Tips & Inspiration

Autumn’s Secret Planting Season for Perennials in Your Garden

What if I told you that there is a secret planting season in the autumn...

Fall Container Gardening - 10 Things to Do & Do More!

Autumn is a time of transformations and change. The leaves, of course, are the first to change, their colours transforming the landscape. The temperatures force us to transform from beach-loving...

Pansies for Thanksgiving - Time in the Garden Before the Holidays

Gobble, gobble, West Coast gardeners! Who’s got turkey dinner on the brain? It seems that as soon as the weather gets cool and we see our first orange autumn leaves,...

10 Things To Do Before Winter - Your Fall Garden Cleanup

Cleaning up our kitchen after a big holiday festivity can be quite a chore, especially when we’re stuffed absolutely full of delicious food! It’s tempting to leave it to the...

The Fall Front Porch - A New Tradition

This year it seems like everyone is getting into the fall spirit and looking for creative ways to make their front porch look amazing for the season! But orange jack-o-lanterns...

Quickly Create Fall Container Gardens

The cooler weather and coloured foliage announce Autumn’s arrival and makes us want to celebrate this change of season – but how do we show our excitement for all fall...

Our Top 15 Fall Garden Cleanup To-Dos

Gardening season is winding down, but before we head indoors for some hot chocolate and pumpkin pie - let's take one last look at our garden and get it all...

Autumn Garden Sweetheart Basket

Celebrate the fall season with a new container planter for the front door or patio, full of our Autumn garden favourites!

Creating a Thanksgiving Centrepiece from Your Garden

It seemed like a good idea at the time, didn’t it? Inviting all those friends and family over for dinner? Now your mind is running full speed ahead as you...

Your Winter Garden Cleanup Checklist

The colder weather and rain has arrived, fellow West Coast Gardeners, and it's time to say goodbye to our gardens until next Spring. Before you retire to indoor pursuits, it's...

Baking with Your Halloween Pumpkin

It always seems a shame to toss your pumpkin and squash after Halloween is over. They've done their part for the season, brought Autumn to your patio or home with...

Violet Fall Foliage Planter

Create your own violet fall foliage planter, full of perennials that will last all year, plus a few colourful annuals for the season. No need to stick with traditional oranges...

Growing Your Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin patches have always gone hand-in-hand with the Autumn season, ripening just in time for the cooler weather and harvested when the leaves are turning bright colours. In the last...

Planting Fall Containers for the Porch

Fall planters don’t have to be red, orange and yellow in order to celebrate the season! Here we use a mix of greens, whites and purples to create an Autumn...