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Tips, guides, and inspiration from our community of gardeners and horticultural experts.

cottage garden
vegetable gardening4 min read

How to create an English cottage garden

Alex Lyneel, @theenglishgardener returns! This time, Alex shares his sage advice about how to create the whimsical, inviting charm of a cottage garden in your garden space.

May 8, 2025Read More →
Nate's Story
fabulous collaborators4 min read

The healing power of gardening

Visit the backyard garden of Toronto-based psychiatrist Dr. Nate Charach with us. Learn about his permaculture food forest, and get his views about reconnecting to the earth to find balance in life.

May 8, 2025Read More →
celebrating community
inspiration2 min read

Digging in with gardenstead | Celebrating community

We’re beyond excited to announce that we’ve reached a major milestone — 500,000 community members! In our latest podcast episode, we take some time to celebrate our community and chat about the amazing group of gardeners who’ve gotten us here.

May 8, 2025Read More →
garlic in hands
vegetable gardening2 min read

How to plant and grow garlic

In this rather beautiful how-to video, learn how to plant and grow garlic from Tamina Paris and Michael Weirich of The Wild Garden. Tamina takes us through the step by step process of how to plant and grow the flavoursome bulb.

May 8, 2025Read More →
Harvesting Beans
vegetable gardening3 min read

Celebrating the harvest

Wander with us into the backyard of one of our very own gardensteaders as she harvests some pole beans and digs up her potatoes. Then, take a moment or two to honour and celebrate that season of gardening seasons — harvest time.

May 8, 2025Read More →
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