Perennially Reliable Performers Joe Gadbois, June 9, 2025 Joe Gadbois, Store Manager Did you know that June is Perennial Gardening Month? This has been promoted by the Perennial Plant Association for years, because, after the mad spring planting rush of May, June is an excellent time to visit your local...
A Shady Character: Japanese Cobra Lily
A Shady Character: Japanese Cobra Lily Joe Gadbois, May 26, 2025 Joe Gadbois, Store Manager Whew! It’s a been a while since my last post, but I haven’t forgotten about the Garden Blog! The last few months have been a bit of a whirlwind. I was in the Perennial House...
From the Dark Side
From the Dark Side Bob Stadnyk, April 11, 2024 Bob Stadnyk, Annuals/Tropicals Department Manager Call them unique, mysterious, exotic, and bordering on sinister: black flowers bring a touch of mystique and elegance to any garden, whether outdoors or part of an indoor tropical plant collection. For starters, on the tropical...
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,...