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...

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...

Local News

A New Home for a Community Garden

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...


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