The Communities in Bloom group in Minnedosa that plants and maintains the containers of plants on our boulevards used a lot of gaura this year. This flower is a very popular container plant and you ...

‘Container’ gardening, as it is more often referred to, is growing in popularity faster than people can move into high-rise condos in Toronto. And it isn’t just balcony gardeners who are planting up ...

As the summer recedes in the rear-view mirror, the winter looms ahead with its drab grayness and rain. Which means it's a good time to look beyond to spring and to plant containers that will greet the ...

CONTAINER PLANTING: What to do with past bloomers like Lilac, Iris and Daffodils ...

I DON’T know about your containers but mine have taken a hammering over the last few weeks with the gales and rain so I reckon it’s about time we all rang the changes and got ready for the next season ...

*Growth habit: An upright evergreen perennial bulb-like plant growing to 4 feet tall and about half as wide. The leaves are sword-like iris foliage, dark green arising from rhizomes near the ground ...