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Honesty Lunaria

Zone 5 - 9Height: 1 - 3 feetLight: full sun to part shadeBy: Meriel Bradley The Honesty plant is an easy to grow, low maintenance biennial. It will flower in the second season after planting, but it self seeds really easily, so once it blooms you get it into a cycle...

Garden Paths

By: Meriel Bradley There are many reasons to include a garden path in your landscaping, but the primary objective is to guide you into and through your garden so you can experience and explore the beauty of your outdoor space. A path that works well will make your...

Daffodil

Zone 3 - 8Height: 12 - 18 inchesLight: full sun to part shadeBy: Meriel Bradley The sunny yellow blooms of daffodils are a welcome sign of spring and warmer weather around the corner. Daffodils grow from bulbs planted in the ground in the fall - just dig a hole 6”...

Growing Cucumbers

Planting: outside after last frostDays to harvest: 55 - 60Light: full sunBy: Meriel Bradley The fresh flavour of your own homegrown cucumber is hard to beat. I like to start the seeds inside about 3 weeks before planting outside to get a head start on the growing...

Crocosmia

Zone 6 - 10Height: 2 - 6 feetLight: full sunBy: Meriel Bradley Crocosmia is a beautiful vibrant flower growing on long stems that reach out from a clump of vibrant sword-like leaves. It's suggested that the corms from which they grow are hardy to zone 6, but I am in...

Coral Bells – Heuchera

Zone: 4 - 9Height: 12 - 18 inchesLight: shadeBy: Meriel Bradley Corel Bells or Heucheras add stunning leaf colour to the garden from greens to gold, lime, burgundy, and more. The leaves not only add colour but shape and texture too and are often large and heart-shaped...

Clematis

Zone variousHeight: 2 - 20 feetLight: full sunBy: Meriel Bradley There are many different clematis varieties to choose from. The range in height, flower colour, and blooming times, but all will add charm and beauty to your garden. Most will share the same needs in...

Penstemon – Beardtongue

Zone 4 - 8Height: 1 - 8 feetLight: full sunBy: Meriel Bradley Penstemon - Beardtongue is a long blooming herbaceous perennial. The diversity of this beautiful plant is remarkable from dwarf plants that add a wonderful splash of colour in a rock garden to tall prairie...

Golden Wax Bush Beans

Planting: outside after last frostDays to harvest: 55 - 60Light: full sunBy: Meriel Bradley This is a delicious bean with great flavour and a nice firm pod when cooked. It produces for me all summer once grown, and just when you think it has finished it produces...

Black Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar

By: Meriel Bradley I plant my organic garden to attract birds, butterflies, and bees. With this in mind, this year I planted dill as well as parsley in my flowerbeds to see if I could attract the beautiful black swallowtail butterfly as these are really easy to grow...

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Dukat Dill

By: Meriel Bradley I like to direct sow my dill in the spring as soon as the soil can be worked in late spring and the soil is above 10 C. It's considered an annual that self-seeds. If you're planting for harvesting, you can sow every 3 weeks or so to stager your...

Magnolia Blossom Sugar Snap Pea

By: Meriel Bradley This is a very pretty sugar snap pea bred by Dr. Alan Kapular. The vines grow to about 8 feet and produce light green pods with a purple stripe down the side. The flowers are a lovely two-tone purple making it a perfect plant for ornamental kitchen...

Monarch Butterfly Lifecycle

By: Meriel Bradley Growing up our garden was full of butterflies and bees and I am working to build out my garden from a new home build of nothing but a grassy lawn into a haven for local butterflies, bees, and birds. The Monarch butterfly is one of the most striking...

Potted Herbs for your Kitchen

By: Meriel Bradley This is a great project if you love cooking with fresh herbs through those cold winter months. You can plan to plant herbs in the garden during the summer to bring in during the cold months, or if you don't have any in the garden, look in your local...

Mandevilla Vine

Zone 9 - 10Height: up to 20 feetLight: full sunBy: Meriel Bradley The Mandevilla vine is a beautiful addition to your garden and can be easily grown in pots or planted in the ground to scramble up a trellis. These vines thrive in warm weather and are covered in blooms...

Growing Sunflowers

Planting: outside after last frostDays to harvest: 40 - 45Light: full sunBy: Meriel Bradley There is something truly magical about growing sunflowers and many reasons to grow them - here are some of my favourites: They are very easy to grow There are many varieties...

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