Ideas & How To's
Celebrate Canada Day in Your Garden
Canada Day is a perfect opportunity to celebrate the great outdoors. This year, why not make the nationβs celebration memorable by making your outdoor living space a tribute to Canada.
Keep Your Garden Hydrated
Summer is the peak growing time for gardens. However, sunshine and heat can make it tricky for your plants to stay hydrated. This summer, avoid wilted and dying plants by creating an environment that will help you use water more efficiently.
Perennials for Shade
One of the most common problems with shade in the garden,Β is the lack of it!
In a new home, in a new subdivision, where can you grow lush leafy ferns, Astilbes and Hosta? There are so many plants that actuallyΒ likeΒ shade! If you can create a garden in the shaded north side of your home, then you can enjoy a broad range of plants that thrive in shade.
Bradford Greenhouses Limited is a 2024 Winner of the Canadaβs Best Managed Companies Platinum Club Designation
Bradford Greenhouses LimitedΒ achieved Platinum Club status withΒ the Canadaβs Best ManagedΒ Companies program by retaining itsΒ Best Managed designation for sevenΒ consecutive years.
Feed Your Plants
Do you want to know the secret of healthy plants? Itβs simple. All plants need three things to grow well: sunlight, water, and nutrients. Each of these items work together to help your plants grow healthy and strong.
Container Gardening Simplified
Container gardens are a great way to dress up a patio or doorway. But itβs so much more than that. These miniature gardens are an opportunity to experiment with gardening trends, explore new flowers, or simply showcase a few favourites.
Roses β Types and Pruning
Β Roses need full sun, at least six hours per day.Β Rose Types:Β Hybrid Tea β Large, many petalled, single or double flowers, usually alone and occasionally in clusters of three to five.
Planting a Vegetable Garden
First, make a list of all the vegetables your family enjoys (there is no use growing a vegetable if it wonβt get eaten). Then, put a number beside each variety indicating the number of plants required to feed you and your family.
5 Easy Herbs to Grow at Home
Herbs are a staple in most Ontario kitchens, but have you ever wondered how you can grow them at home? For centuries, cultures all over the world have been growing herbs and spices to add flavour to their dishes.
Home Grown: Cold Hardy Crops
Itβs time to get growing! If youβre like us, that sunshine and warm spring weather make us a little antsy to get outdoors and begin planting. Although itβs still too early for annuals and most vegetables, there are a few crops that prefer cooler temperatures.
Get Your Yard Spring Ready with These Seven Simple Steps
As Spring Fever sets in the to-do list to get your lawn and gardens ready can feel daunting.Β We get it.Β We love Spring, but the cleaning up process can feel never-ending. Β Our Garden Gallery checklist will provide you with some tips to get your property ready for gardening and sunshine.Β Β Β Β
5 Spring Tips to Dress up your Doorway
Our front door and entranceway is the space that welcomes and invites us into our home. It is an opportunity to express a bit of our personality as we change up our outdoor dΓ©cor to match the evolving seasons.
