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Susan Tienhaara's Garden from Ontario

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:23:29 -0700

Zucchini fruit rot

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:05:22 -0700

Conway Lum

A healthy zucchini plant produces lots of flowers, but you may notice that its young fruit is starting to rot at the stem end. Conway Lum tells us why.

Lilacs not blooming?

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:02:18 -0700

Conway Lum

What to do when your lilac plant appears healthy but had little or no flowers at blooming time? Try these tips.

Maureen & Gib Westman Spring Garden 2009

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:58:17 -0700

Peter Lekkas's rose-coloured memories

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:52:20 -0700

Wendy Thomson

Longtime Vancouver Rose Society member Peter Lekkas on how certain rose varieties stand out not just for scent or colour but for the memories they elicit.

Scents from the past

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:47:00 -0700

Wendy Thomson

Vancouver rose expert Elaine Senft shares the advantages of Old Garden Roses, plus a few fragrant favourites.

Crazy 'bout roses

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:02:02 -0700

GardenWise Online

In honour of this month's World Rose Festival and Convention, GardenWise Online is celebrating everything rose. Learn more about the festival, roses to grow, planting and pruning, and lots more!

5-Day Carnival Cruise Contest Rules & Regulations

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:47:56 -0700

Creating a living willow trellis with clematis

Fri, 22 May 2009 10:46:45 -0700

Sheena Adams

Sheena Adams offers simple instructions to create your own living willow trellis, perfect for supporting any container grown clematis and a great conversation starter.

Sheena's best clematis mulch

Fri, 22 May 2009 10:02:50 -0700

Sheena Adams

Clematis benefits from an annual spring application of mulch for two reasons.

Good companions: Clematis and Eucalyptus

Fri, 22 May 2009 09:59:13 -0700

Sheena Adams

Growing eucalyptus in containers is easy as is drought tolerant and it's fragrance makes it naturally pest resistant.

How to prune clematis for optimum blooms

Fri, 22 May 2009 09:48:04 -0700

Sheena Adams

Severe pruning can sometimes revitalize a neglected plant.

Clematis for cut flowers and foliage

Thu, 21 May 2009 16:19:40 -0700

Sheena Adams

Many clematis have strong sturdy stems that are ideal for flower arrangements.

Take the heat out of peppers

Thu, 21 May 2009 10:55:29 -0700

Strip the seeds and lay them out to dry

RECIPE: Red Pepper Jelly

Thu, 21 May 2009 10:39:48 -0700

GardenWise

Simple, easy, and delicious

Grow a pot of perfect peppers

Thu, 21 May 2009 09:58:55 -0700

Carolyn Herriot

From sweet to hot, peppers are prolific in pots or out in the garden.

Sitting Pretty

Wed, 20 May 2009 11:22:44 -0700

Sally Spires

A stunning garden overlooking the Capilano River in North Vancouver

Great Escapes

Wed, 20 May 2009 11:00:24 -0700

Lissa Alexander

Top tips from five experts on how to take your backyard getaway from so-so to sensational

Thyme for tea: Create your own tea garden

Wed, 20 May 2009 10:30:48 -0700

Sharon Hanna

Create your own tea garden with mint, bee balm, lemon balm (be careful with this garden scamp, a prolific self-seeder).

Water play: Children in the garden

Wed, 20 May 2009 10:27:35 -0700

Sally Spires

Water and children go together like peaches and cream.

Stock up: Seven Week Mix

Wed, 20 May 2009 10:23:39 -0700

Lissa Alexander

Add a palette of colour to your garden this year with Veseys’ new ‘Seven Week Mix’ stocks (Mathiola incana).

New generation of roses: Low-fuss beauty queens

Wed, 20 May 2009 10:13:44 -0700

Wendy Thomson

Queen of the flowers or not, there’s just no place for the fussy and pest-prone rose in a responsible modern garden. But before lopping off heads, consider the new hardier generation.

Chase Adventure: Talking Rock/Quaaout resort

Wed, 20 May 2009 10:06:04 -0700

Sharon Hanna

Enjoy a local treat – visit Talking Rock/Quaaout resort in Chase, B.C., at Little Shuswap lake.

Sunflower sensation

Wed, 20 May 2009 10:01:05 -0700

Sharon Hanna

Vinegar in the garden

Wed, 20 May 2009 09:53:39 -0700

Carol Pope

Did you know white distilled vinegar is an effective earth-friendly herbicide?

Chilling out with an ice sculpture serving dish

Tue, 19 May 2009 14:56:15 -0700

Sally Spires

Stunning ice-sculpture serving dishes

Recipe: Nettle and basil soup

Thu, 14 May 2009 11:55:55 -0700

Bruce Burnett

Herbalist Bruce Burnett cooks up a pot of Nettle and Basil Soup. Try this recipe in spring, when nettles are in season.

Stinging nettle: history and uses

Fri, 08 May 2009 10:53:56 -0700

Bruce Burnett

Tender-handed stroke a nettle, and it stings you for your pains; Grasp it like a man of mettle, and it soft as silk remains. Spring-harvested stinging nettle has long been valued for its medicinal and astringent qualities.

Certified BCLNA Members

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:03:00 -0700

GardenWise Online

The BCLNA promotes quality workmanship, continuing education and enhanced skills of staff. Here, we offer a full listing of certified nurseries and landscaping professionals in your area.

Garden Challenge winner: Linda Koskinen, Chilliwack

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:53:35 -0700