Seven steps to building a lasagna garden

Here's Carolyn Herriot's quick and easy seven step guide to creating a lasagna garden in your own backyard! Click for an easy-to-follow pictorial guide. more...

Grow edible mushrooms in your vegetable garden!

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Companion plants: onion chives and tomatoes

One of the first crops of the spring season is healthy and tasty onion chives. When planting onion chives this year, I suggest you practice some companion planting and leave room between the chives to tuck in your favourite tomato plants; you’ll enjoy tastier, disease-free plants by taking advantage of the natural protection of onion chives. more...

Vertical growing space

Recently I have been glancing around gardens with one thing on my mind – vertical growing space. Growing up allows us to dress up narrow walkways, camouflage unattractive fencing, provide shade and windbreaks, and screen balconies and patios to provide privacy. If support is lacking, you can do the same thing by growing down – install a hanging basket or raised planter overflowing with long lush foliage. more...

Tips on Vegetables

When selecting vegetables for containers, look for container-friendly varieties, usually described as compact or bush type. more...

Walla Walla Onion

Walla Walla onions are one of the treasures of my summer garden. They are among the earliest to be transplanted out in spring and one of the first to be harvested, usually by late June. These exceptionally sweet onions add flavour to fresh salads, sandwiches and stir-fries. more...

Grow Loofa in the Garden

Vegetables, fruits and colourful blooms are what you might expect from an organic garden; dishcloths, scrub brushes and natural skin exfoliates are not. But a new trend in gardening is growing organic loofas. more...

Grow Your Own Food

As gardeners, we can take the load off the planet by growing more food – and it’s easier than you might think. Here, organic-gardener extraordinaire Carolyn Herriot provides tips and techniques on how you can join the “Grow Your Own” celebration, starting with her top-10 picks for edible ornaments. Carolyn Herriot discusses the "grow your own" movement, along with providing a listing of her top ten picks for edible ornamental plants, and a list of Food Festivals throughout B.C. more...

Grow Tomatoes Upside Down

Grow a tomato upside down? No, this is not about nestling a tumbler tomato into a hanging basket and letting it spill over the edges; it is literally planting and growing a tomato upside down and allowing it to defy gravity. more...

Grow Carrots in a Container

Here is a wonderful opportunity for children, those with patio gardens, or those with unsuitable crop-growing soil to enjoy sweet summer carrots. more...