Puschkinia in full bloom

The art of the teal

All signs were pointing to this year being less than exciting colour-wise. Paint company Benjamin Moore promised that 2025 is going to be all about Cinnamon Slate, described as a “delicate mix of heathered plum and velvety brown.” Sherwin Williams went the extra mile introducing a “color capsule” of the year which included a painfully…

A dramatic container planting filled with tropical plants and succulents.

Idea starters for creative container plantings

I’m feeling the need to get creative with some fresh container planting ideas. This may have something to do with the fact that the weather right now is…(fill in your choice of expletive here). We’re already well into April but winter is continuing to be annoying, flinging snow, rain and hail all over southwestern Ontario.…

Stainless steel garden sculpture

Gardening forecast: Hello, tech-nature!

As trend predicting goes, you’d think proclamations about gardeners and gardening would be a snooze fest. I mean, what’s there to say? Pink roses are in, yellow daffs are out? Now’s the time to rock that shorter handled spade you’ve had your eye on? Surprisingly, the Garden Media Group‘s annual trends report has consistently dished up…