Alberta winters can do a real number on our gardens, so once the snow melts, a little restoration is in order. Freezing temperatures and strong…
June 21 – marks the first day of summer and it’s also the time to give up on dead things. As all gardeners are filled with…
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…
There is nothing that I can think of that is quite as exquisite as a flower garden filled with butterflies, fluttering amongst all the multicoloured…
You don’t have to fertilize if you use compost in the garden. Adding manure to the garden IS fertilizing, just a slow release form of…
Whether you are a seasoned forager, or just enjoy growing different edible plants in your own backyard, there is a myriad of choices of edible…
If you are anything like me, you can’t wait to get your hands on as many packets of vegetable seeds as possible over the long…