Latest Posts
- Why grow herbs?
Herbs are often valued for their culinary contributions or for medicinal purposes, but they also make great ornamentals and many attract pollinators. - Cool season vegetables
It’s officially spring and the urge to garden is here! Today on Ask a Master Gardener, Susie talks about cool season seeding and transplanting. - Gardening Tools and Care
It is an investment to buy top-quality tools – they work well and last longer – are certainly cheaper than buying new tools every couple of years. - Keystone plants for the biodiverse garden
A decline in insect populations has gardeners facing a paradigm shift. We can effect change by removing invasive species, planting natives and adopting thoughtful practices that create a healthy habitat for wildlife. - Biodiversity starts with a living lawn
Reimagining our lawns is a first step in reversing biodiversity loss. A living lawn is a flowering tapestry teeming with a diversity of life – supporting bees, flies, moths, butterflies, wasps, beetles, fireflies and more. - Onions, Leeks and Shallots – From Seed to Harvest
The genus Allium includes many of our favourite and easy-to-grow vegetables – leeks, shallots, onions, garlic and chives. This week on Ask a Master Gardener, learn tips for a harvest that will delight well into next winter.
Subscribe
Sign up to receive updates about our weekly Ask a Master Gardener learning series along with tips, resources and a weekly article on gardening sustainably. Join our growing sustainable gardening community.