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Bolting, Botanically Speaking
By Lois Scott, Master Gardener Bolting? Run to seed? Wait, my plants are going to pull up roots and escape?! No! These terms are used when vegetable crops prematurely flower and go to seed, very...
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Gardening for Birds Through the Seasons
By Silvia Strobl, Master Gardener in Training More than 1 in 4 birds have disappeared in North America since 1970, primarily due to habitat loss according to a recent study. As gardeners we can help...
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Creating a Wildlife Friendly Hedgerow in my Ontario Garden
by Emma Murphy, Master Gardener Although I’ve lived in Canada for almost 50 years, I grew up in Bristol, England for some of my formative years, and always loved the traditional hedgerows that existed...
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Embracing the Chill: The Secret Dance of Vernalization
By Mary-Jane Pilgrim, Master Gardener In the heart of downtown Selwyn where a heavy winter blanket covers my gardens, a magical process is unfolding in the underworld of some of my plants. In the...
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Winter Protection for Your Garden
By Christine Freeburn, Master Gardener The new year arrived with not a speck of snow on the ground and although the ground was frozen and well watered from rainfall, that lack of snow can cause damage...
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Winter Observations (in my Garden and Others)
By Laura Gardner, Master Gardener That White Stuff has a Function When a deciduous tree or shrub doesn’t have its foliage, other parts of the plant such as the stems and branches are more noticeable....
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Why Do You Garden?
By Cheryl Harrison, Master Gardener This is an important question! People garden for various reasons and the answer to that question is a wonderful guide for helping to create your garden. If you do...
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Container Gardening Basics
By Carol Anderson, Master Gardener in Training Whether you have found yourself in a small space with limited capacity for planting garden beds or enjoy the opportunity to be creative, container...
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Make a planting plan now to grow your best vegetable garden yet!
By Silvia Strobl, Master Gardener in Training True confession: In 30 years of growing a vegetable garden I’ve never made a planting plan. I only make a sketch noting what was grown in each planting...
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Rediscovering an Old-Fashioned Favourite
By Marilyn Homewood, Master Gardener In 1696, a Sicilian monk discovered a vividly coloured flower with a bountiful fragrance in the hills surrounding the monastery. He transplanted it into his...
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‘Garden Jeopardy’ Seed Starting Edition
by Lois Scott, Master Gardener I don’t know about you but when I am listening to people talk about specialized topics it can seem like they are speaking a different language. Gardeners and gardening...
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Book Review – The Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants of the Southern Great...
by Emma Murphy, Master Gardener Wow. What a pleasure to finally see this book in print. Written by two very knowledgeable Ontario gardeners — Rick Gray and Shaun Booth — this is the native plant...
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How do my outdoor plants survive the winter?
By Mary-Jane Pilgrim, Master Gardener Have you ever wondered how some plants manage to survive freezing temperatures while others wither away at the slightest frost? It all comes down to a fascinating...
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Rejuvenating Shrubs through the act of Coppicing
By Christine Freeburn, Master Gardener Flowering shrubs are the great “bones” of your garden. They give structure, are generally long lived, offer winter interest and protection for creatures. But...
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Some Observations on Seeds
Laura Gardner, Master Gardener Ancient Seeds Back in the 1890s, the mouth of the Don River in Toronto was filled in to make way for industry—known as the Port Lands. This changed the landscape and the...
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Earth Day 2024 – Plant a Tree
by Cheryl Harrison, Master Gardener Today is Earth Day! Earth day began in 1970 in the USA by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson. Senator Nelson organized a countrywide demonstration to highlight...
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