Photo by: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stellastella/ Here in Edmonton, we’re never really sure when the winter will truly come to an end—but we know what it’ll leave behind.…
August 15 is the first day of fall. Even though the calendar says it is a month away all of the plants are in full…
July is truly my most treasured time in the garden. There is so much abundance. The flowers are resplendent, the animal and bird watching are…
There are hundreds of diseases and pests out there but there are just a few that are common to everyone’s garden across the prairies. Ants…
Spring Flowering Shrub Trimming – Now is the time! Spring flowering shrubs are all shrubs that flower before June 21. These include your Forsythia, Prunus…
I read a wonderful Zen book recently that glorified not the attainment of one’s goal but the path towards those goals. It went on about…
The bulk of your planting should be done right now. Start containers in mid-May and then harden them off by bringing them in and out…
The flowering of Nanking Cherries marks the beginning of forking season. Forking is one of the best ways to remove entire root systems of weeds,…