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 They are delicious and nutritious, being full of anthocyanins (which are good for you). They’re also native

By Shauna Dobbie When I was a young child, I was allowed to pick pansies and tulips sometimes, crocuses never,

If you want to have monarchs in your garden, plant nectar-rich flowers. Make sure your choices bloom in fall to

Hartley Botanic is one of England’s oldest and most respected greenhouse manufacturers, with an increasingly large following in the US

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