As Canada 150 gets closer, gardeners across the country are debating what should be named the national flower. The maple is the national tree and recently, Canadians named the grey jay the national ...

One of the many glories of some nice snow cover is the contrast between the tans and browns of last summer’s wildflowers against the starkly white snow. Among my favorites, both in summer and winter, ...

Can you name Canada's national flower? It's a trick question. We don't have one. That's why Maureen Hulbert, a member of the Toronto chapter of Master Gardeners of Ontario, wants the federal ...

Beneath the panes of his greenhouse, Jan VanZanten surveys a sea of sun star flowers rising up from plastic pots, ready to ship but without a buyer. In past years, the Niagara Region grower had no ...

Like most gardeners, I have favorite plants I’ve been growing for years and will continue to grow, like fragrant and tasty Big Boy tomatoes, wide Romano-type Italian flat beans, climbing zucchini and ...