Fragrant Spring Plants

Late-winter and early-spring bloomers are among the most fragrant plants in the garden. Hamamelis mollis (zone 5), for example, offers the headiest scent of the Chinese witch hazels. It begins blooming during cooler winter and more...

Home of the Shasta Daisy

Luther Burbank is probably best known for breeding the shasta daisy, but this American plant breeder also hybridized or introduced more than 800 varieties of fruits, flowers, vegetables, trees, cacti and grasses, including the Paradox more...

Faux-Stone Container

If you’ve ever yearned for a costly piece of stone statuary or a hefty stone container, here’s a simple and inexpensive alternative: hypertufa. more...

Earliest-Blooming Bulbs

January is the time to take a look at your neighbour’s garden and make note of the earliest blooms. This will serve as your shopping list for September when the spring-blooming bulbs are available in more...