Some of the easiest to grow plants are the most beautiful and CSL has all the foolproof plants that will make you smile – no matter your space, time, or growing conditions. We’ve got the plants that tick every box of your garden wishlist.
The Easiest Plants to Grow If you want…Quick growing edible Flowers
NASTURTIUM
Nasturtiums produce bright, bold, edible flowers that are quick to sprout from seed.
The Easiest Plants to Grow If you want…Beautiful Scented Blooms
CRÈME DE LA CRÈME PHLOX
Pastel colours perfect for a border, these puffy clusters of individual petals are breathtaking. Best of all, their intoxicating fragrance will make you swoon. brecksbulbs.ca
The Easiest Plants to Grow If you want…Exotic, Rare Edible
PUNTARELLE (CHICORY)
Treasure these seeds as the spiny, vegetables they produce are uncommon outside of Italy. Crunchy and pleasantly bitter, they are a cut-and come again, cold hardy wonders. westcoastseeds.com
The Easiest Plants to Grow If you want…Cold Tolerant, Rewarding Produce
GUELPH MILLENNIUM ASPARAGUS
These crowns will bear in less time than most asparagus which takes several years to produce spears. As asparagus can be expensive in grocery stores, the first harvest is a real treat. westcoastseeds.com
The Easiest Plants to Grow If you want…To Grow on a Windowsill’
GIFT A GREEN MICROGREENS
There’s no reason to give up gardening just because you lack a plot of land. If you only have a sunny windowsill consider microgreens. We tried Gift a Green’s basil (which are notorious for dying on us) and they sprouted within days thanks to a coir growing medium, easy to grow instructions and lots of tender care. Gift A Green Microgreens Collection; giftagreen.com
The Easiest Plants to Grow If you want…To Grow in a Container
UNUSUAL POTS/CONTAINERS
Think outside the box – reuse and repurpose old items like shoes, wine boxes, or old coffee tins. Always provide drainage (bore holes in the bottom of the container and add stones, gravel or old broken pots). Take care that the roots do not become pot bound.
If you want…Lovely Floriferous Bloom
PEONIES
They’re not a finicky as you think. Lush, bold and surprisingly easy to grow, these flowers enhance any garden.
Large, unique yellow blooms. Bartzella Itoh Peony, brecks.ca
Double blooms in candy cane colours. Peony Mixture Super Sak, brecks.ca
Classic pink crinoline petals. Peony Hardy Pink, westcoastseeds.com
This original healthy living article first appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of City Style and Living Magazine.
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