Your cart is currently empty!
Articles by Gardening Calendar
-
Canada Anemone Flower
The Canada anemone flower is an easy to maintain, dependable and hardy perennial ground cover that produces lovely white buttercup flowers. Because of its…
-
-
Red Baneberry For Shade Gardens
Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra) is a good choice for cool shade gardens due to its lovely leaves, blooms, and vivid red berries. Find it…
-
Smooth Yellow Violet has Delightful Flowers
Smooth Yellow Violet are highly desirable in a woodland garden. It can be used as a low-maintenance ground cover, in rock gardens, along paths…
-
Dog Violet
Dog Violet (Viola conspersa) is common in fields and pastures. It can be used as ground cover. The plants are only 2-4 cm tall…
-
Canada Violet
Canada Violet, a native upright perennial forb, grows 8 to 16 inches tall on stems that might be smooth, green, somewhat angular, or covered…
-
Sweet White Violet
Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda) is a low-growing stoloniferous perennial with basal, heart-shaped leaves and fragrant, white flowers with strongly reflexed upper petals and…
-
Evening Primrose – Oenothera biennis
Evening primroses are generally known as flowers that close during daylight hours. Evening primroses are beautiful flowers and easy to grow. They open visibly…
-
New England Aster for Late Season Blooms
The New England Aster is an attractive addition to any pollinator or natural garden. It is easily recognised by its huge rose-purple blooms, which…
-
Blue Flag Wild Iris, Quebec’s Floral Emblem
Iris versicolor, commonly called northern blue flag, is a clump-forming iris that is native to marshes, swamps, wet meadows, ditches, and shorelines from Manitoba…
-
Great St. John’s Wort Care and Uses
St. John’s Wort is a magnificent, vivacious plant with flowers that can be up to 5 cm wide. It is easy to cultivate and…
-
Propagating and Caring for Bluet Flowers
Bluets are low-growing perennials that have multiple blue or white-ish blooms with bright yellow centres. They are native to Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and…
-
Water Avens
Water Avens are good ground cover for cool, wet areas where many plants often struggle. It is a perennial that blooms in late spring…
-
Zigzag Goldenrod Attracts Pollinators
Zigzag Goldenrod, also known as Solidago flexicaulis, is distinguished by its toothed, broad-ovate leaves and the shape of its stem. The name comes from…
-
Blue-eyed Grass
The Blue-eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium montanum, is a lovely perennial flower which has long been a favourite plant due to its attractiveness and ease of…
-
Prairie Dock
Magnificent Silphium genus, it displays its bright yellow flowers on tall stems in late summer. Grows easily from seed, and is at home on…
-
Canadian Burnet
Canadian Burnet features impressive airy spikes of white flowers at the ends of the stems from mid summer to early fall. Its textured narrow…
-
Rhododendron
Rhododendron are highly valued in landscaping. Their gorgeous pink flowers brighten up any location. The flowers also attract bees and the rare bog elfin…
-
Gerbera Daisies Bring Colour and Cheer
The bright and magnificent Gerbera Daisy brings cheer as both annual and perennial. They are popular plants because they are attractive and come in…
-
Burro’s Tail Plant – How To Grow and Propagate
These small, succulent plants native to most parts of the Northern Hemisphere, are popular as both landscape and container plants. In this article, we…
-
Lilac Care and Propagation
Lilacs are some of the most beautiful plants, with their vibrant colours and sweet fragrance! They are perfect for any landscaping application, including hedges, foundation plantings, small…
-
Gooseberry Jelly
I decided to make gooseberry jelly instead of jam as it takes less preparation time. The gooseberry gin that I made last year was…
-
What is a Hydroponic Garden?
A hydroponic garden involves growing plants completely without soil. Instead, plants roots are submerged in a water fertilizer mixture. Surprisingly, a large variety of…
-
Tips For Keeping A Healthy Koi Pond
A koi pond can be a beautiful addition to your garden if you have the space. These colorful and majestic fish can create a…
