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:

ANNUAL FLOWER DISPLAYS AND MORE May 1, 2019

Questions We’re Often Asked: Lilies Poison Cats April 30, 2019

Inside or out, lilies seem everywhere to the frustration of feline fanciers

Berried Treasures: Black, Red and White Currants April 29, 2019

Clack current jam and ice cream; red current jelly with roast duck; white currant eaten out of hand

Paltrow Boosts African Hallucinogen and Aphrodisiac April 22, 2019

Researchers remain intrigued by ibogaine's pharmaceutical possibilities and continue to attempt to isolate the active materials

How to Start a Compost Heap April 15, 2019

"Compost is proof that there is life after death" no, not all gardeners are non compost mentis

Mint as a Perennial Border April 8, 2019

GARDENERS DO IT IN THEIR BEDS April 1, 2019

Questions Often Asked: Dogwoods Brighten Gardens March 31, 2019

Potatoes—An Irish Aphrodisiac March 24, 2019

Genetically modified blight-resistant potatoes: Thanks to campaigning by latter-day Luddites, anti-science travellers, these are unavailable. Until, perhaps, once again a massive outbreak of Phytophthora infestans threatens millions

Maria Sibylla Merian: 17thCentury Naturalist March 17, 2019

Berried Treasures - Blackberries March 16, 2019

Blackberries have frequently been utilized crossed with raspberries in the creation of new forms of berried fruit. These include Loganberries, Youngberries, Tayberries and Boysenberries

March Is Maple Sugaring Time March 9, 2019

There are few things more Canadian than maple syrup

HOW COLD HAS IT BEEN? IS IT GOOD OR BAD? March 2, 2019

Questions We’re Often Asked: Seedless Fruit February 23, 2019

Grapes, Watermelon, Tangerines, Pineapples, Bananas

Frogmore Cottage Landscaping February 16, 2019

Harry and Meghan are known to be taken with the Frogmore estate and gardens

A Celebration of Chocolate February 14, 2019

"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."

Berried Treasures - Blueberries February 12, 2019

Blueberries, strawberries and blackberries are true super foods

Flap Over Pigeons February 9, 2019

Old World in origin, worldwide in domestication, they are found cities, farms, and bridges, all much more preferable to their original cliffs

VALENTINES DAY: ON THE SCENT February 2, 2019

Toronto is known as 'Maple Valley'?

Tales of Tea January 26, 2019

"Where there's tea there's hope"

Questions Often Asked: Snow and Ice January 26, 2019

Salts and Sands

How Should You Get Rid of Your Christmas Tree? January 13, 2019

Millions of Christmas trees find a multitude of applications once their principal use is completed

Berried Treasures - Raspberries January 10, 2019

"Berries are the healthiest fruit, offering potential protection against cancer and heart disease, boosting the immune system as acting as guard for the liver and brain,"

FROST IMPROVES SOME VEGETABLES January 3, 2019

Questions We’re Often Asked: Bird Feeders, Baths December 30, 2018

Questions We’re Often Asked: Horticulturalist November 24, 2018

Horticulture then and now, is a division of agriculture

Hot New Horticulture November 17, 2018

A newly-discovered fungus could also assist in the battle against plastic pollution

Happy Houseplants November 10, 2018

In the long run though, if members of the black thumb brigade don't care about plants what does that suggest for their other relationships?

Tools, Manure and Houseplants November 3, 2018

The sex life of an avocado, People who think dogs are exceptionally intelligent are barking up the wrong tree, France Craft Beer

Questions We’re Often Asked: Talk to Your Plants October 27, 2018

But can plants talk back? New research suggests plants not only respond to sound but communicate with each other with "clicking" noises.