I can’t tell you how many times I have had customers tell me that they meant to plant bulbs last year but didn’t, either because they just forgot...
Tag - Gardening
Columnists - Tricia Ingram
Soil Health
Great plants grow out of healthy soil. Without exception, the are three critical elements to healthy soil: Porosity Physical structure of the soil can be...
Columnists - Tricia Ingram
A Farmer’s Nose – Myth Debunked
The long season of dormancy is officially broken: I walked into our production greenhouses this morning and noticed a wonderful change in the air…I could smell...
Columnists - Tricia Ingram
Frankincense and Myrrh
In the last article, we examined frankincense and the interesting cultural, biological, and historical associations with this product. This week we look at...
Columnists - Tricia Ingram
Give the Gift of Holiday Plants
The important cultural and religious festivals of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa are all joyfully celebrated this month. Looking for a holiday gift steeped...
Columnists - Tricia Ingram
Amazing World Safety Net
Envision an enormous concrete vault tunneled into the side of a mountain in the middle of practically no-where, the insides of which store fantastic riches...
CHESTERMERE – When a community comes together only good things are bound to happen. It all began when Devonna Nagy donated a small plot of land on her acreage...
Columnists - Tricia Ingram
Tender Roses
I have fallen in love with tender roses. A true prairie girl, I was raised on simplicity and until recently never gave a second thought to having something so...
Columnists - Tricia Ingram
Hardy Roses
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare loftily ponders “What is in a name? Oh but a rose would smell as sweet!” While we twenty-first century gardeners...
Vegetables will be sprouting in the freshly tilled soil in the new home of the Chestermere and South East Rocky Views Community Garden. Residents can join...