Despite living in Toronto for years, many residents do not know about the hidden neighborhood of Wychwood Park, between Davenport Road and St. Clair Avenue. Wychwood was founded by landscape painter Marmaduke Matthews in the late nineteenth century and intended to be an artists colony. More

Name: Cynthia Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Recent summer weather conditions have made me nostalgic for the backyard reno that we enjoyed only for a year and a bit before moving. We wanted a backyard space that had it all… a small pool, an outdoor gourmet kitchen, an Ipe deck, a tool shed, grass, and a play area, catering not only to my 5 and 3 1/2-year-old boys' needs as well as my husband's BBQ'ing obsession, but also to the modern aesthetics that I love. More

Name: Lynne Location: Durham, Ontario, Canada

Some of you may remember Lynne's treehouse from a previous My Great Outdoors post. This time she's sharing an outdoor kitchen with us, made from stone from an old barn foundation she discovered on her property. Read on to learn more about her creative re-use of found materials. More

We were lucky enough to spend this past week at the home of our dear friends in downtown Toronto. I'd been to this lovely city once before, whirlwind-weekend style, so it was nice to have a whole week and two insider guides to really get to see all this truly international city has to offer. More

We're back in North America for this leg of our trip, so we've used this as an opportunity to see lots of folks that we never had time to visit when we lived full-time in Chicago. Aside from visiting friends and family, it's been really fun to stop and see many important sites that I'd never had the chance to see before. More

One of the first things I do when I arrive in a new city is to head straight to the market. I love discovering each region's new-to-me foods and seeing how the locals feed their families. That's why as soon as I touched down in Toronto, I headed straight to the market named by National Geographic as the world's best. More

The flagship Four Seasons hotel, located in Toronto, is moving a few blocks to a new location within the Yorkville neighborhood. A few days ago, the older location held a live and online auction to clear out furniture, lighting fixtures, artwork and more from the 32 floors of the well-known hotel. More

Last year, Vancouver design studio Green Over Grey created the largest living green wall installation in North America at the Semiahmoo Public Library in White Rock. This year, they unveiled a stunning new living green wall at Edmonton International Airport, likely to be the largest such installation in any airport. More

Happy Victoria Day those of our Canadian readers who are lucky enough to have today off of work. The holiday Celebrates Queen Victoria, the "Mother of Confederation," during whose reign three British colonies were formed into a Confederation of Canadian provinces. Victoria Day also marks the start of the summer season in Canada. More

We love the sculptures of Holly Wheatcroft and were happy to see her High Park, Toronto house featured in the online magazine Covet Garden. More