How To Have Less Lawn, and More Veggies
Here’s how to get a little less lawn headache in your summer, and more healthy and fun plants that support you back.
Growing 101
Here’s how to get a little less lawn headache in your summer, and more healthy and fun plants that support you back.
A glow-in-the-dark garden might sound like something out of a fantasy novel, but you can easily create your own mystical, illuminated moon garden right in your own backyard, using fragrant flowers that bloom at night.
Wind Resistant Gardens Wind in the Garden Protecting Against Wind Plants That Can Take It “A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.” – Anne Bronte If all wind
DIY Landscape Design Tips Getting Started Try This “Enjoyment of the landscape is a thrill.” David Hockney By far, one of the hottest trends on the market right now is the Do-It-Yourself project. With home
Landscape and Housing Value Does it Increase Value? Reaping What You Sow: What Works and What Doesn’t “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” Warren Buffett When it comes to landscaping, one
Outdoor Kitchens Why Have an Outdoor Kitchen? Design Ideas “People who love to eat are always the best people.” – Julia Child You probably love to BBQ. I even bet some of your best meals
Straw Bale Gardening Why Straw? The Straw Bale Advantage Planting A Straw Bale Garden “There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments.” – Janet Kilburn Phillips Having a garden is a great summer hobby with incredibly
Low-Maintenance Planting By Rob Sproule Let Go of the Lawn Using Native Plants Mulch Design Ideas “Native plants give us a sense of where we are in that great land of ours. I want to
Container Garden University: Compatibility By Rob Sproule Gladiators Below Aggressive Plants Assertive Plants Passive Plants Inside every container garden there’s an epic battle being waged – even if it is happening on a scale that
Container Garden University: Exposure By Rob Sproule Before you Shop Full Shade Partial Sun Full Sun It is one of the basic requirements for a healthy, lush garden: sunlight. So it can be tricky to
Container Garden University: Basic Elements By Rob Sproule The Biggest Flower Doesn’t Always Win The Structural Basics The “Thriller” The “Filler” The “Spiller” “Gardening has always been an art, essentially.” – Robert Irwin Like all
New-Home Landscaping by Rob Sproule for the Edmonton Journal Starting Out Landscaping Hardscaping Few feelings can match the euphoria of moving into a new home. Open, immaculate rooms and bare yards resonate with an intoxicating
March is here and spring fever has set in! It’s time to begin dreaming up our yards and planning our gardens. Looking for some inspiration? look no further.
Read through our Growing Guides for tips to enrich your garden!