Rhizome

  • Wild Bergamot

    Wild Bergamot

    Wild Bergamot is an attractive, purple, flowering perennial, which supports many kinds of pollinators, including butterflies and hummingbirds. Its leaves are edible for tea,…

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  • How To Plant And Care For Canna Lilies

    How To Plant And Care For Canna Lilies

    The canna lily plant is a flamboyant summer flowering plant with a bold look. The plant grows from thick, fleshy bulbs. Canna is a…

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  • Canada Milk Vetch

    Canada Milk Vetch

    Canada Milk Vetch is great for attracting hummingbirds, birds, butterflies, and bees. The flowers and seed heads are excellent for bouquets, and the leaves…

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  • Grass Leaved Goldenrod Adds Colour

    Grass Leaved Goldenrod Adds Colour

    Grass-Leaved Goldenrod is a colourful upright perennial. The bright yellow plants are commonly seen on roadsides in rural areas, moist meadows, and sandy or…

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  • Common milkweed flower at its peak

    Common Milkweed Host Monarch Butterflies

    Milkweed, of which there are about 14 different types in Canada, is the only host plant for monarch butterflies. In summer, the female monarch…

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  • Geraniums are Easy Care Summer Darlings

    Geraniums are Easy Care Summer Darlings

    There are two types of plants that most people refer to as “geraniums”. There are “true geraniums”, which are hardy, native and wild plants…

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  • Bellwort

    Bellwort

    Bellwort is an excellent early-blooming native shade plant for the woodland garden, shaded border, wildflower garden, or naturalized area. It spreads slowly by rhizomes,…

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  • Starflower

    Starflower

    Starflower is a plant that grows in the forest understory or as a groundcover in damp, shaded soils, occasionally on the banks of rivers…

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  • A big patch of Wild Ginger groundcover

    Wild Ginger is a Good Groundcover

    Wild ginger is an effective ground cover. Its roots and stems have a powerful lemon ginger scent when crushed. The perennial plant known is…

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  • Red Baneberry For Shade Gardens

    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…

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  • Do You Have A Fall Gardening Checklist?

    Do You Have A Fall Gardening Checklist?

    A fall gardening checklist is provided below to assist you in completing tasks. Take out your pen or pencil and jot down any ideas…

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  • How To Care For ZZ Plant

    How To Care For ZZ Plant

    The ZZ Plant – Zamioculcas zamiifolia one very popular foliage plant used in homes and offices around the world.

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