Gardening

• How to get your garden ready for springtime in Saskatchewan

  Philip Rispens immigrated from the Netherlands to Saskatchewan over 20 years ago, where his dad was a plant breeder. Ever since, he has been interested in plants and agriculture.

  Canada

  Apr 1
  
• Canada’s plant hardiness zones map ready to bloom for 1st time in 10 years

  Natural Resources Canada is hoping to release an updated version of Canada's plant hardiness zones map in 2024. The last time it was updated was in 2014.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2023
  
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• Cover your plants: Much of Alberta under frost advisory as temperature set to reach freezing

  Environment Canada issues frost advisories when temperatures are expected to reach zero during the growing season, leading to potential damage or destruction of plants and crops.

  Weather

  Sep 20, 2023
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• Winnipeg’s Rainbow Community Garden grows connections and weeds out food inflation

  The Rainbow Community Garden on the University of Manitoba campus uses food as a universal language to link people from all over the world in a time of crisis and uncertainty. 

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2023
• Calgary woman celebrates 101st birthday by gardening, taking part in sports

  Margie Cobol celebrated her 101st birthday with several lively activities, including her daily work in the garden at her care home.

  Features

  Aug 17, 2023
• Winnipeg couple creates a backyard bounty with permaculture

  Michael and Monika Thys are using a sustainability-focused form of gardening called permaculture to grow food and create an urban oasis. They're also saving on groceries.

  Environment

  Aug 16, 2023
• Canoes get new life as Camp Kawartha ‘grows’ its garden program

  'We had a number of canoes, so our maintenance staff drilled holes in the bottom for drainage and decided to use them as containers,' said Sadie Snell of Camp Kawartha.

  Environment

  Aug 4, 2023
• Beloved West Island garden store closing doors after nearly 65 years

  A longtime garden store in the West Island may be closing its doors after nearly 65 years. Daniel and Chantal Cléroux, and several staff members, have decided to retire.

  Canada

  Jul 13, 2023
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• N.B. woman turns yard into vegetable garden to inspire others to grow food

  A New Brunswick woman has turned her front yard into a vegetable garden, hoping to encourage more Canadians to grow their own food.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2023
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• Traditional Indigenous gardens flourish in Winnipeg, nurturing body and soul

  Audrey Logan, a Cree-Metis Plant Knowledge Keeper has a community garden that bears fruit from generations of knowledge.

  Environment

  Jun 14, 2023