Grow Your Own

Whether you love flowers, fruits, veggies, herbs, or all of the above, follow our step-by-step guides to growing them organically in the comfort of your own home.

Programs Helping People Build Pollinator Gardens

Catherine Sherriffs

There is a lot of emphases these days on gardening organically to protect our soil and important pollinators. Many people are jumping on the bandwagon, and towns and cities across North America are backing gardeners making eco-friendly choices.

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Featured Flower: Dahlia

As the summer comes to an end, many blooms wilt and call it another year. But one flower that can generally withstand cooler nights and provides beautiful pops of color even throughout the fall is the dahlia.  A Rainbow of Color True showstoppers, dahlias are sure to impress in the garden. Over the years, I’ve…
October 2, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Born To Be Wild: Add Wildflowers To Your Garden

Most of us probably remember childhood car trips out of town, our windshields covered with insects hit on the way. We had to stop and clean them off; but these days, we hardly ever have to turn the wipers on. The countless stories about the human effect on biodiversity are nothing short of harrowing. The…
July 31, 2019
Martyna Król

How To Grow Vietnamese Coriander

You either love it, or you hate it. When it comes to cilantro, I add it to anything and everything; it’s rare when this delicious herb isn’t a part of my meal prep. So was I open to growing a variety in my herb garden that I had never tried before? Hell, yeah! Don’t mind…
July 26, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Pruning Leads To Healthier And More Abundant Tomatoes

To prune, or not to prune? That is the question.  Anyone who has grown tomatoes before will tell you a crop can quickly overtake the garden, especially when growing indeterminate varieties.  While some gardeners choose to leave every leaf and stem intact, there are many valid arguments as to why a little pruning should be…
July 17, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Transplanting Precious Tomato Seedlings Into Bigger Containers

A successful crop of tomato plants is something that brings great joy to many gardeners. Time, effort, and a whole lot of TLC is usually rewarded with a bountiful yield. There’s nothing better than a tomato fresh off the vine, walked just a few steps from the garden to the kitchen. When growing tomatoes from…
May 8, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs