Other than the salad plants such as lettuce, radish, onions and spinach, the first “main crop” vegetables that we harvest from our vegetable patch are the edible pod peas. What a treat to be able to pick these delectable treats from the vine and simply pop them into our mouths – they could certainly be
Edible Pod Peas — A Midsummer Treat – for Jul. 29, 2010
Going Green In The Greenhouse
On first glance they looked like various sizes of peat pots but they were actually Cow Pots. The greenhouse industry is not known for being particularly environmentally friendly. Most of the containers used in plant production are non-recyclable plastic and most of the planting medium used is peat based. The extensive use of plastics, derived
Creeping Jenny For The Container
You have a dilemma: you have not filled all of your patio pots and hanging baskets but your gardening/ plant budget is shot! This is a common conundrum faced by many gardeners as we near the end of the planting season. Where did all my plant money go and what can I do to avoid
Apply Now For Shelterbelt Trees
Shrubs available Caragana Chokecherry Hawthorn Hedge Rose Red Elderberry Dogwood Sea Buckthorn Silver Buffalo Berry Snowberry Vilosa Lilac Deciduous trees available Bur Oak Cottonwood Green Ash Hybrid Poplar Manitoba Maple Pin Cherry Siberian Crabapple Trembling Aspen Acute Willow Peachleaf Willow Silverleaf Willow Conifers available Siberian Larch Scots Pine Colorado Spruce White Spruce It is common
something different for the garden
Not very many Prairie gardeners are familiar with flowering cabbage and so inclusion of some of these plants may add an element of surprise to your garden and provide an interesting experiment. Flowering cabbage and kale, ornamental cabbage and kale, and decorative cabbage and kale are all terms that refer to the same plants, although
Planting Outdoor Containers
The art of gardening has evolved over the last decade or so, and it is no longer unusual to see several containers overflowing with colourful plants in any given landscape. The popular practice of creating attractive living areas in the outdoor landscape has led to people spending more time in their gardens. Decks and patios
Add A Fern Peony To Your Garden
The fern peony is a remarkably tough plant, and like the Chinese peony, it survives our intemperate climate just fine. One of the most cherished perennials in our garden is our beloved fern peony (Paeonia tenuifolia), which is one of the first herbaceous perennials to come into bloom in the spring garden. One reason that
A Sure Sign Of Spring
The shoots of this plant are some of the first in our border to emerge each spring where it seems immune to late-spring frosts. Every year one of the first harbingers of spring in our garden is the appearance of the bright-yellow blooms of our cherished Adonis Vernalis plant. We have had this plant in
Primulas — A Welcome Burst Of Colour
By the time winter comes to an end, Prairie gardeners are tired of it and long to get gardening and to be surrounded by flowers and greenery. It is no coincidence that at this time of year garden centres and retail outlets are full of enticing flowering plants just beckoning us to purchase them. These
Growing Cacti And Succulents
A cacti or succulent should never have to endure sodden soil. I always know that spring is coming when my cacti and succulent plants, spurred on by the increasing length of daylight in my sunroom, begin to bloom. I have a large collection of cacti and succulents and although I enjoy their unique beauty year
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
