Having a shady garden is not the pain in the backside that many people think it is! There are loads of beautiful, easy perennials that flourish in shade! We...
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Owner Cobblestone Garden Centre, designer, hort grower, writer, & educator. Language enthusiast, sports fanatic, music & arts lover, volunteer, youth advocate
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Chestermere is a Community In Bloom!
Calling all civic pride! The best news I have heard this season is that the folks at the Town of Chestermere are entering the Town into the Communities in...
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Is Perception Everything?
Twenty years ago, when my husband and I first approached a bank about getting a loan to build our greenhouses, the banker we were meeting bemusedly listened to...
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The Noble Bee
Have you noticed how much press bees have been receiving in the past couple of years? Ever wonder why there is so much hulabaloo going on about these buzzing...
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Attracting Hummingbirds to your Garden
Hummingbirds are beautiful, fascinating little creatures and it is easy to attract them to your garden! Alberta is home to four species of hummingbird- the...
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Starting Your Own Hanging Baskets
The end of April – mid May is the best time to start your own amazing hanging baskets. From herbs to veggies to flowers, growing plants in hanging containers...
This weekend, I had the pleasure of going to a seminar with a sports psychologist as a guest speaker. Along with various other topics, the subject of what to...
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What’s Growing On in Gardening
With the thought of the warm days to come – you know, the ones that weatherman has assured us are on the horizon – many of us are itching to do something...
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Bird Is The Word
As I went out the door on my way to work this morning, I caught a glimpse of a cedar waxwing in a mountain ash tree by my driveway. Success! After setting food...
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Best Spring and Summer Bulbs for the Prairies
As promised last week, this week’s subject is about the best varieties of spring and summer flowering bulbs for our area. Thanks to all that called and...