Gardening How-to Archives

Growing peas

By Dorothy Dobbie Technically and botanically, peas are a fruit, because their seeds are developed from the ovary of the

By Shauna Dobbie First, choose a sunny spot to plant your blueberries in and test the soil. You can do

Now that the days are starting to get longer it’s a great time to think about spring! You can start

Layering involves pinning the nodes of a young, flexible vine stem to some nicely prepared earth and letting the vine

By Mark MacDonald Getting a head start on spring, scores of farm crops have been cultivated for centuries through the

By Shauna Dobbie Are you starting your very first garden? Congratulations! There are several little details to help you get

Unwind in the calm shadows of the shade garden where the world is lush and green and soothing to the

June 20, 2020 Caroline Fu 1639 Views

Populations of many pollinators have declined seriously across North America according to a recent United States National Academy of Science

May 6, 2020 Caroline Fu 1586 Views

Here’s an archived video from the Second World War on how to build your own victory garden. A real blast

May 6, 2020 Caroline Fu 1792 Views

You’d think that gardening would go hand in hand with being green and eco friendly. But as a beginner, going