The trends highlighted in the Garden Media report are based on U.S. data, but there are so many similarities to Canada that it is relevant to our country. The first trend identified in the report ...

Canada looks forward to a ‘January thaw’ every year. What is it?

Water availability for our gardens is going to be in short supply ... resource company with branches in Chilliwack and throughout Canada. They are Western Canada’s foremost provider of ...

Our many beautiful gardens, like Van Dusen, Butchart, Nitobe and UBC Botanical Gardens, have wonderful displays of winter colour, and it makes a visit at this time of the year worthwhile.

Box stores, particularly Home Depot, are dominant in the U.S. market, but in Canada, independent garden stores are perhaps still stronger as a source of gardening information and plants.

As we decorate our patios for the holiday season, there are a few special winter plants that really stand out. Helleborus niger — more commonly known as the Christmas rose — is, perhaps, the ...