Spruce up your outdoor space with trees, plants, shrubs, decor and more from these local garden centres....
Gardening & Yards
Located in the basement of The Next Page bookstore, the Calgary Seed Library allows members to borrow seeds from its collection and then return seeds from their own harvests later....
Doug: The Easy-Growing Garden is a no-tool, no-till and self-watering kit that comes with pre-portioned soil, compost, straw and mulch, as well as a drip irrigation system....
The team behind Inglewood's Plant store have opened a new space for indoor and outdoor plants, planting supplies, workshops and more....
Check out these beautiful landscaping projects by local designers in Calgary....
Worm castings are a by-product of vermicompost — basically, worm manure that works as a rich, natural fertilizer....
How to Give Your Flower Pots a Little TLC at the End of the Season
Recommendations include pulling out the old plants from the roots and, depending on the size of the pot, digging out some of the soil to compost....
The Case For Growing Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs in Containers
Sometimes, an otherwise wayward edible just needs lovingly enforced boundaries....
The Okotoks-area recycling company, which serves hair salons in Calgary and Southern Alberta, recycles around 80 to 90 per cent of the waste created in salons....
Pots can be moved to an optimal growing location in a yard and are ideal for growing anything that needs a lot of heat or has other special needs....