Outdoor Living

This season’s top pool trends: **AUTOMATIC POOL COVERS** Owning a pool is becoming easier, and having an automatic pool cover is one of the reasons why. With the ability to operate the [...]

Why you should rotate crops in your edible garden: **What is crop rotation?** Crop rotation involves dividing your chosen “crops” into four main categories and rotating their placement yearly. [...]

Pigsqueak gets its name from the sound created by rubbing together the wet leaves of this spring-blooming plant. Its heart-shaped evergreen foliage will ensure colour all year-round. Bergenia’s [...]

With yellow, showy flowers arriving before the foliage in April, Forsythia is abundant throughout southern Ontario. This dense shrub is sure to bring intense colour to your yard early in the [...]

Mums are a great way to add colour to your yard in the fall. Their fluffy bright fllowers are iconic in autumn. They can be potted and placed along steps and porches or planted in your garden. [...]

Even though the weather in early September seems more like July, it’s time to start thinking about bulbs. Now is the ideal time to plan, plot and prep beds and borders for colourful flowering [...]

Roses have a bad reputation as difficult to grow and maintain. But, Vineland Research Station is working to change all that. The research facility is located in the town of Lincoln on 218 acres [...]

As residents of southern Ontario, we are fortunate to have easy access to Canada’s largest botanical garden. Royal Botanical Gardens, located at the western tip of Lake Ontario, contains four [...]

Summer nights can get chilly, why not huddle up by the fire? Outdoor fireplaces and fire pits are the number one addition to outdoor living spaces for 2016! Take full advantage of your yard on [...]

Sustainability, water features and outdoor kitchens are hot this summer! Eco-friendly designs and planting are becoming more and more important as our climate is changing drastically. Sustainable [...]