Before starting to plant your seeds indoors, it’s best to assemble all the items you’ll need for the task. In this video, Barbara shows you what those items are. Scroll down beneath the video for Barbara’s summary.

Here’s what I use to start my plants inside:
1. 3 or 4” plastic pots – filled with [...]

[Read more →]

Sometimes too much choice isn’t a good thing, especially if you’re a newbie gardener at the nursery. We’re beginning a series of videos to show you what to look for in finding the right plant for your conditions.

[Read more →]

One of Barbara’s favourite things to do in non-gardening months is to explore the municipal greenhouse to get ideas for plants for her own garden. In this video, she and Helen are on a search for house plants for Helen’s apartment — Barbara explains why certain plants will work for her conditions and others won’t.

Why [...]

[Read more →]

Here is Helen’s quick video update on the hyacinth bulbs she and Barbara planted some months ago. As you can see, she’s quite excited! (If you missed the planting video, here’s the link.)

[Read more →]

I’d like to call January - Spoil Your Houseplants Month!
And what better place to start is with one of the most popular and hardworking houseplants:  The Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)   They are wonderful houseplants that are almost foolproof.  They live quite happily for years, often in the same pot, needing water only when they dry out and being [...]

[Read more →]

I hope you’re not bored with all this Amaryllis talk, but I just love these glorious tropical flowers now that I’ve actually grown some. I think my three bulbs have just about worked through their lifespan now, and this photo is a close-up of the last bloom.

I asked Barbara if people could grow Amaryllis any [...]

[Read more →]

Amaryllis are easy-to-grow, fabulous indoor bulbs - completely worth the little bit of effort required.

[Read more →]

I’ve added a short video to the end of the Amaryllis and Hyacinth planting post. Scroll way down to the bottom of the post if you’ve already watched the planting videos. Otherwise, you might want to watch them first.
The Hyacinths are still sleeping away the winter in the office fridge, but look at how the [...]

[Read more →]

Nothing says Christmas the way a beautiful Poinsettia does.  And, never before are there so many different colours, shapes and sizes of this remarkable plant to chose from to compliment your decor.  Whether you decide on the traditional red or go for a funky spray-painted blue sparkled one - you care for them exactly the [...]

[Read more →]