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

Twenty-three feature gardens and $9 million in plants will fill the Direct Energy Centre for Canada Blooms, running March 17-21...

'Don’t start too early,' is the message Canada Blooms speaker Lorraine Flanigan has for gardening enthusiasts who can’t wait to...

Mark Cullen launches a weekly column in New in Homes & Condos today. His first musings are on what he calls the "greatest...

Drop by at 11:30 a.m. any day during Canada Blooms and you will see my buddy Denis Flanagan and me giving a colourful overview of...

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

Our annual flowerfest isn't simply about feasting our eyes on pretty plants or finding a landscaper. Savvy showgoers also head for...

Last year was rotten for tomatoes. Literally.

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...

The snow comes, the snow goes. After last week's sudden whomp, Toronto is back to being green again. Yet my garden – out in the...

Aren't they cute? These are basil seedlings started a couple of weeks ago on my window ledge. I make a habit of doing this in...

What an unbelievably balmy February. Does this mean we'll soon be seeing green fingernails – i.e. the tips of tulip leaves...

Pretty primroses have started popping up in pots at florists' shops and garden centres everywhere.

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

How do you choose a rose that's right for your climate and soil? Start with "Right Rose, Right Place" By Peter...

The last time terrariums were in fashion, so were tie-dye and love beads. “They were big in the ‘70s, then kind of died out...

Woo hoo. Here's a hot date not to be missed. "Heathcliff of the Hedgerows" is coming to town.

Remember Cattleyas? They're the orchids that our grandmothers used to wear as corsages.

All gardeners develop particular passions. I'm crazy about clivias, because it's unbelievably exciting when they deign to bloom...

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...

Anthuriums are an acquired taste. For years, I gave them the cold shoulder because their heart-shaped leaves (called spathes...

This may come as a surprise, but I hate many houseplants. Anything that requires fiddling and fussing? Forget it.

If you feel like getting your blood moving – and with longer lasting effect than lifting dumbbells – go outside and lift stones...

An ordinary evergreen planted in a pot? Not on your life. This is a Wollemi Pine – once thought to be extinct.

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