Whoo hoo! Sound the trumpets! This is proving to be one of the best summers in years for getting squashed.

Sure they're cheap at the supermarket, but potatoes are also an easy garden grow, even for urbanites. With a Blue Box, some...

Snowballs of bloom followed by miniature fruits tell of branches soon to be bowed by the weight of large and luscious peaches...

The phenomenon of growing veggies in your own yard just gets bigger.

Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon began a one-year experiment in local eating and they wrote a book about it called “The One...

In her new book, columnist Sonia Day picks plants for small, urban gardens.

Two of the hottest trends in gardening are containers and cultivating fresh food, and many savvy families are beginning to...

Move over Miscanthus and those seemingly endless varieties of Echinacea. This spring, we’re all falling in love instead with...

Toronto Star gardening columnist Sonia Day writes this book for the city folk who have small lots but large appetites for...

Last call to plant the cool-season “greens,” those green leafy vegetables that make up the salads and pot herbs in the cool...

Retro rhubarb is back, writes Sonia Day

No fruits are tastier or more fragile and perishable than perfectly ripe raspberries. All of which makes a good case for...

Last year, vegetable seed sales in Canada were up about 35 per cent.

Let’s suppose that you don’t have much time for vegetable gardening, and precious little space, yet you want to enjoy a healthy...

Thinking of planting a garden this spring? Your harvest may be a bumper crop of better health for your whole family. Here are...

Last year was rotten for tomatoes. Literally.

Everything's coming up edible at Canada Blooms 2010. From show gardens to expert speakers, growing your own fruits, herbs and...

How about going to a place where you can relax, enjoy some sun, and get a little exercise and gourmet food? A place even your...

This is what I call a PCP – a Perfect Container Plant. It looks striking and unusual, producing elegant grey green leaves that...

Gardening—you should excuse the pun—is rapidly growing into a top hobby. Maybe we’re trying to save money by growing our own...

Containers are the answer for the vegetable gardener short on space or sunlight, or one caught in a tug of war with hungry...

The number of home gardeners jumped by almost 40 per cent last season, but nearly half of them won’t be back this year. Most...

If you missed the vegetable gardening bandwagon last season, don't worry. There is plenty of time to jump on for 2010, and we...

Beautiful bay. I wonder why more people don't use this aromatic herb as a mini-Christmas tree. The evergreen leaves are shiny and...

No, I haven't been trolling for porn on the Internet.

Purple carrots? Yes, believe it or not. What's even more surprising is that this humble vegetable used to come in a rainbow of...

Not to be unpatriotic, but another "cranberry" outshines the traditional cranberry.