Ornamental native onions

Drought-tolerant and surprisingly hardy, ornamental native onions are an attractive choice for gardens across B.C. more...

Bitterroot

This drought-loving herb thrives in sun-baked rock gardens or in a ceramic pot in gritty soil under glass. more...

Limber pine

This drought-tolerant and frost-hardy conifer is sized just right for city settings. more...

Go Greener in the Garden to Reduce Global Warming

Driving less, recycling more – this is a sign of our times as we pull together to reduce global warming and pay heed to our stressed-out planet earth. more...

Feline-Friendly Garden

If you want to provide your cat with a treat, plant Nepeta cataria (catnip) and watch your pet chomp on the leaves and have a good frolic on the plant. more...

Artemisia

For some time, there has been a great deal of talk - and very rightly so, in my opinion - about the value (and eventual necessity) of a drought-tolerant garden. more...

Eryngium

Some years ago, when I was putting in a Mediterranean garden - south-facing, bathed in sun from morn till night - I naturally wanted plants that would do well in what was really a rather inhospitable site. more...

Eryngium

Eryngium is a thistle-like plant known as sea holly because of its propensity to grow naturally on sandy seashores. more...

Drought-tolerant ceanothus

There is no doubt about it, the summer of 2001 posed more than the usual problems for gardeners throughout this part of the world, to say nothing about those who were trying – vainly, as it turned out – to cope with the extraordinary heat wave in the East. more...