• Depending on where you garden, summer blooming bulbs can be grown as annuals or perennials—or something in between.

    Depending on where you garden, summer blooming bulbs can be grown as annuals or perennials—or something in between. Here are 18 of our favourite picks for a beautiful season of flowers.
  • Quick and easy ways to improve the appearance of your backyard.

    Got the backyard blahs? Here are 15 quick fixes to take your outdoor space from drab to dynamic.
  • This annual is a great improvement on the original Million Bells. It has self cleaning flowers that last from spring to mid fall.

  • Use the cold weather months to dream up the new plants you'll introduce to your garden this year.

    Use the cold weather months to dream up the new plants you'll introduce to your garden this year. Here, some ideas to get you started...
  • Summer-flowering annuals are easy to grow, easy to care for and fast to perform. In sunny locations plant marigold, zinnia, dahlia, alyssum, geraniums, dusty miller, snapdragons, petunias, nasturtium, cosmos, portulaca, verbena, gaillardia and ornamental peppers.

  • Herbs add healthy, natural flavour to our food - with no fat!

  • Dedicate a little space to herbs, even if it’s just the odd plant or two.

  • The contrasting colours in this container of annuals make for a bright and cheery showpiece.

  • Brent MacDonald of Kelowna's West-Wind Nurseries and Landscaping Ltd. shared with us the hottest trends for Okanagan gardeners this season.