Well Corine, there is no science-based advice really because we haven’t been down this road before. It is unheard of in my years of 30+ years of experience for Pears to bloom in April in Calgary. That is a month ahead of schedule. But – if I was you I would probably water. Here are six things to consider before you water:
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.
As a gardener, I was thrilled that a combination of plants I had put together a decade earlier still looked great. This happens sometimes when you look through a closet you haven’t sorted lately and find a fabulous “outfit” but it doesn’t often happen in gardens. Plants usually grow tired or die or outgrow their spot.
On June 21, 2013 the Elbow river breached it’s banks and began flooding into the lovely inner city neighbourhoods of Calgary, included my previous residence. Water and mud were up to the middle of the garage doors in the back alley and residents were evacuated.
I contacted independent tree assessment specialist and Registered Consulting Arborist, Anita Schill to sort out the trouble as soil piles up on trees. As well as being qualified to assess tree damage, Schill teaches soil science at Olds College so she understood my concerns.
