Growing 101
The “Other” Pollinators By: Rob Sproule Hoverflies Butterflies Other Bees We’ve heard about the honeybees. But what about the other garden superstars giving us apples and strawberries and cucumbers? It’s easy to attract them
Heavy Rain By: Rob Sproule Assessing the Damage Rainy Seasons “The green reed that bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak that breaks in the storm.” – Confucius Weather happens. Our
Synthetic VS Organic Fertilizers: Who will Win? By: Rob Sproule To Organic or Not to Organic How Organic Fertilizers Work How Synthetic Fertilizers Work Most Effective Organic Fertilizers “If the grass on the other side
Best New Annuals for 2017 By: Rob Sproule High Fashion “˜Superbells’ Morning Star “˜Prince Tut’ Grass Confetti Garden: “˜Peppermint Candy’ Alocasia “˜Stingray’ Petunia “˜Nightsky’ The thrill of getting our hands dirty is universal, but the
Container Gardening”¦with Potatoes? By: Rob Sproule Spuds in Pots The Secret of Hilling When to Harvest We love our spuds, but we don’t necessarily love all the space they take up in our garden. Potatoes
Kitchen Gardening for Beginners By: Rob Sproule What is a Kitchen Garden, anyway? How to Get Started What’s Hot & What’s Not Want more freshness in your cooking? Kitchen gardening is the art of growing
Trends 5/5 – Natural Mosquito Control By: Rob Sproule A Year of Bad Press Prevention First Predators “I hate mosquitoes. I mean, I know I’m delicious, but damn. ” ““ Unknown A Year of Bad
How to Grow the World’s Hottest Wild Pepper By Rob Sproule The Ghost How to Grow Them Why are they so HOT? “A good spicy challenge strikes a balance between flavour and fear.” –
Can we Eat Healthier in Winter? By Rob Sproule About Microgreens Growing Hacks Best for Growing “Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.” ““ Doug
A Christmas Rose by Rob Sproule A Christmas Rose – The Story Warning: This Is Not a Gardening Article”¯ A Rose has sprung from a tender root, From Jesus, as those of old have
Top 3 Herbs for the Holidays By Rob Sproule Rosemary Sage Peppermint Christmas is a feast for the senses. Its sights, sounds, tastes, and smells make it singularly special. But while we know what Christmas
Hygge: the Danish Are on to Something By Shirley Martin It would seem the Danish folks have it figured out. They have discovered an antidote for the rushed lives we lead. It’s called hygge. Pronounced
Laying Sod 101 By Rob Sproule Sod or Seed? You may not be able to buy love, but as far as a new lawn goes, you can buy time. When you either want a new
Cabbage Worm by Rob Sproule The Cabbage worms are out early this year! If you love to munch on broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and the crisp, broad leaves of kale, you’re not alone. While we wait
Where is Zone 3 Anyway? by Rob Sproule I don’t want to alarm you, but it gets cold in Alberta. It-hurts- when-I- breathe cold. On the plus side, we don’t have Zika, Ebola, or ants
How To Plant A Container Garden by Rob Sproule So you wanna plant a container garden? It can be intimidating, especially if you’ve been surfing the net looking for inspiration on professional gardening sites. Stop
Gardening With Succulents by Rob Sproule Have you noticed that Succulents are everywhere? From wedding magazines and home decorating magazines to sustainable gardening sites, they’ve become a versatile, alluring, easy-to-care-for wonder plant. Increasingly, savvy gardeners
Men In The Garden by Rob Sproule As both a garden writer and a Garden Centre owner, I pay a lot of attention to who is gardening. Even as I write this, I know (sorry,
Top 3 Gardening Trends For 2016 by Rob Sproule Gardening is self expression. It moves through trends like any creative paradigm, simultaneously a reflection of what’s happening in society and what’s happening inside the
Cut And Come Again by Rob Sproule How we grow food is changing. The traditional method of planting long rows and waiting, weeding and waiting and weeding, then harvesting once they mature, is optional now.
Epiphytes: Survival Ninjas by Rob Sproule In 2004 I spent a bewildering month submerged in the deep Choco rainforest, about 30km from the northern Ecuadorian coast. The Choco, cut off from the Amazon by the
Health Benefits of Gardening by Rob Sproule A New Year’s Resolution Health Benefits We Can Measure Health Benefits We Can’t Measure How We Spend Our Time A New Year’s Resolution The dawning of a new
The Mosquito Proof Yard By: Rob Sproulemosqutio Standing Water Changing the Habitat Defence Disease: Myths and Facts Nature is wondrous. While my bug articles are usually, inevitably, about getting rid of said bug, I normally
The Prairie Orchard by Rob Sproule I remember our family trips to Kelowna when I was a boy. To my young Albertan ears, “Okanagan” was a synonym for “delicious fruit that I can’t get
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