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Watch the recording of Peonies!

Did you miss our April 11th virtual seminar, Peonies? Good news! The session was recorded! In this seminar, we hear from Darren Heimbecker.
Speaker Series Peonies

Watch the Recording of Insects in your Garden: Good, Bad or Just Ugly

Did you miss our March 14th virtual seminar, Insects in your Garden: Good, Bad or Just Ugly? Good news! The session was recorded! In this seminar, Dr.
Insects in your Garden: Good, Bad, or Just Ugly

Mason Bee Cocoons & Homes

gardenKitchener members: are you interested in supporting some important Pollinators? No amount of water or fertilizer will produce abundant flowers and vegetables without pollination.
mason bees

Mix up your garden plans with these under-used annuals

Are you looking to change up your approach to annuals this season? Rodger Tschanz, Trial Garden Manager at the University of Guelph’s Guelph Turfgrass Institute, recently walked us through an extensive list of annuals that he's been working with lately.
petunias

Holiday gift ideas from gardenKitchener partners!

Looking for some unique ideas for gift-giving this year? Check out these amazing promotions from our partners.
Holiday Gift Ideas from gardenKitchener Partners

November in Rockway Gardens

November is here, and while the days of lush greenery, delicate blossoms and splashing fountains are behind us, there is still much beauty and texture to be found in Rockway Gardens during the later fall months.
Fall trees at Rockway Gardens in Kitchener, Ontario

Ways to learn about horticulture

It was about 40 years ago that I began my foray into gardening.
man holding cherry tomatoes on a vine

2022 Vegetable Harvest at Rockway Gardens

Once again, the Rockway Gardens staff (led by Garden Supervisor, Karin Clemens) have been successful in their initiative to grow edible plants alongside the traditional ornamentals in Rockway's garden beds.
boxes of vegetables that were recently harvested

Don’t Despair: A Better Summer is on the Way (We Hope)

This past season has presented many challenges for gardeners.
person pouring water onto plants from a green watering can

Poinsettias: The Christmas Flower

Of all the potted plants sold at Christmastime the most popular is the poinsettia.
Poinsetta flower in festive display
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