Reader Rock Garden
Once the snow melts it is usually only a few weeks until the earliest alpine flowers start to bloom… even in Northern Gardens. The Adonis vernalis is one of the earliest ….
Mentoring Students in My Greenhouse taught me so much
I was asked to mentor youth as part of the Goodseeds program earlier this winter and I wondered what two students and I would do together for a week once my shed was clean and shears sharpened. It was snowy outdoors so we couldn’t attack my unlimited weeding. I had to get more creative….
Something Pretty – And Pretty Good For Your
Have you heard about healing herbs but never known how or where to use them? Linda Miller, who gets paid to teach about these kinds of things as the College Director of the Western College of Homeopathic Medicine (WCHM.ca), was taking a class I was teaching with Grow Food Calgary (Growfoodcalgary.com) and saw me giving away calendula seed. When I told her my plan was to get people growing their own summer flowers to eventually make their own skin care potions she immediately offered to help.
The Bugs are Back…
“We can’t identify [the pest], but applied [a] soapy solution to it an hour ago.
Please identify it for us, and a possible treatment – even if it is to garbage this plant.” Jack
Rose Grower Tries Growing from Seed!
Grow your own roses from seed by crossing your favourite blooms with a paint brush and then collecting seed in the fall in ziplock bags with peat moss and storing them in a cool spot until spring.
Why Bother Gardening? Donna’s Top Ten Reasons
Be inspired as Donna shares her top ten reasons to garden in all the seasons and all throughout our lives. Hire her to speak at your event. She promises a beautifully illustrated talk including plenty of practical gardening tips with a bigger message . Donna helps gardeners grow and beginners blossom.
