Like most gardeners I’ve tried a plethora of mulches in my garden. Some have been purely for their aesthetic value, others for their ability to control weeds and still others to offer a feeding solution. But I’ve never been impressed with any mulch to offer all three options – until I began using sugar cane ....

Creating a flagstone patio is a relatively easy do-it-yourself project that can usually be tackled and completed in a weekend. While some patios call for tricky, involved concrete pours, this patio uses only water and sand to create. There is very little maintenance for flagstones, as it does not shift or crack and damaged stones ....

Admit it: You’ve had at least one, maybe more, landscaping projects go terribly wrong, haven’t you? It happens to every gardener eventually. What’s important is having a good sense of humour about it. Like the hair on your head that you cut too short or dyed an unflattering colour, even the most complicated landscaping projects ....

A beautiful garden is a joy, but it requires continual maintenance. And maintenance requires tools and other supplies. Which requires storage, ideally a cheap garden shed. Since most of us don’t have rolls of spare cash lying about, the foremost question becomes which are the cheapest garden sheds available? A difficult question to answer, as ....

A growing sense that the beauty and freedom of nature could be brought into private gardens began to dominate gardening trends in the early 1800’s. Painters were beginning to feel this same pull towards the intimate, towards art that reflected personal tastes and sensibilities. By the late 1800’s, the two had combined. Impressionist painters like ....