Spotlight on Dianthus Joe Gadbois, April 25, 2024 Joe Gadbois, Perennials Department Manager One of my all-time favourite perennials, which I feel everyone should have in a sunny spot in the garden, is Dianthus (better known as pinks). This plant has nearly every trait that people are looking for in...
Gardening on the Rocks
Gardening on the Rocks Bob Stadnyk, March 27, 2024 Bob Stadnyk, Annuals/Tropicals Department Manager How would you like to be exposed to windchills in excess of -50C, foraged upon by wild animals, stepped on by curious onlookers, and still provide a base for procreation of your own kind on this...
Cover More Ground With Mat Forming Perennials
Cover More Ground With Mat Forming Perennials Joe Gadbois, March 19, 2024 Joe Gadbois, Perennials Department Manager Welcome back to the garden blog! This week's topic is groundcovers. A groundcover is a low-growing plant that grows much wider than it does tall. This is a category of perennial that doesn't...
Lady’s Slippers, the Holy Grail of Garden Perennials
Lady's Slippers, the Holy Grail of Garden Perennials Joe Gadbois, Perennials Department Manager Joe Gadbois, March 11, 2024 Welcome to Greenland's new garden blog! My name is Joe Gadbois, and I am the Perennials Manager here at Greenland. I am honoured to be the author of our first blog post,...