Tips for winterizing your lawn and garden
Canada's gardening guru, Mark Cullen, shares some great tips on winterizing your lawn and garden. It's not too late to save some plants!
MARK CULLEN: Summer Lawn Care Tips
By Mark CullenIt's just about that time of year when your lawn begins to look a bit shop-worn. The tremendous burst of green growth that occurred early in spring is waning and soon ‘the bloom is off the rose’ to use a metaphor from another part of the
MARK CULLEN: Busy in the Garden
This month I have great plans to be busy in the garden. This list is a quick summary of what To Do in your garden.a. This is a great time to plant, after all. And stake. I recommend that you acquire some stakes and bang them into the ground around
MARK CULLEN: Late Summer Lawn Care
By Mark CullenThis time of year is perfect for thickening an established lawn or starting a new one from seed. The cool evening temperatures, heavy dew, regular rain falls and shorter days are perfect for grass seed germination.How Do You Start?Rake
MARK CULLEN: Early Spring ‘To Do’ List
While it is difficult to know where to start where garden chores are concerned this time of year, I am about to provide clarity and eliminate that excuse for ignoring the topic.Here is precisely where you should start.Hose the place down. I am not in
MARK CULLEN: Dividing Peonies
Peonies are a classic summer-flowering perennial found in many gardens across Canada. Very old peonies need to be divided when they stop blooming at the centre of the plant. This is the time of year to divide them. You will need a good garden fork, a
Mark Cullen: Low Maintenance Gardening = Mulch, Mulch, Mulch
By Mark CullenThere is really no other activity in the garden that will both benefit your plants and free up your time quite like mulching.You spread mulch to reduce weeding by about 90% the first year, reduce watering by up to 70% and provide an
MARK CULLEN: Gardener’s To-Do List for the Middle of August
By Mark CullenWe are on the continental divide of the gardening season. On your right is the last 4 months that you invested and the flowers and fruit that your garden has produced to date. On your left is another 4 months [or so, depending on where you
MARK CULLEN: Canada Blooms
Canada’s largest flower and garden festival is only a few days away. From March 14-23, 2014, Canada Blooms returns to the Direct Energy Centre celebrating its 18th Anniversary as Canada’s largest flower and garden festival. In 2014, Canada Blooms will be
Mark Cullen’s ultimate spring checklist
1) Start seeds indoors, to plant out in springIt is a lot of fun and a great way to engage kids in the hobby of gardening at virtually any age. Successful seed starting combines quality materials and good timing. And of course – seeds! Be sure to
