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April Showers Bring May Flowers

by Donna Balzer | May 5, 2023 | Flowers & Alpines, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Spring Flowers The earliest flowers in my cold Calgary garden are always alpines and woodland plants. The same is true in my mild west coast garden. But while the order of bloom is the same in different regions, the exact bloom time and quality of bloom changes with...

Learn How to Grow More Food in Less Space!

by Donna Balzer | Mar 14, 2023 | Food, GARDENING, Greenhouse, Landscaping Tips | 0 Comments

Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or new to gardening altogether, our live, interactive Vertical Gardening Camp will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to grow your own delicious and nutritious food in a space-efficient and environmentally friendly way. We hope you SIGN UP NOW and look forward to seeing you in class!

Growing Green Peas- Early in pots

by Donna Balzer | Mar 12, 2023 | Food | 0 Comments

According to my Three Year Garden Gratitude Journal, my Oregon Giant peas were already well up by March 8th last year and starting to climb their fence in my garden. But because it has been colder with snow on the ground…..

Dwarf Tomatoes for Greenhouse Growers

by Donna Balzer | Mar 11, 2023 | Food, GARDENING, Greenhouse, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Once I dig in I discover there are 139 varieties listed on the Dwarf Tomato Project website and I know I can’t try them all. I specifically want to try a few new varieties for my greenhouse without reading all the many plant descriptions so I ask an artificial intelligence program to suggest the top ten dwarf tomato varieties

Cutting Roots on a large tree spells trouble

by Donna Balzer | Nov 18, 2022 | GARDENING, Greenhouse, Landscaping Tips, Soil, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

I have learned you can never really “see” what is going on in your yard, especially below ground. And even though I am an experienced gardener I didn’t know my large spruce tree was about to fall down.

Aphid watch : Good Bugs to the Rescue

by Donna Balzer | Jul 5, 2022 | Bugs & Buggers, Food, Gadgets, GARDENING, Landscaping Tips, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

I am washing lettuce when I see a smallish “worm” on a leaf. Not a slug - that is usually a greyish-brown colour. The insect on my lettuce is white to clear-bodied, with black inner organs showing through the skin. The bug is about 1/2 an inch or 1 cm in...