Garden Tips & Advice

Although the name can be a tad off-putting, goatsbeard is a highly popular plant in many gardens. It's hearty, adaptable and gorgeous to look at.

Caring for a Japanese snowbell tree can be simple and easy. It's graceful and sturdy and can be grown in a variety of climates.

The gomphrena genus contains a wide variety of gorgeous blooms. Find the colour that's perfect for your garden and add the touch it's been missing.

If you find a little verbena plant to transplant into your garden, you'll be rewarded with a magnificent and colourful bloom

Growing and caring for lantana is pretty simple and straightforward. Just follow these tips to create a beautiful row of plants in your garden.

There is only one way to truly enjoy the flavour of fresh corn: grow it yourself, because corn loses much of its sweetness within minutes after picking. Get in on the organic, do-it-yourself gardening and enjoy the benefits homegrown corn has to offe

Celery is not an easy vegetable to grow. It needs more than the usual quantities of soil nutrients, a particularly well-prepared soil, and an abundant and never-failing supply of moisture. In addition, its tiny seeds are difficult to nurture into see

The leek is a close relative of the onion. It resembles a giant scallion but has flat, broader leaves and different growing requirements. It does not store well out of the ground. The time to maturity for leeks is long — about four and a half months.

Many of the most decorative shrubs can be grown in large pots or tubs to adorn your patio or terrace. Here's a quick guide to help you get started.

Daylilies are fairly trouble-free and the few problems they have are seldom serious. But there are ways to care for them over the years to ensure plants remain healthy and provide lots of blooms.

The apple is one of the most widely grown fruits. Here are some expert tips to help you grow apple trees in your outdoor space.

While many perennials are readily available at your local garden centre, many can be grown from seed. Here's how:

The first step in pest control is choosing disease-resistant plants. Here are some tactics for when infection strikes, from killing aphids to stopping common fungus.

It takes three or four years to train a European grapevine. After that it needs pruning only to improve or maintain grape production. Read on to learn everything you need to know about caring for grape vines.

Even a small garden has room for fruit — not only bushes, canes, and vines, but also fruit trees. These may be dwarf forms on a restricted rootstock, or full-sized trees grown in place of shade trees. Here's everything you need to know about growing

Lettuce is a tasty garden staple that comes in many different varieties. We'll teach you how to choose the right type for you, prepare your soil, plant your lettuce, care for your plants, and harvest your bounty.

Spring and summer bulbs are great additions to the garden, but sometimes, they, too, can succumb to pests and diseases. Here is a chart outlining a few signs and symptoms, and troubleshooting tips to nurse your plants back to health.

Kale and collards are leafy green vegetables that can be cooked or eaten raw as salad greens. A touch of frost sharpens their flavour, making them great for cold climates. We'll teach you how to grow them the green way.

Chrysanthemums are unequaled for beautiful their late-summer and fall blooms. Follow these easy steps to properly grow your own flourishing chrysanthemums.

A favourite with vegetable gardeners, the snap bean is easy to grow, prolific, and nutritious. Both green and yellow snap beans and can be grown in any good soil, either as bushy plants or as pole beans. We'll teach you how.