RSS |
YourHome.ca thestar.com 
Gardening can be both entertaining and educational for children.
SHUTTERSTOCK

Dig in! Gardening's good for the whole family

Leslie Garisto Pfaff March 17, 2010

Thinking of planting a garden this spring? Your harvest may be a bumper crop of better health for your whole family. Here are six reasons why—and how to get started.

Garden & Outdoor Infocentre

Or use our Advanced Business Search for more detailed search options.

Find a Retail Store

Search for local home retailers near you

Go Shopping
Find all the tools you need to manicure your yard to perfection

Lawn & Garden
Outdoor Cooking
Crafts & Hobbies
Home Improvement
Furniture

Image
Mix it up for healthy crop Sonia Day  

Last year was rotten for tomatoes. Literally.

Canada Blooms will feature 26 gardens spread over 2.4 hectares at the Direct Energy Centre at Exhibition Place.
Fresh ideas to get you growing Lorraine Hunter  

Everything's coming up edible at Canada Blooms 2010. From show gardens to expert speakers, growing your own fruits, herbs and...

Vegetables are easy to grow and will help you save money.
10 steps to a successful first vegetable garden Lee Reich  

How about going to a place where you can relax, enjoy some sun, and get a little exercise and gourmet food? A place even your...

Eggplant is all about aesthetics, not taste Sonia Day  

This is what I call a PCP – a Perfect Container Plant. It looks striking and unusual, producing elegant grey green leaves that...

9 tips to create a frugal garden Kate Forgach  

Gardening—you should excuse the pun—is rapidly growing into a top hobby. Maybe we’re trying to save money by growing our own...

Containers make vegetable gardening easier Susan Reimer  

Containers are the answer for the vegetable gardener short on space or sunlight, or one caught in a tug of war with hungry...

Choose veggies carefully, then pare back Susan Reimer  

The number of home gardeners jumped by almost 40 per cent last season, but nearly half of them won’t be back this year. Most...

Start planning your garden now Susan Reimer  

If you missed the vegetable gardening bandwagon last season, don't worry. There is plenty of time to jump on for 2010, and we...

Holidays, by the bay Sonia Day  

Beautiful bay. I wonder why more people don't use this aromatic herb as a mini-Christmas tree. The evergreen leaves are shiny and...

Smile when the squash gets cheeky Sonia Day  

No, I haven't been trolling for porn on the Internet.

Return of the 'purple carrot' Sonia Day  

Purple carrots? Yes, believe it or not. What's even more surprising is that this humble vegetable used to come in a rainbow of...

Lingonberry a pretty stand-in for traditional cranberry LEE REICH  

Not to be unpatriotic, but another "cranberry" outshines the traditional cranberry.

Sage advice on hardy herb Sonia Day  

Fried sage leaves are a new foodie fad. They certainly sound weird – you simply fry whole leaves for a few seconds in hot olive...

Bring some green indoors with chives Sonia Day  

The spring bulbs are planted. My back – ouch – aches from spreading sheep poop on the veggie beds. And there's one last gardening...

Nutty, lovely Barbara Butternut Sonia Day  

It was, alas, a sloshy summer for squash. Too much rain coupled with not enough sun meant that many kinds of Cucurbita

Don't eat the centrepiece: Ornamental veggies popular in fall Dean Fosdick  

Fall is a busy time for decorating, second only to Christmas, and the period when vegetables are valued more for their beauty than...

A pretty, perky new oregano Sonia Day  

'orrible oregano. That's what I sometimes think about this bossy herb that's so beloved in Italian cooking. The problem is, in...

Herb sturdy enough for meat on a stick Sonia Day  

Here's a new kind of rosemary that you can actually use as skewers for kebabs. I did this past summer – with gratifying results.

These are sure to peas everyone Sonia Day  

This is perhaps the prettiest vegetable on the planet. It produces thin, sprawly stems with small green leaves that fold up at...

Tomatillos bring the taste of Mexico Sonia Day  

Olé! It's tomatillo time. I'm currently harvesting loads of the small green fruits that constitute the main ingredient in Mexican...

Some like it hot Sonia Day  

Pity poor peppers. To grow properly, they must have heat, lots of it – and mine had a rough summer, thanks to all the rain and...

Size matters for pumpkins Sonia Day  

Every day it swells a little bit more. And more. But will ours wind up trumping Bob's? It's a nailbiter.

Bean climbs into royal family Sonia Day  

They aren't kidding about that word "magic." This is simply the best green bean to grow. It's easy, prolific, tastes...

Anthocyanins put the purple in fruits and veggies Lee Reich  

It sure would be hard to explain to any young child why cooking would turn purple beans, such as the variety Royal Burgundy, from...

Hardy tomato bears a bounty Sonia Day  

Wow, those Whippersnappers! How wonderful they are. I'm currently harvesting dozens of them.

Vampires beware Sonia Day  

Why does virtually all the garlic sold in Canadian supermarkets come from China?

Tropical waft of lime balm Sonia Day  

Luscious limes. Any time I cut one open, I'm instantly transported back to the Caribbean, where I lived as a teenager.

Featured Advertisers

Register User