My wife and I recently returned from a short vacation to Québec where we spent most of our time in the old city. What impressed both of us the most...

Well, it’s that time of the year: vacations are over, the kids are back in school, and we’re stuck at home staring at those summer planters by the front door...

I decided to bring a different perspective to this week’s blog by asking some of the ladies of Amsterdam Garden Centre to share their thoughts on a popular topic these...

Truth be told, I wanted to write an article about Kalmia or Mountain Laurel this spring, but an unexpected shortage left many garden centres devoid of this wonderful broadleaf evergreen....

Our ability to perceive scent is one of the most powerful senses we possess, and it is closely tied to memory. By way of example, just a hint of cigar...

There is something about the concept of plants growing in water that seems to intimidate some gardeners. Truth be told, aquatic plants can be accurately described in just two phrases:...

The Oxford dictionary defines a groundcover as low-growing, spreading plants that help to stop weeds from growing; but in reality, it is that secondary task of attempting to cover open...

The thing I like the most about Coreopsis is that it is unpretentious. There are no large flowers, flashy foliage, or excessively tall plants vying for your attention; instead, this...

Summer flowers play an important role in our gardens by providing that splash of colour we all crave from spring through summer. But as the forget-me-nots fade and the pansies...

This is not a plant family that lends itself to that clean, formal look, but rather, poppies need to be carefully blended into the mixed border to yield the best...

I began my gardening career over 40 years ago working on a local estate with an extensive rhododendron collection. There was an impressive hedge of purple-flowering Rhododendron ponticum lining the...

Almost everyone knows what a peony looks like, having seen them growing in their grandparent’s garden or adding elegance and enticing fragrance to a cut-flower bouquet. Still, I think very...