Low and lovely: Five great low growing ornamental grasses
There is always room for smaller, low-growing ornamental grasses in your garden. Here are five you will want to consider.
Coleus: A colourful addition to the shade garden
Coleus is a plant that more gardeners need to consider both at container plants as well as additions to the landscape.
Going Black & White in a world of colour
Black and White photography has always been an expression of art and there is no better way to appreciate your garden than explore its inner beauty with B&W. Strip the colour away and focus on the lines, shapes and textures within the garden. Today’s digital cameras, including the Pentax Monochrome are well suited for capturing our gardens in B&W, and today’s software editing programs help get the most out of the images.
External viewfinders compared: TTArtisan vs Lichifit
External optional viewfinders compared. From the exquisite TTArtisan finder to the inexpensive version from Lichifit. Both have their place.
Pachysandra: Native and non-native ground cover for woodland gardens
Native and non-native pachysandra is a preferred ground cover choice to use in a naturalized shade garden.
Why you need the TTArtisan optical viewfinder(s)
The 21mm and 28mm TTArtisan viewfinders combine fine craftmanship with a sophisticated look to enhance any viewfinderless digicam or traditional film camera.
Proven Winners’ Idea book hits another home run
The 2023 version of Proven Winners’ Gardener’s Idea Book is another home run. Released just in time to ignite the inspiration of gardeners looking to begin planning and planting their gardens.
Wildscape: Learning to embrace our gardens
Learning to embrace nature in our gardens is an important step to discovering the beauty of our gardens and the wildlife that call it home.
Wildscape: Acquiring a taste for our gardens
In her book Wildscape, Nancy Lawson explores the sense of taste and how it shapes the flora and fauna in the garden.
Wildscape: Cultivate a vision all your own
Cultivating your own vision of beauty in your garden should include a focus on wildlife.
Great Garden Gift Ideas
Great Garden Gift ideas for dad for under $100. Everything from hummingbird feeders to bat houses and incredible deals on a garden pruning set. And, of course, a vintage pickup truck compete with working headlights.
Best bat house: Turn your garden into a home for Bats
Bats are an important addition to all garden and critical for the health of the environment. Consider installing a bat house in your garden this year.
Wildscape: How the sense of smell influences life in our gardens
The importance of scent in the garden is critical for the survival of many insects, mammals and other garden critters.
Wildscape: Exploring the senses to live in peace in our gardens
Nancy Lawson, author of The Humane Gardener, explores how the senses come to life in our gardens both through our plants and wildlife.
How to attract the Mourning Cloak butterfly
The Mourning Cloak butterfly may look a little drab in its rough coat of brown and yellow, but it’s the butterfly’s ability to blend in with nature that helps to make it successful.
Mastering photography in the garden, on vacation and at the computer
The KelbyOne photographic on-line program is an excellent way to learn about your new camera and improve your photography right in the comfort of your own home.
Can hardy geraniums be used as a ground cover?
Hardy geraniums or Cranesbill are not like the summer plants we put in containers or plant out in our gardens for the summer months. These are much smaller-flowered perennials that are perfect to use as ground covers.
Why use a hanging bird bath?
A hanging bird bath is the perfect way to attract songbirds to your your garden by providing them a safe, discrete area to get a drink or a quick bath.
Tulip Tree is good choice for fast growing native shade tree
Tulip trees are native to parts of North America including some areas in Canada. These fast-growing trees are useful to create a shade garden quickly.
How to grow and care for creeping thyme ground cover
Thyme can be a very effective ground cover in a hot sunny dry area where you want to form a low growing dense cover that works like a living mulch.