With Clivias, Patience Truly Is a Virtue
Clivias in flower and fruit. Photo: Deborah Silver, pinterest.ca The clivia or Kaffir lily (Clivia miniata) is certainly among theContinue Reading
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A Love Affair With Plant Catalogs
Ill.: echarlestucker.com I’ve been leafing through plant and seed catalogs for as long as I can remember … maybe fromContinue Reading
10 Popular Myths About Hostas
What do you really know about hostas? Photo: www.grassrootsdesign.ca Hostas are one of the most widely grown perennials in temperateContinue Reading
Easy Care Terrariums
Photo: ohsummossum.com Terrariums have been in vogue for a couple of years now and just about every garden center andContinue Reading
Perennialize Your Leeks
Many leeks are very hardy and can be grown as perennials. Source: bonnieplants.com Normally you should be starting leeks (AlliumContinue Reading
GMO Houseplant Cleans Air Better
Plain old pothos: the enhanced version is not commercially available. Source: gardengoodsdirect.com Scientists from the University of Washington report thatContinue Reading
2019 : Year of the Snapdragon
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
2018: Best Year Yet for the Laidback Gardener Blog!
Source:radlawfirm.com Another year is coming to an end and I’ve yet again managed to produce one gardening blog a dayContinue Reading
10 Resolutions for Laidback Gardeners
Learn to switch from being an overworked garden (left) to being a laidback one (right). Source: Claire Tourigny, from theContinue Reading
Greenhouse Therapy Beats Winter Blues
Allen Gardens Conservatory during the Christmas season. Source: torontobotanicalgarden.ca When snow starts to pile up and you can’t step outsideContinue Reading