoming gardening season.
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A gardener's guide to online holiday shopping
Shopping on the Internet is a good way to beat the crowds of holiday shoppers. Pull up and chair, light the fire, and sip some eggnog as you surf for some of the best gardening tools and equipment the 'net has to offer.
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Much ado about mulch
Mulching garden beds with leaves protects perennial plants from the freeze and thaw cycles so typical of our southern Ontario climate.
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Taking stock of the garden
Taking a hard, critical look at the garden is not as easy as it sounds. Here's a five-point plan for taking a fresh look at the overgrown daylilies, the withering vines and the clashing flower colours.
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Niagara Under Glass offers a refreshing look at horticulture
While in the Niagara region, it's worth a visit to Niagara Under Glass, a state-of-the-art facility showcasing southern Ontario's greenhouse industry.
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Summertime, and the reading is easy . . .
When temperatures top 30 degrees, a gardeners thought turn to summertime reading. From humour to mysteries, there's a book with a gardening theme to get you through the dog days of summer.
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Chelsea Gold: great plants from the Chelsea Flower Show 2001
Under the floral pavilions at the Chelsea Fower Show, 2001, the best growers in the UK unveiled their newest and their best plants.
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What's hot at the Chelsea Flower Show
Held each year in May, this year's Chelsea Flower Show featured 16 show gardens and 28 courtyard gardens -- all under the sunny skies shining down on the grounds of Chelsea Hospital and Ranelagh Gardens in London.
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Love 'em and toss 'em: Summer bulbs for Ontario gardens
Summer bulbs make ideal container plants if you decide to adopt the "love 'em and toss 'em" philosophy of gardening,
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Baskets of spring flowers
Celebrate spring with a basket of cool-weather annuals and tender perennials.
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Forcing branches for indoor bloom
March is a great time of the year to force branches for indoor bloom. Trudge through the snow in your backyard and snip off a few forsythia or apple branches to dispel the mid-winter blues.
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The "rights" and "wrongs" of spring
Speaking in Toronto at the Civic Garden Centre, Ken Beattie entertained the audience on a sleety winter's evening with advice on the "rights" and "wrongs" of spring.
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Five ways to use your Christmas tree in the winter garden
Put your Christmas tree to good use this winter by using it to protect tender shrubs and feed and protect birds and fish.
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Terrariums? Holy Seventies Batman!
Terrariums make great Christmas gifts. They're easy to make and easy to care for.
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Dispelling the myths about growing roses
At a local gardening conference, Judith Adam dispelled some myths about growing roses in northern climates. From pruning, planting and fertilising, learn how to treat roses like the princesses they are and be rewarded with fairy tale blooms.
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Gardening ideas: from Philadelphia to southern Ontario
The gardeners of Philadelphia have a lot in common with the gardeners of southern Ontario. On a recent trip, I visited private and public gardens of Philadelphia and came away with ten great gardening ideas that we can do in Ontario.
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Plant a garden of late season mesclun
It's hard to believe that the summer months are over and that September is here. Thank goodness that summer's end need not signal the end of the gardening season. Salad greens sown in late summer extend the gardening season well into fall. It's an ideal time to reap a second harvest of greens that we traditionally think of planting only in early spring.
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Planting an alpine trough garden
Alpine trough gardens are like miniature rock gardens -- they're the creme de la creme of container gardens. Plant one for a sunny area of your garden with these instructions.
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Low-maintenance garden ideas
If a low-maintenance garden appeals to you, here are a few design ideas that look great while requiring little care from busy gardeners.
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How does your herb garden grow?
Herbs add colour, texture and fragrance to the garden.Dig in and learn how to make these culinary, medicinal and fragrant plants right at home in your garden.
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Annuals for instant colour
Bright zinnias, tangerine marigolds, and striking blue salvias live a short but merry life, colouring our garden all summer long. These cheerful annuals add instant colour to summer gardens.
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Water, water everywhere, and not a sign of algae
One of the biggest trends in gardening is the growing interest in water gardening. Yet, it's a fine balancing act to build a balanced ecosystem where plants and fish win over the ever-present algae.
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A growing interest in species clematis
Species clematis make good choices for southern Ontario gardens. They're easy to care for, vigorous growers that are among the most social of climbers for the garden.
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Ready, set, sow!
Now is the time to browse the online seed catalogues to plan a spring garden filled with annuals and vegetables. This article gives you the sources and the know-how to start sowing!
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Gardening for the birds
Make your garden attractive to wintering birds. Plant evergreen shrubs for shelter and protection and berry and seed bearing shrubs and vines for food.
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Mr. Hobbs makes a garden
Thomas Hobbs, Vancouver's bad boy of gardening, talks about inspiration, finding beauty in the details of the natural world, and a grass that looks like a Tina Turner fright wig.
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Making an impression: an artist's eye for colour
Take a look at your garden through the eyes of an artist. Sonia Day reveals how to use the rules of colour theory to add sparkle to your garden.
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Plant these jewels of the fall garden
Sedum 'Autumn Joy', Japanese anenomes, Perovskia and Monch's asters sparkle in the autumn garden.
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Bulbs add colour to the fall garden
Plant drifts of autumns crocus, colchicum, cylcamen and lycoris to brighten the fall garden.
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Give your garden a bubble bath!
Add a touch of water to your garden with a bubbler. It's easy to assemble and racoon-proof!
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Garden gazing in southern Ontario
Pack up the car with a few friends, water bottle and sun hat and hit the road for a tour of the gardens in southern Ontario.
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Convert your lawn to groundcover
Test your devotion to your lawn. Is it time to convert from lawn to a groundcover garden?
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Grow annual vines for quick cover
Looking for a quick fix to cover that chain link fence? Try a fast growing annual vine.
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Canada Blooms opens the gardening season
What's hot at Canada Blooms? Lorraine Flanigan hits the highlights from southern Ontario's premier garden show.
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Mid-winter gardening
This article describes a presentation given by Judith Adam during a workshop held at the Civic Garden Centre in Toronto on Sunday, February 28, 1999.
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