Want fall-flowering perennials? Build them into a great garden design
Let’s face it: most gardeners are starved for spring flowers, many of which are bulbs. Spring flowers give way to summer-flowering...
How to care for plants and trees in drought, extreme heat
Toronto, Oakville, Burlington, Mississauga, Milton and basically all of southwest Ontario have been suffering a drought in summer 2016....
Weird organic gardening secrets from your kitchen
Both cooking ingredients and kitchen scraps are useful things for your garden. Kitchen ingredients and scraps can improve the soil...
PART 1: Design a garden with just colourful foliage (full and partial sun)
Flowers are great and many gardeners live for flowers. We love flowers, too, and we suggest that if you have a very small garden or want...
Summer solstice: no one does it better than the Estonians
In Estonia, summer solstice has been celebrated for more than 1,000 years and is the second most important holiday after Christmas....
Our first garden design is installed
It's hard to say who was more excited at seeing the garden we designed in Summer 2015 installed and ready for enjoyment in May 2016. ...
Tickets now available for Secret Gardens of Oakville 2016 - OHS Garden Tour
This year's "Secret Gardens of Oakville" garden tour organized by the Oakville Horticultural Society (OHS) will take place on Sunday,...
Why natural stone makes your garden look fantastic
Even in the smallest of gardens, there is room for stone. Not paving stones, not poured concrete, not interlock pavers, but real and...
Astonishing facts about the hidden world of seeds
The “May 24 Weekend,” also known as Victoria Day, is officially the start of gardening season in Canada. Seeds are the start of new life....
Oakville Hort Society Plant Sale: May 21, 2016, Munn's United Church
The annual plant sale of the Oakville Horticultural Society will take place on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Munn’s United Church, 8:30am...
