Jigsaw Pepper is one of those food plants that people might grow just because of how pretty it is
A Whole New World – Veggie Remix
Niki Jabbour, author of the new book Niki Jabbour’s Veggie Garden Remix: 224 New Plants to Shake Up Your Garden and Add Variety, Flavor, and Fun, shares her love of carrots—and not just the orange kind!
Water World
A water feature is so much more when added to your garden.
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – This Gorgeous Pepper Produces Heavily on a Compact Plant
Zulu Pepper starts out as a very dark purple, eventually turning red—and you can use it both ways!
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Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – A Tomato that Looks Like Candy
To me, a fresh, juicy, delicious tomato is just like candy. And not only does this tomato taste like a sweet treat, it looks like one too! Blue Gold...
A Tip Toe Through the Tulips
Last spring, we were invited guests of the Ottawa Tulip Festival. It was the first year that the organizers chose the Highway of Heroes Tree...
Free Books – May 2020
We are giving away 6 books each month about the stuff that’s important to you: building chemical-free natural ponds, baking no-knead and sourdough bread or, how to design a light straw clay home.
Spring Fever on Lennard Island, British Columbia
The end is in sight. The end of winter as we know it, the chilly West Coast deluge of rain punctuated by rip-roaring storms for months on end, to be...
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – A Delicious Green-When-Ripe Tomato on a Manageable Plant
Indeterminate tomato plants can get quite big. And if you have a limited amount of growing space and are trying to keep them under control, they can...
Harrowsmith Gen XYZ – Emma’s Edible Yard – A Perfect Purple Sandwich Tomato
I’m following up my last blog about ‘Cherokee Purple’ with another purple tomato recommendation: ‘Indian Stripe.’ This tomato variety will be...
Winter Wonderland
We have met many Canadian gardeners who think that the “winter garden” is a waste of time. We say, “Not so.” A long, cold Canadian winter can be...
Press Release – Spring 2020 Harrowsmith Mag
We have a vision! It made sense to run with the momentum of 2020 as Harrowsmith’s visionary year. 20/20 vision is a term that describes...
Things We Love 5
Le Creuset Classic Steel Stockpot From soups to gravies, a good stock is the basis of just about all our favourite winter dishes. Create your own...