Tips & Inspiration

Playing with Fall Foliage

Fall planters are easy to create and spice up the patio for the season!! In this basket we use a 6-pack of Proven Winners to keep it super simple!

Caring for Your Polka-Dot Begonia

How to care for your polka-dot begonia with easy care tips and tricks to keep this gorgeous houseplant happy and healthy!

Tradescantia Care - TLC for Your Purple Houseplant

Caring for your tradescantia houseplants. Watering, lighting, and more to keep your tradescantia indoor plants looking and feeling great!

Caring for Your Lilac Bush or Tree

How to care for your lilac tree or bush in your yard or garden! Lighting, watering, soil and more.

Caring for Your Tomato Plants

Give your tomato plants all the TLC they need to thrive and produce fruit all season long!

Tropical Vibe Summer Planter

Get those tropical vibes going with this bright and spicy planter! Jason starts with a large bromeliad, in vibrant red, with striped leaves, and then adds in complementary coloured plants...

Plants for Your Jungalow Home

Plants aren't all one shade of green. Find the unexpected with lime leaves and fancy foliage in variegated forms. White stripes, purple and red colouring, golden fronds...search for the outliers...

My Summer Backyard Garden

Keep things interesting all summer with a variety of plants in your garden, from blooming beauties to fantastic foliage. Each plant has its own location preferences, not to mention watering...

Pink Lemonade Summer Planter DIY Video

Add a sweet flavour to your patio or front door with this pretty pink planter for the summer featuring colocasia, verbena, geraniums, coleus and more! Follow along with Jason as...

Hydration Ideas for the Summer Heat

The summer sure has turned up the heat, and we're all trying to stay cool and hydrated with cold drinks, pool time and a few beach days in between! Nothing...

How to Add Tropical Plants to Your Patio

Feel the tropical vibes Add a twist to your garden and planters this year with tropical plants! We may not live among palm trees and coconuts, fellow West Coast Gardeners,...

Taming the Wild Bromeliad for Your Home

Taming the Wild Bromeliad The exotic Bromeliad can be hypnotic with its bold and brash colours, straight from the jungle. But all of that tropical style can also make it...

9 Full-Sun Drought Tolerant Perennial Plants for Your Garden

Drought Tolerant Perennial Plants Summer temperatures just keep climbing, and it is always disappointing when our gardens just can't handle all the heat and sun. Here we've put together nine...

How to Care for your Hydrangea

If you're looking for an easy plant, with a big payout in giant blooms, look no further than the hydrangea! One of our favourites, this blooming perennial never fails to...