Mark and Ben Cullen
Mark Cullen is an expert gardener, author, broadcaster, tree advocate and Member of the Order of Canada. His son Ben is a fourth-generation urban gardener and graduate of University of Guelph and Dalhousie University in Halifax. Follow them at markcullen.com, @markcullengardening, and on Facebook.
LATEST ARTICLES
Plant For Spring Colour
Plant in the spring, rake leaves in the fall. Right? In the oversimplified world of amateur gardening that about sums it up. You have a...
A Contradiction that Works
Of all the families in the plant world, none produce as many blank stares as “deciduous evergreen”. Deciduous means that a plant has leaves...
Hedging Your Bets
The pandemic has encouraged us to embrace change. You may let your hair grow a little longer between cuts, make fewer trips to the...
Friend or Foe?
by Mark & Ben CullenGardeningInsects are our friends. Without them the web of nature collapses. That is how important insects are to the world...
An Environmental Game Changer
by Mark and Ben CullenGardeningJuly 12, 1940. This was the date that the first Canadian casualty in World War Two occurred. He was Pilot...
Chemical Free Weed Control
by Mark and Ben CullenSometimes you can have it both ways.You can have a weed-free garden without the use of herbicides. First, chemical-free weed...
Invest Now For Later Bounty
by Mark and Ben CullenSummer arrived the other day. Did you notice? Your plants did. The days shorten and generally temperatures rise, while less...
Bring on the drought
by Mark & Ben Cullen“Can you recommend a plant that I can grow in a cemetery?” is a question almost as old as time.Soon,...
Picture a Perfect City
By Mark and Ben CullenIf you live in an urban environment you are surrounded by cars, roads, high-rises, concrete and sometimes, with a bit...
Build Your Canadian “Cottage Garden”
By Mark and Ben CullenIn England, a Cottage Garden refers to an informal arrangement of plants, arranged densely for a big show of colour. ...
