Gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides: “Heaven Scent” You know how certain smells can take you back to a specific (and I hope good) time and place? Gardenias do that for me. My grandma lived in Pasadena, California, where as a child I visited…
To some, April is the kickoff of the gardening season. It’s a busy time for gardeners as we prep seeds, garden beds, and containers. Here are some of the main April gardening jobs and tasks to ensure your garden is ready for…
To be filed under the perfect overnight adventure from Paris: Le Doyenné is a destination restaurant and farm—with guest rooms—on the grounds of Château de Saint-Vrain. It’s a culinary lab for Australian chefs Shaun Kelly and James Henry, both of whom have…
Beautiful and delicate, clematis is an immensely popular flowering plant for many gardeners. Their vines can climb just about anything, jazzing up a boring fence or trellis. If you have purchased a new plant, this guide covers everything you need to know…
East Vancouver is home to some of the most unique and beautiful gardens in the city. From lawns decorated with broken bits of pottery to polka-dot houses painted just for the hummingbirds, there is a little bit of something for everyone. Join…
As the weather warms and gardeners look forward to getting their hands dirty, now’s a good time to review what can and should be done in the garden in spring. Nature has its own schedule and sometimes ours and Nature’s simply don’t…
Container gardens are wonderful solutions to small spaces but they come with built-in challenges. Without the expanse of an in-ground garden, containers need to become their own sustainable ecosystem. But you can become a container gardening pro with this extensive guide. Learn…
| Updated on Mar 19, 2025
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Tough and hardy on the inside and beautiful and fragrant on the outside, you get the best of both worlds with lilacs! Considered by many gardeners to be an official sign of spring, lilac flowers are a true delight after a long,…
Stewart covers all the basics that any beginner gardener would need to start planting—from growing vegetables to pruning shrubs—but she also goes deep on niche topics (climbing hydrangeas, heirloom tomatoes, for example). Throughout, she offers the kind of insightful advice that comes…