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Stay Cool Gardening - By Mark Cullen

Each year Canadian gardeners concern them selves that we are going to experience a long hot summer. The burning question is, “How can I enjoy...

Seed Starting – Get Kids Growing by Mark Cullen

Enjoying a great looking garden this summer requires that you either start your own seeds in late winter/early spring or purchase transplants from a garden...

Tips For Growing Vegetables On Your Roof by Albert Mondor

With 85% of Canadians living in an urban environment, large lots are increasingly rare and space is becoming very limited in cities. Practicing horticulture in...

Soil: Where Food Begins - by Mark Cullen

2015 the International Year of Soils. If this comes as a surprise to you, no worries, you are not alone. It seems that most of...

Pizza Patch – Get Kids Growing by Mark Cullen

A child’s existing passions provides one of your best opportunities to get them involved in the garden. Love to cook? Plant a pizza garden of...

A vegetable garden on your balcony! by Albert Mondor

You wish to grow tomatoes or cucumbers, but think it is not possible as the only space you have is your little balcony or the...

Alaskan Ice Preventer with Owen Reeves

Attracting Pollinators - by Mark Cullen

My goal is to provide as compelling an argument as I can for you to invest in the future of your garden this spring –...

Purify the air with house plants by Albert Mondor

The atmosphere of the building where we live and work is loaded with several chemical compounds that are harmful to our health. In some places,...

Fertilizing Edibles by Owen Reeves

The trend in growing edibles has been very popular. More people are choosing to dedicate their outdoor spaces, or significant portions of it, to edible...

The Best Tomatoes on the Block – Eat What You Grow by Mark Cullen

Tomatoes are the most popular garden vegetable in Canada by far. They are easy to grow just about anywhere there is heat and sun. There...

Eat flowers!- by Albert Mondor

Although we mostly create them to be ornamental, our gardens contain various species of flowers that are completely edible. Here are some mouth-watering examples. With...