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3 Design Ideas for a Cattle Panel Trellis
In this blog post, I’ll walk you through the steps of building a simple and eye-catching cattle panel trellis to add height and a little bit of wow-factor to your garden. These trellises are the most commented-upon features in my home garden. During harvest season in my garden the plants are... -
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Your Garden Should Make You Feel Good
In one of the classes I teach we start off with a garden visualization. We close our eyes and imagine ourselves sitting in our summer gardens. (Come on, play along!) It’s one of those crystal clear, blue sky days with no humidity and no mosquitoes (and no weeds?!). Just a perfect summer day... -
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Gorgeous Summer Blooming Perennials
Are you a vegetable gardener, a perennial gardener, or both? Did pursuing one lead to an interest in the other? I often teach and travel with the Creative Vegetable Gardener, and it’s interesting to meet gardeners from all over the country and discover whether they grow just flowers, just... -
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Colorful and Unusual Bulbs to Plant in Autumn
If you live in a northern climate like mine, you probably feel color starved by the time spring rolls around each year. After months of looking out your window and seeing endless variations gray, white, and brown, you might start to think you’ve forgotten what other colors look like. That’s why... -
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Pictures of vegetable gardens: the creative + colorful!
My front yard vegetable garden is a riot of color in the summer. In the darkest months of the year when we can’t be out in our own vegetable gardens, the next best thing is looking at pictures of vegetable gardens. One of the gifts of the off-season is the space and time to dream, imagine, and... -
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5 Unique Ideas For a Beautiful Vegetable Garden
The first few years of establishing a vegetable garden are focused on learning the ins and outs of growing vegetables. You’re figuring out when to plant each vegetable, which of the thousands of varieties of tomatoes you like best, and how to tell the difference between weeds and newly sprouted... -
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5 Stunning Vegetable and Flower Garden Ideas
Vegetable gardens are ugly. This is a commonly held belief by a lot of people. Or, at least, vegetable gardens aren’t as pretty as perennial gardens. They should be hidden in your backyard and you should save your front yard for growing trees, shrubs, flowers, and grass. Do you know what I say... -
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17 Purple Vegetables You Need to Grow in Your Garden
One of the big benefits of growing your own food is the ability to plant vegetables you wouldn’t find while walking down the produce aisle of your local grocery store. You can buy orange carrots, green beans, and red tomatoes anywhere. But, in your garden, you can leave those boring choices... -
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Fabulous Flowers For Raised Beds
One of my missions is to bust the misconception that vegetable gardens aren’t attractive. I strongly believe that you can have a vegetable garden that produces a lot of food and is beautiful to look at. What’s the secret? Plant lots and lots of flowers among your vegetables. Annuals are my... -
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Yellow Perennial Flowers: Bring Sunshine to Your Yard
Living in Zone 5a impacts a gardener’s desire to extend the season. From the sprouting of the first bulbs in spring to the battle against the first frost in fall (with a yard full of quilts and sheets protecting annual flowers), keeping the floral show live as long as possible is the goal. In... -
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My SHUFFLE
Port Moody’s version of a Culture Crawl/ArtWalk, our SHUFFLE, happened last night. We worried as the marvellous volunteers brought signs and a feather flag, in the rain, but the skies cleared for the duration of the Shuffle. TriCity potter Jade turned up in the afternoon with baby Jet and filled...- Hoca
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LES GRANDES DAMES Debra Sloan
The Craft Council of BC is hosting sculptor Debra Sloan’s latest solo show ‘Les Grandes Dames’ at its gallery/craft shop at 1386 Cartwright street, on Granville Island. It’s in the building that we knew as Crafthouse in the past. When we found that registration for the Opening on June 6th was...- Hoca
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SCULPTED EDEN Georgia Fitton
Thursday evening saw the opening of three shows in the PoMoArts galleries. A fellow ceramics student from Emily Carr U days, Margaret Hsu, joined me to see what this year’s Ceramics Artist-in-Residence has produced for her year-end solo show. Georgia Fitton, also an Emily Carr graduate, was...- Hoca
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5 Benefits of Using Air Pots
What are Air Pots? As growers, we always look for ways to improve our harvest. Plain determination has led to countless innovations, including specialised growing containers, such as Air Pots. Air pots offer you so many additional benefits that using them is a no-brainer. They’re... -
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How to Set up a Propagation Grow Tent
Why Do I Need A Propagation Grow Tent? Plant propagation is easier with a propagation grow tent designed especially for the job. A propagation grow tent is waterproof and lightproof, locking in the conditions you create. They use a mylar lining to ensure the maximum light reflection and... -
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CO2 in Your Grow Room
Adding CO2 in your grow room gives your hydroponic garden a boost, and will help to increase your yields. This guide aims to run you through exactly what CO2 is and how it benefits your plants? What is Carbon Dioxide – CO2? CO2 is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide. Humans expel Carbon... -
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The No Fail Seed Germination Guide
Whether you’re planning your summer season of allotment growing or growing hydroponically indoors. January onward is a great time to get your seeds through germination and started in propagators. For instance, starting tomato and chilli seeds in January gives them plenty of time for early... -
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Cold Weather Hydroponics
Even when growing indoors as the temperature drops, you must keep an eye on your Grow Room to keep your plants happy and healthy. This guide to cold weather hydroponics gives you everything you need to grow in less than optimum conditions. How to Keep your Grow Room Warm in Cold Weather... -
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Controlling Powdery Mildew
Powdery mildew is a common fungal disease in many indoor and outdoor gardens. It can affect many plants, reducing your flowers and fruit quality and quantity. Read on to find out about controlling powdery mildew. What is the Powdery Mildew Disease in Plants? There are numerous powdery mildew... -
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Hand Feeding Plants
Hand feeding plants is the act of watering plants and crops manually. Many people use something as simple as an indoor watering can. When hand feeding plants, you need to saturate the root zone with a water and nutrient solution to last until the next feed. Hand Feeding Plants – Water To...