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:

March Gardens March 1, 2011
Spring
Questions We Are Often Asked February 13, 2011
Moth Orchids
Valentines: Blooming Good Reasons for Flowers February 6, 2011
Orchid plants are increasing popular, widely available and as an additional attraction for those on scaled-down budgets
Gardeners Can Fend Off Cabin Fever February 1, 2011
City Gardening, WEEK One
Epsom Salts: A Morsel of Magnesium January 17, 2011
Epsom salts are naturally occurring deposits of hydrated magnesium sulphate
Plants for Chinese Year of the Rabbit January 17, 2011
A lucky sign with friendly people who are keen, wise and intelligent
January Gardens January 4, 2011
Lycopene, antioxidant, osteoporosis, prostate cancer
Gifts for Gardeners December 15, 2010
French enamel buckets, The Gluttonous Gardener’s wine-and-vine crates, Lee Valley Tools
Amaryllis Will Flower Again and Again December 8, 2010
Continue to keep in a warm, sunny area after the flower stem has been cut back to the foliage
December Gardening December 1, 2010
December 2010, Winter Solstice, Christmas Trees
Charles Dion O’Banion: A Florist of Note November 27, 2010
Mobster, Gardener, Florist, Crime
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow November 27, 2010
Snow is an excellent insulator, overwinter their precious perennials
Book Your Tree Pruning Now November 21, 2010
The general rule is that if you cannot reach it from the ground, call in a professional
What’s in a Name? November 15, 2010
England-based weekly New Scientist
A Nice Cup of Genuine English Tea November 8, 2010
Tregothnan, Britain’s first tea plantation
November Gardening November 1, 2010
Neglect of the garden now will mean hard work next season – so keep at it.
Halloween Past October 25, 2010
Halloween has its roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain, All Saints' Day, All Hallows' Eve
Tales from the Pumpkin Patch October 25, 2010
Captain Bligh of The Bounty
Get Them While They’re Still Fresh October 18, 2010
Starting Winter Blooming Bulbs Indoors
An Exotic, Very Inexpensive Indoor Plant October 11, 2010
Cocoyam, Dasheen, Taro
October Gardens October 4, 2010
Busy month in the garden--and indoors
Garden News in Review September 27, 2010
September 2010
SEPTEMBER SPECIAL: BULBS ARE BRIGHT IDEAS September 20, 2010
Bulbs, species, planting depth
Slugging It Out with Gastropods September 13, 2010
Pest and disease control, garden sanitation
September Gardening September 6, 2010
Clear out exhausted annuals, work granulated bone natural fertilizer into the root zone
A Passion for Parsley March 23, 2010
Cannot be surpassed for its versatility in the kitchen
Profiling Celebrity Gardeners March 15, 2010
Harold Lloyd
Lá Fhéile Pádraig, St. Patrick’s Day March 15, 2010
The connection between Ireland and Canada continues
When Does Spring Really Arrive? March 8, 2010
Folklore is full of advice on the subject
St. David’s Day March 1, 2010
“Eat leeks in March and ransoms in May/And all the year after physicians may play”