+ How to grow a Tomato plant

How to Grow a Tomato Plant

Follow a few tips to grow amazing tomatoes in containers or in the ground this season. Be sure to check out our Heritage tomatoes too.

+ Harvest healthy greens from our Mixed Kale Planters all season long – just cut and they will regrow.

Growing Container Veggies

Containers can be placed on your deck, patio or by your kitchen door.

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Harden Off Your Annuals

Buy early and harden off your annuals at home to enjoy the best selection of plants.

+ Spring bulbs

Caring for Spring Bulbs

I try to pick a wide range of spring bulb varieties to extend the bloom season and provide varied colour interest.

+ dividing perennials in the spring

Dividing Perennials in the Spring

Spring is an ideal time to divide summer and fall flowering perennials.

+ Amaryllis or Hippeastrum

How to Grow Amaryllis

Amaryllis bulbs are fast and easy to grow indoors during the winter. They reward you with huge, long lasting, bold flowers on tall, sturdy stems.

+ Favourite container annual: Mandevilla ‘Dundee Pink’

2018 Top Garden Picks

These plants that really stood out for me in my garden in 2018.

Attracting Hummingbirds to your Garden

Hummingbirds are attracted to plants by flower colours and nectar, not fragrance and are especially attracted to certain shades of red.

+ Melons

Growing Watermelons and Cantaloupes

Melons do require a long, hot summer, so a little luck is needed with the weather, but there are also some tricks you can try to grow a successful crop.

+ tomatoes

Growing Warm Season Veggies

Late May to mid June is the time to plant the majority of veggies in your garden. By this time, the soil will have warmed up enough to stimulate root and shoot emergence from a seed or allow root growth from a transplant. Beets, beans, summer and winter squash, cucumber and pumpkin are veggies that can be purchased as plants or seeded directly into the… Read More