Susan, one of our readers, asked how to split a peony, so Barbara obliges by demonstrating just how to do it. Hope this helps you, Susan.

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Yesterday Helen took cuttings of several lovely coleus plants. In Part 1 of today’s video, Barbara begins the process of transplanting them.

Now, in Part 2, Barbara puts the cuttings in their own little “greenhouse”.

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Helen takes cuttings from various varieties of coleus, which will later be transplanted and bloom again next year. At least, that’s the hope!

In our next video, Barbara will show you how to transplant the cuttings.

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In response to a reader’s question, Barbara takes the mystery out of repotting an African Violet.

Two weeks later, sadly I have to report that the poor wee African Violet hasn’t fared so well under my tender care. Here’s what it looked like yesterday when I sent an SOS message to Barbara asking if I had [...]

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Barbara does a fall walkabout in her front garden, to let you see what’s in bloom in Southern Ontario right now. Take a walk around the gardens in your own neighbourhood to see what’s blooming in your area, and what you might put in your garden for next year.

Some of the plants Barbara mentioned [...]

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Many lovely plants just can’t survive a cold winter like ours in Southern Ontario. But you can have them again next summer if you bring them indoors for the winter months. In this video, Barbara brings in a beautiful brugmansia.

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By the time Barbara has finished cutting back this poor hosta you’d think it was defunct! But not so. Next year it will be back to beautify the garden once again. Watch the video and you’ll see you don’t have to be timid when cutting back your hosta or other perennials!

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You can have your favourite plants back year after year, even if they are annual, if you carefully take cuttings of them. Here, Barbara takes cuttings of a lovely tall Impatiens plant.

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With guidance from Barbara, Helen plants a Golden Shadow Dogwood tree that will grow to be a substantial part of this lovely section at the side of the house.

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As part of your fall garden cleanup you’ll be breaking up large pots. Watch out for “residents” already established, as Barbara found out the hard way!

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