Gardening: Time to bring tropical plants...

It's sometimes hard to feel grateful. But when you do, things change for the better. These stories will give you chills. We explore all this with Prof. Holli-Anne Passmore, Department Chair of Psychology at Concordia University of Edmonton. 

Your stories with housing researcher, Nemoy Lewis, assistant professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. We'll also hear about the findings of a recently released report from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) on the impact of evictions. 

You tell us why a growing number of families are choosing to send their children to Catholic schools in some parts of this province. We speak with CBC reporter Kate Porter about her work looking at the finances of Ontario's school boards, we hear from Sachin Maharaj, assistant pr ... Show More

In this week's Gardeners' Corner a visit to Rowallane's walled garden reveals majestic artichokes and other plants which love sheltered conditions. Ann Fitzsimmons talks about her summer veg plan, growing melons in her greenhouse and how to harvest seed from early summer flowerin ... Show More

Professor Dale Sanders has spent much of his life studying plants, seeking to understand why some thrive in a particular environment while others struggle. His ground breaking research on their molecular machinery showed how plants extract nutrients from the soil and store essent ... Show More

Many gardeners work hard to maintain clean, tidy environments ... which is the exact opposite of what wildlife wants, says ecological horticulturist Rebecca McMackin. She shows the beauty of letting your garden run wild, surveying the success she's had increasing biodiversity eve ... Show More

CrowdScience listener Eric, in New Zealand, has noticed his wisteria growing towards a neighbouring tree. He thinks that it actually knows where it’s going. But how can a plant have a sense of direction? Plants don’t have the advantage of brains or eyes, but that doesn’t seem to ... Show More

A few years ago, a team of scientists set out on a field expedition in the rugged, dry Northern Territory of Australia. There, they found a plant that was both strange and familiar hiding in plain sight. After careful research during the pandemic, the newly described tomato recen ... Show More

June tips from Life in a Garden Our Guest: Cary Goodwin (PR - Life is a Garden; Head Girl at Colourful Group) Winter has come - but that's no reason not to get out and get warm with some gardening chores. Keeping yourself and your plants well covered is key, and even if you're an ... Show More

Tous les conseils de Laurent Cabrol pour entretenir fleurs, plantes et arbres. 

Many Definers may enjoy laying in a lush, green lawn staring up at a blue sky while listening to the latest Sustainability Defined episode. We love that, but it's also important to think about how we got those landscapes and how we can maintain them more sustainably. This episode ... Show More

Permaculture is a growing trend in the world of farming and home landscaping. It's basically a design principle that emphasizes sustainability and the would-be, natural ecosystem of an area. Simple concepts like planting downhill from a pond and using gravity to feed plants to pl ... Show More