A Canadian Breeding Success Story: Alan McMurtrie’s Incredible Iris reticulata
Bred right here in Canada, Alan McMurtrie is creating new colours and colour patterns never seen before in the reticulated iris. Learn more about his amazing cultivars.
Broken Tulips: Grow the Fabled Bulbs that Inspired Tulipmania
Through their beauty and unusual flower patterns, Broken Tulips offer not just a pretty display but a connection to a dramatic and tumultuous history.
Hardy Cyclamen
Cyclamen is a genus of plants known best for the florist cultivars of large, boldy-coloured flowers and dramatic mottled foliage grown as decorative, seasonal or short-lived pot plants. Many people remain unaware that there are species that are hardy in temperate gardens or that they are in leaf and in bloom in the fall, winter, and early spring!
Oddball Bulbs: Explore the Beautiful and Unusual World of Bulbs
Bulbs, corms, and rhizomes represent a particular life history strategy that has evolved in almost every region of the world. Applied to gardens, they offer us beauty, intrigue, and additional strategies for layering in interest and colour. Explore some of the most interesting oddball bulbs for your patio or garden.
The Spheres and Fireworks of Allium: No One Should Live Without Ornamental Onions
Few garden plants offer flowers held in perfect spheres or dramatic fireworks. The ornamental onions or Allium are not be missed for dramatic and beautiful spring and summer displays.
Crocus: Everyone’s Favourite Early Spring Bulb
Crocus are the temperate world's favourite early spring bulb. They are beautiful and long-lived but also tough as nails with an amazing ability to shrug off the vagaries of early spring weather. They also come in various forms not commonly seen in garden centres. Explore all that Crocus have to offer!
Camas Lilies
Camassia or camas lilies are western North American native bulbs that occur from southern British Columbia to California and inland into the western mountains. They form spikes typically one to three feet tall of starry, lily-like flowers in white and various shades of blue. Learn more about these native beauties.
You Can Plant New Plants All Summer Long
You can plant new plants all summer long. A few careful steps are all that is required to successfully plant new perennials, shrubs, and trees during the dog days of summer.
Six Creative and Surprising Tips for Growing and Designing with Vines
No garden is complete without the beauty of vines climbing up fences and trellises and weaving through large shrubs and trees. From patio to garden, here are some design tips for integrating them into your personal space.
Summer Spice Perennial Hibiscus
The Summer Spice perennial hibiscus are making waves with their new colour breaks including shades of blue! These relatives of the tropical hibiscus can be grown by most Canadian gardeners and have the largest flowers in the mallow family, typically 8-10 inches wide!
Frida Kahlo’s Garden
The gardens within the courtyards of Frida Kahlo's La Casa Azul on the outskirts of Mexico City are a study in drama and serenity set against her stunning royal blue walls. Take a tour of the garden of one of the world's most recognizable and talented painters.