Wes Porter

Wes Porter is a horticultural consultant and writer based in Toronto. Wes has over 40 years of experience in both temperate and tropical horticulture from three continents.

Most Recent Articles by Wes Porter:

Celebrating St. Patrick’s with green March 2, 2012
March Gardening
Questions We’re Often Asked: Hormone Rooting Powder February 25, 2012
February Gardening: Another use for aspirin
Is Ornithomancy Strictly for the Birds? February 15, 2012
February Gardening: ornithological observation in the hopes of predicting future outcomes.
Orgasmic Orchids February 13, 2012
February Gardening: Valentine's Day flowers
Dion O’Banion – Chicago’s Famed Florist Revisited February 9, 2012
February Gardening
Winter half over:  Green thumbs are twitching February 1, 2012
February Gardening
Questions We’re Often Asked: Something’s Bugging My Plants! January 25, 2012
Aphids, Fungus gnats, whiteflies
It’s the End of the World, Baby! January 12, 2012
The apocalyptic end at the winter solstice of 2012; a pack of codswallop
That Was the Year That Was January 2, 2012
January gardening; quotations pertaining to horticultural affairs
Gardener’s health January 2, 2012
January gardening; a peaceful retreat such as a garden shed may help lower blood pressure.
Then Again There Are Other Ways . . . December 22, 2011
December gardening; Christmas gift giving ideas
Simple, Inexpensive Garden Gifts December 9, 2011
December gardening; We’ve used the following herb and spice blends for many a year.
Decorating for Christmas 2011 December 7, 2011
December gardening; Each year, Christmasworld commissions style agency bora.herke to define the decorating trends for the coming year
Celebrate the season ouside and inside December 1, 2011
December Gardening: Our chirping chums need water as much food in winter.
Golden Opportunities November 15, 2011
November Gardening
Questions We’re Often Asked: Easy Indoor Plants November 13, 2011
November Gardening
Are There Zombies in Your Garden? November 7, 2011
November Gardening
Threats from Eris, Dysmonia and Ataxaphobia November 1, 2011
November Gardening
Questions We’re Often Asked: Fungus Gnats October 25, 2011
October Gardening; Drosophila, or fruit flies
Creating a Stink to Bug You October 25, 2011
October Gardening; The brown marmorated stinkbug
Neat New Ways to Greet from Holland October 12, 2011
October Gardening
What’s in a Name? October 6, 2011
People who care for their plants frequently humanize them
Fun in the Fall garden October 1, 2011
October Gardening
Questions We Are Often Asked: African Violets September 26, 2011
September Gardening: African violets are not so difficult to grow as some claim.
Naked Ladies Go Great in the Autumn Garden September 26, 2011
September Gardening: Colchicum autumnale
Bulbs We’re On the Scent Of September 23, 2011
September Gardening: Tulip varieties known for their fragrance
There’s Voodoo in the Garden September 17, 2011
Dracunculus vulgaris
Dutch Develop Deer & Squirrel Resistant Bulbs Collection September 11, 2011
Our mother-in-law’s celebrated concoction. She swears by it, just as the critters swear at it
Keeping up with the garden September 4, 2011
“Bulbs. Dig, drop, done.”
Questions We Are Often Asked: Lady Slipper Orchids August 25, 2011
August Gardening: Experienced orchid hobbyists will caution that you buy your first orchid; then you buy another; then you buy a new house