The Latest Blog Posts
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Vegetables I Am Growing In My 2026 Garden (with seed sources)
I was asked to post my crops for this summer, plus where I get the seeds from. Here is everything thus far. There are still a couple of things I am looking for, but they…
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Mid February Notes From The Potting Shed – Pollinator Flowers & FAQ’s
This week in the potting shed is all about pollinator plants, what to start now, getting ready to grow…
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Sunday Potager Ramblings #71 (Lemon Trees, Create Gifts From Your Garden)
Grow gift ideas in your garden. How to grow artichokes, calendula, coneflowers…. This week’s post is so good! Full of garden inspo : )
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Potager Ramblings #70 (Verbascum, pollinators, potting soil recipe)
We are having the most glorious weather. It was plus 17°C (62°F) the other day on our east facing back deck. Gorgeous! This is crazy nice for central Alberta. My brother and I were saying…
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Notes From The February Potting Shed
This week is all about dahlias, preventing dahlia gall, gladiolas, pruning how-to, tips for starting peppers, workshops… a whole lot to share.
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Potager Ramblings #69 (Should you be feeding the birds? Growing skirret)
This week’s collection of reads from the garden, the home, and the kitchen. Growing skirret?
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Notes From The Potting Shed (Early February)
What to do in the garden and potting shed in February….
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How To Grow Calendula (aka Pot Marigolds)
I love nothing more that adding flowers to my yard and potager. Perennial flowers have their moments, but annual flowers (the kind you plant each year) are my real favourites. Calendula will bloom from early…
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Notes From The Potting Shed – Week #5 (January 26th – February 1st)
What to do in January for your spring and summer garden.
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Sunday Ramblings #68 (Hedgerows, Herbs, & Keto Bread)
Hedgerow ideas, mulched gardens, safe bird feeding ideas, keto bread, tacky antiques that are coming back in style…. a fun Sunday read for you again, this week.
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Sunday Ramblings #67 (Still Organizing & Changes Afoot)
So, here we are, almost 3 weeks into the new year. How are you making out? We have had a very mild couple of weeks, which really helps the month move along faster. I am…
Vegetables I Am Growing In My 2026 Garden (with seed sources)
I was asked to post my crops for this summer, plus where I get the seeds from.
Here is everything thus far. There are still a couple of things I am looking for, but they are not a necessity, just a want.
These are the varieties that you will find at the workshops,…
Mid February Notes From The Potting Shed – Pollinator Flowers & FAQ’s
This week in the potting shed is all about pollinator plants, what to start now, getting ready to grow…
Sunday Potager Ramblings #71 (Lemon Trees, Create Gifts From Your Garden)
Grow gift ideas in your garden. How to grow artichokes, calendula, coneflowers…. This week’s post is so good! Full of garden inspo : )
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The Marigold Potager - A Zone 3 Prairie Garden 